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The Partnership
The Partnership Secretariat Strategic Plan Frequently Asked Questions The Partnership, adopted in the list of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) as a Type II initiative – an informal and voluntary initiative, was launched on 6 November 2006, and aims to protect migratory waterbirds, their habitat and the livelihoods of people dependent upon them. […]
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2021 World Wetlands Day: Restore our wetlands in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
World Wetlands Day, celebrated every year on 2 February, to raise global awareness of the importance of wetlands to the planet, and to commemorate the date of adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 1971 in the city of Ramsar in Iran. This year, the theme of World Wetlands Day is “Wetlands and water”, […]
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Flyway Youth Forum 2020
Flyway Youth Forum 2020 The first-ever Flyway Youth Forum, organized by The East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) and Youth Engaged in Wetlands (YEW)was held virtually with about 140 participants over two consecutive weekends from 28th November to 6th December, 2020. Young people were connected and empowered through Youth presentations, a series of five training workshops on Youth […]
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Incheon-Hong Kong International East Asian – Australasian Flyway Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Cooperation Forum
To follow up with the Sister Site Agreement between Incheon Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea (Ro Korea) and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China, signed in 2019, On 14 December 2020, an International East Asian-Australasian Flyway Black-faced Spoonbill (BFS) Conservation Forum: Cooperation between Incheon-Hong Kong on Conserving Migratory Waterbirds and Their Habitats […]
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Discuss the GREEN with Youths: UAC meets Green Conference
On 20th November 2020, Mr. Doug Watkins, the Chief Executive and staff members of EAAFP Secretariat participated in a conference at University of Utah Asia Campus, titled: ‘UAC meets Green: Towards a Green New Deal through Urban Ecology’ which was hosted by the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC), Incheon Songdo, Republic of Korea (ROK). […]
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Declaration of the 2020 Flyway Youth Forum
Preamble Wetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, home to a great diversity of migratory waterbirds and providing countless ecosystem services to people and the environment. Yet, wetlands are in a state of global decline, disappearing three times faster than terrestrial forests, threatening the very ecosystems that we depend upon. For […]
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YSFAC-EAAFP Joint Capacity Building Seminar is Successfully Held
On December 11, 2020, the EAAFP Secretariat held its first “YSFAC-EAAFP Joint Capacity Building Seminar” with Yeonsu Foundation for Arts and Culture (YSFAC) at the Incheon Art Plug, Republic of Korea. This event was jointly held to build capacity and share knowledge among YSFAC and EAAFP Secretariat’s staff members. YSFAC is a non-profit public organization […]
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Red-crowned Crane Welcoming Party at Donggeom Island. Ganghwa, Incheon ROK
On 12 December, the EAAFP Secretariat participated in the Crane Welcoming Party Organized by the Ecology Education Hub Mulsaeal, a local NGO which is one of the grantees of the EAAFP Foundation’s 2020 Small Grant Fund programme. The Programme is sponsored by Yeongheung Power Division of Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd. (KOEN_Korean_한국남동발전). The objective of […]
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2020 International Symposium for Hwaseong Wetlands: Getting the Benefits of Conservation – Hwaseong Wetlands
On 1st December, 2020, together with Hwaseong City in Republic of Korea, the EAAFP Secretariat co-hosted the International Symposium for Hwaseong Wetlands to promote the importance and values of Hwaseong Wetlands. Government officers, site managers, national and international experts, and representatives from environmental organizations, NGOs, and local communities participated in the virtual symposium to share […]
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1st East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebird Science Meeting Report
Over 400 people from 39 countries/regions registered for the 1st East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebird Science Virtual Meeting (EAAFSSM) that took place from November 3rd to 5th, 2020. Participants joined live online discussions, workshops, 5 keynote talks and 80 presentations across 18 sessions that addressed a myriad of topics on shorebird research and conservation. Almost 100 […]
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