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Follow us following Spoonies to migrate – Spoon-billed Sandpiper Flyway Exchange
Vivian Fu, The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea, endearingly called ‘Spoony,’ is a small shorebird with a special spoon-like bill. The global population is now less than 200 pairs. Each year, this small shorebird flies from their wintering ground at South East Asia and southern China, passing through Japan, Korea and China, […]
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Opportunities and Challenges of Ecotourism in ASEAN Countries
This e-book is available on our website. Please click here to download. Title: Opportunities and Challenges of Ecotourism in ASEAN Countries Authors: Seong-il KIM, Mihee KANG and Dian SUKMAJAYA Contents: The 30th Anniversary of Ecotourism Foreword Introduction Status of Ecotourism in ASEAN Countries Ecotourism Dialogue in ASEAN Countries Ecotourism Development in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Singapore and […]
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Following Spoonies to migrate, Spoon-billed Sandpiper Flyway Exchange
by Jason Loghry from Birds Korea May 28 2015 Each year, Spoon-billed Sandpipers fly from their breeding ground in Siberia and pass through Japan, Korea and China, down to Southeast Asia for wintering. The main threat this species faces is increasing habitat loss (inter-tidal wetlands) all throughout its migratory and wintering range, in addition to […]
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[Press Release] World Migratory Bird Day, 9-10 May 2015
East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat 6 May 2015, Incheon, Republic of Korea World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) will take place on 9-10 May 2015. It is an annual awareness raising campaign that aims to inspire the worldwide conservation of both migratory birds and their habitats. Local governments and stakeholders will celebrate this […]
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Result of the International Black-faced Spoonbill Census 2015
Yat-tung Yu, Coordinator, EAAFP Black-faced Spoonbill Working Group The 2015 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census was carried out between 16-18 January. A total of 3,272 individuals was recorded. This is 546 birds more than last year’s record 2,726 and represents an increase of 20% from 2014. It is a new high figure for the species, and the […]
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Recently joined Flyway Network Sites of EAAFP
Judit Szabo, Science Officer EAAF114: Dashinchilen Tsagaan Wetland – Mongolia This central Mongolian site is a complex of spring-fed lakes of variable depth and salinity as well as marshes with reed and sedge. It is an important breeding site for many cranes, anatids and shorebirds and a significant stopover sites for waterbirds that breed further […]
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EAAFP MOP8, Kushiro, Japan, 16-21 January 2015
The Eighth Meeting of Partners (MOP8) of EAAFP was held on 16-21 January in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, hosted by Kushiro City and the Ministry of the Environment of Japan. Of EAAFP’s 34 Partners, 29 attended the meeting, including representatives of 16 of the 17 Country Partners. With members of Working Groups and Task Forces, and observers, the total number […]
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EAAFP Information Brochure 2015 has been published
The latest version of EAAFP Information Brochure in English is downloadable now here. It includes newly joined partners, updated list of Flyway Site Network, activities took place in 2014 and other news. New Partners: Myanmar, Vietnam, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity New Flyway Network Site : 1 Mongolia, 2 Japan, 3 Myanmar, 2 Thailand, 1 Australia New Activities: Arctic Migratory […]
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Myanmar Conservation Group Protects Endangered Bird Species
Author: Logan Linnane As the level of human and infrastructural development in Myanmar continually climbs, the status of the republic’s wildlife looks bleak more than ever. The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper is one of the world’s most Critically Endangered birds, with a population falling below 500 members. While the drop in population couldn’t be any more […]
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News from the 9th Australasian Shorebird Conference
Following the Management Committee meeting of the Australian Wader Study Group on September 19, the Australian Australasian Shorebird Conference kicked off with the attendance of over 60 shorebird researchers mostly from Australian and New Zealand with some invited guests from China, South Korea and Thailand. Dr. Judit Szabo, EAAFP Science Officer gave a plenary talk […]
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