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AWSG North-west Australia Satellite Tracking Project – Summary (Feb-Jun 2019)
This is the fifth year the AWSG’s North-west Australia Wader and Tern Expedition team has fitted satellite transmitters on migratory waders. Five 5g transmitters were put on to Little Curlew with the hope for more success to compare to the previous studies in 2013 and 2015; and five 2g transmitters were, for the first time […]
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2019 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census Results showed new high number!
The census took place on 25th – 27th January 2019. Over 100 sites were surveyed for the wintering Black-faced Spoonbills (BFS). The census teams recorded a total of 4,463 individuals in this period, a new high figure of this species and finally a breakthrough to four thousand birds. This new high figure sees an increase […]
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World Wetlands Day 2019
Tackling Climate Change through Conservation of Migratory Waterbird and their Wetland Habitats The conservation of key wetlands for migratory waterbirds, such as by designation as ‘Ramsar Sites’ [link] under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands or as ‘Flyway Network Sites’ [link] under the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership, can play an important role in climate […]
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MoP 10
Period: 10-14 December 2018 Venue: Changjiang City, Hainan Island, P.R. China Note: pre-meeting day on 9 December for Working Groups and Task Forces to meet if they so wish. Contact: secretariat@eaaflyway.net Final Discussion Papers You can find the compilation of MoP10 final discussion papers from [here] and final decision papers from [here]. You can also find these […]
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Tubbataha30: Reefs for Keeps
Celebrating 30 Years of Marine Conservation On Saturday, 11 August 2018, the Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board (TPAMB) is commemorating the 30-year anniversary of the establishment of the Tubbataha Reefs as a marine protected area. Tubbataha30: Reefs for Keeps celebrates the preservation of Tubbataha’s abundant fish, coral reefs, and seabirds as well as the reefs’ […]
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ASEAN, India See Importance of Protected Areas in Addressing Sustainable Development Goals
Most, if not all of the ASEAN Member States (AMS) have taken the necessary actions towards the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 on the conservation of protected areas, according to the Second Edition of the ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook (ABO 2) of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 states that, “By […]
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WMBD 2018 Reports
May 2018 Mongolia Event name: WMBD MongoliaOrganizer: Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mongolian, Mongolian Ornithological SocietySummary: With slogan,“ Unifying our voices for Birds conservation” this year WMBD was celebrated by Mongolian Ornithological Society and Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia with financial support from EAAFP, Clean Energy LLC, Administration of the Buuntsagaan-Orog Basin and Mongolica […]
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Farewell Article for Tomoko and Eugene
I first met Tomoko at the Asian Parks Congress in November 2013, with our then-focal point for Japan, Makiko Yanagiya. Tomoko was organizing the Youth Forum at the Congress and I encouraged her to apply for the vacant Communications Officer position at EAAFP. Makiko was also supportive and Tomoko and I finally agreed terms in […]
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Ibangklaseng Yoga: A different way to celebrate World Wetlands Day 2018
Kathy Lene S. Cielo and Szimon Francisco, Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Inc. World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually in Naujan Lake National Park (NLNP) [EAAF062], a wetland of international importance—one of the Ramsar sites in the Philippines. This year, we at Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. (MBCFI) opted to celebrate it with a little twist—we celebrated […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force: News Bulletin No.18, March 2018
The 18th Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (SBS TF) News Bulletin is now available here. The contents are as below. To read previous news bulletins and find out more about Spoon-billed Sandpiper, please visit our SBS TF page. Contents Foreword from the Editor Guest Editorial: Zhang Xinsheng, the President of the IUCN The New Wildlife Law in China protecting […]
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