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Mark Barter Travel Award and Australasian Shorebird Conference 2022
Following the announcement of the Australasian Shorebird Conference (ASC) organized by Australasian Wader Study Group and Queensland Wader Study Group, to be held virtually on 29-30 October 2022 (link), please mark the date and stay tuned for further information about the program, registration arrangements, and call for abstracts will be forthcoming in the near future. […]
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Youth Think Tank Competition for EAA Flyway – 2nd Training workshop
On 28th – 29th May, the Youth Think Tank Competition in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) engaged youth participants with a webinar and in-depth training workshop on Engaging Local Communities in Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and Wetlands. One in a series of workshops that aims to build capacity for young conservationists on wetland and migratory […]
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Updates of worldwide Avian Influenza situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH (Mar 2022 – Jun 2022)
FAO/EMPRES-AH is constantly monitoring the avian influenza situation worldwide and compiles information from multiple national and international sources as well as peer-reviewed scientific articles. Close collaboration with country and regional offices, the implementation of avian influenza field surveillance projects, and networks of expertise like OIE/FAO’s OFFLU (www.offlu.org) provide access to timely information on outbreaks, surveillance […]
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Aleutian Tern
Common name: Aleutian Tern Scientific name: Onychoprion aleutica Local names: 白腰燕鸥 (Simplified Chinese), 白腰燕鷗（traditional Chinese）, Алеутская крачка(Russian), 알류샨제비갈매기(Korean) , コシジロアジサシ(Japanese), Daralaut Aleutian (Indonesian), Camar Aleutian (Malayu). Conservation status: IUCN – Vulnerable Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleutica) is a representative of an East Asian-Australasian Flyway species. It is a medium-sized, coastal and colonial nesting seabird. The species […]
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New paper sheds light on distribution and conservation challenges for Baer’s Pochard
An important new paper, led by Beijing Forestry University, was published in April 2022 about changes in the distribution of Baer’s Pochard (Aythya baeri), a critically endangered duck in the EAAF. The paper, entitled “Shifted to the South, Shifted to the North, but No Expansion: Potential Suitable Habitat Distribution Shift and Conservation Gap of the […]
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Regional Flyway Initiative
The Asian Development Bank launched a Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) in October 2021 at the Ecological Civilization Forum of the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15). With East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat, BirdLife International, and other key partners, RFI will mobilize large-scale financing to support the protection, maintenance, […]
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Join 2022 “Year of the Terns” Photo Contest
Official Photo Contest website: https://woobox.com/dsmyac Photo Contest Guidelines PDF: English / Bahasa Indonesia / Chinese [Simplified / Traditional] / Japanese/ Korean For more in Japanese, visit the Wild Bird Society of Japan (WBSJ) website: https://www.wbsj.org/activity/event/terns-photocontest-2022/ Learn more about the “Year of the Terns” campaign, click here. EAAFP Year of The Terns Photo Contest There […]
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Second Training Workshop of Youth Think Tank Competition for EAA Flyway is about Local Community Engagement
2nd training Workshop of Youth Think Tank Competition for EAA Flyway – Understanding Nature-based Solutions and local community engagement in conservation of migratory waterbirds and wetlands During the 1st EAA Flyway Think Tank Competition Workshop last year, we gained insight into the high level of interest that youth participants had in environmental issues, especially wetlands […]
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“Year of the Terns” Flyway Story Series #16 – Prof. Daniel Roby, Seabird researcher and conservationist
As EAAFP is designating 2022 the “Year of the Terns”, we are bringing great work and stories on tern conservation to you. The first one we would like to introduce is Prof. Daniel Roby, from the U.S.A., who has been dedicated to seabird research and conservation for over 25 years. He was just awarded the […]
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New study says protected areas don’t always boost biodiversity: management is crucial
The impact on wildlife of designating protected areas such as national parks varies, according to the largest ever global study of their effects on waterbirds. The findings show that managing parks to protect species and their habitats is crucial – and without such management, parks are more likely to be ineffective. Later this year world […]
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