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A National Workshop for Flyway Network Site Managers Held in Japan
From 30 to 31 October 2019, at the Lake Utonai Wildlife Conservation Center in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, a workshop for EAAFP Flyway Network Site (FNS) managers in Hokkaido area was held by the Ministry of the Environment (MoE) in cooperation with Tomakomai City. Total 24 participants from local government, visitor center, and stakeholders for the FNS […]
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Long-term population study on Greater White-fronted Goose in Japan
Japan has the largest population of Greater White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons wintering in eastern Asia. The effective conservation of this East Asia goose population requires an understanding of their status and distribution in Japan. Researchers from Miyagi Prefectural Izunuma-Uchinuma Environmental Foundation analysed long-term (15-year) national population trends, as well as those in the four main […]
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Japan
Japan EAAFP Member since: 2006 Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 34 Focal Point Contact Ms. Kaoru Sakai Assistant Director, Wildlife Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Email: KAORU_SAKAI@env.go.jp Tel: +81-3-5521-8284 Japan has been a Partner since 2006 (MoP1). It now has 34 Flyway Network Sites, the most recent designation being, 2021, […]
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Japan
Japan Summary Number of Flyway Network Sites: 32 Member since: 2006 Japan has been a Partner since 2006 and to date houses 32 Flyway Network Sites, designated under the specifications set by EAAFP. Japan’s importance for Key Species of EAAFP includes breeding habitat for Black-faced Spoonbill, a large number of Crane species as well as […]
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A story from Korea – Japanese Bush Warbler, EAAFP, and Black-faced Spoonbill
【저어새주보】 ‘한국 멤버로부터의 소식 – 섬휘파람새, EAAFP, 그리고 저어새’ 【クロツラ週報】韓国のメンバーからの日報 ―日本のウグイス、EAAFP、そしてクロツラヘラサギ― 【Weekly Spoonbill Times】 ‘A story from Korea – Japanese Bush Warbler, EAAFP, and Black-faced Spoonbill’ 24 September, 2017 Minjae Baek Senior Intern, EAAFP Secretariat 안녕하세요. 한국의 팀스푼 멤버 백민재입니다. 매주 즐겁게 ‘저어새 주보 (Spoonbill times)’를 읽어왔기에 이렇게 직접 글을 쓰게 되어 기쁩니다. こんにちは。韓国のSPOONメンバーのMinjae Baekと申します。いつもクロツラ週報を楽しく読んでいます。今回週報を書く機会を頂き、とてもうれしく思っています。 Hello, My name is Minjae Baek a […]
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Japan is home to one third of all seabirds – so we mapped its waters
7 February 2017 Alex Dale Japan is known for its densely-populated cities, but some of its most vital areas for bird conservation are places where humans rarely venture – its marine waters. A nation comprised of a chain of islands, Japan is blessed with a long and rugged coastline, which is home to a particularly […]
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Heavy rain brings debris to Higashiyoka-higata, Saga, Japan: A letter from Saga City
EAAFP Secretariat A series of heavy rains in the northern part of Kyushu Island, Japan early this month caused landslides and flooding, resulting in at least 31 deaths with a number of people still unaccounted for. The total rainfall of 778 mm in 9 hours in Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture was equivalent to the highest […]
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EAAFP Secretariat participates in the Ramsar Symposium in Yonago, Japan
Tomoko Ichikawa, Communication Officer The Ramsar Symposium was held in Yonago City, Tottori, Japan from 28 to 29 August 2016. It was jointly organized by a range of organisations including Wetlands International-Japan, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Japan Wetland Society, Ramsar Center Japan, Nakaumi Waterbird International Fund Foundation, and local governments. The objectives of the […]
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EAAFP National Cranes Network Meeting in Japan
Read in Japanese (日本語) Kaori Tsujita, Ministry of the Environment, Japan ‘EAAFP National Cranes Network Meeting’ was held in Nemuro City, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan from 26 to 27 June 2016, organized by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The meeting was for the site managers, such as local government officers and related NGO/NPO staffs, of […]
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Higashiyoka-higata, Saga, Japan – the 124th Flyway Network Site
Tomoko Ichikawa, Communication Officer Higashiyoka-higata (Higashiyoka tidal flat) in Saga Prefecture, Japan became the 124th Flyway Network Site on 5 May 2016. This 218 hectare mudflat is located on the north shore of the Ariake Sea, which has the largest remaining area of tidal flats in Japan. It regularly supports 1% of the flyway population […]
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