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Songdo Shorebird Return 27 July – 3 Aug
Posted on: August 4th, 2014 Author: Spike Millington Report by Birds Korea A surprising number of shorebirds were back at Songdo mudflats on 27 July. Subsequent visits over the next few dates to Gojan high tide roost revealed very variable numbers, indicating that the reclamation activities are probably affecting numbers as they find alternative roost sites […]
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World Migratory Bird Day Birdwatching Event
10-05-2014, Songdo, South Korea In a World Migratory Bird Day event organised with the support of EAAFP Secretariat, around 100 local people attended. It was a day blessed with glorious sunshine, and a great turn-out of local families, with children of all ages getting the chance to experience their local wildlife. The day started with […]
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North-East Asian Sub-regional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) called the expert group meeting for key migratory birds
The North-East Asian Sub-regional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) organized the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) Conservation and Rehabilitation of Habitats for Key Migratory Birds in North-East Asia on 10-11 October 2013 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, to bring together national experts and other stakeholders to review subregional and national challenges related to the conservation of […]
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Secretariat Celebrates World Migratory Bird Day 2013 in Incheon
On May 4th, EAAFP Secretariat team organized an event to celebrate World Migratory Waterbird Day in Songdo. For this occasion, 30 families of Incheon government officers and 20 Songdo Migratory Bird keepers from elementary schools (?? ?? ???) were invited to join this birdwatching celebration. Main species participants observed were curlews, gulls, ducks and egrets […]
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Rongcheng, Safe Haven for Swans
Thousands of swans winter in the coastal wetlands of Shandong each year, and every effort is exercised to make sure these migratory birds have a comfortable refuge. Han Bingbin visits the swan lakes. Some of China’s rare lagoons lie along the relatively unpolluted coastline from Weihai to Rongcheng in Shandong province. Thousands of whooper swans […]
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EAAFP Side Event and Participation at CBD COP11, Hyderabad, India
The Secretariat of the EAAFP participated in the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11) held in Hyderabad, India, from the 8th to the 19th of October 2012, to raise awareness of the importance of critical habitats for migratory waterbirds along the flyway and the role […]
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Sixth Meeting of Partners (MoP6) of EAAFP held in Palembang, Indonesia
On 19-22 March 2012, the Sixth Meeting of Partners (MoP6) of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership was successfully held in Palembang, South Sumatra, with 70 international and 30 domestic participants. The meeting was attended by 26 Partners out of 27, three potential governmental Partners, 30 technical advisors and domestic experts. Minister of Forestry […]
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