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World Migratory Bird Day Event 2019 – Myanmar
Event title: World Migratory Bird Day Event 2019 in Myanmar Organizer: Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) Participants: About 130 participants from local communities including school students and teachers, Local Conservation Group, government officers Outcome: The participants gained knowledge about the plastic pollution that impact on not only migratory bird species and their habitats, but […]
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Celebration of new EAAFP Flyway Network Sites in Myanmar
Union of Myanmar became as member of EAAFP since 27th July 2014. After that, Moeyungyi Wildlife Sanctuary, Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary and Gulf of Mottama were designated as Flyway Network Siites respectively. In 2018, two new sites (Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuaries and Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary) are designated as Flyway Network Sites. Nanthar Island is […]
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The Republic of the Union of Myanmar EAAFP Member since: 2014 Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 8 Focal Point Contact: Mr. Tin Moe Deputy Director of Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Email: nwcdfdmof@gmail.com; timmooretmfd@gmail.com Tel: +95-67-3405002 Fax: +95-67-3405397 Myanmar became a Partner in 2014. It […]
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Myanmar
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Summary Number of Flyway Network Sites: 6 Member since: 2014 Myanmar became a member of the Partnership in 2014 and houses 6 designated sites under the specifications set by EAAFP. A known non-breeding site for the very rare Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Myanmar covers quite a large area which includes […]
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WMBD2017 Reports
Bangladesh | Cambodia | China | Indonesia | Republic of Korea | Mongolia | Myanmar | Philippines | Thailand | Vietnam | Bangladesh Event name: WMBD Bangladesh Organizer: Nature Conservation Society Summary: In Bangladesh, World Migratory Bird Day 2017 was celebrated in a colorful way. The main event was conducted in Moulovibazar. On the 9th of May an art competition […]
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Introduction of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper National Action Plan
Pyaephyo Aung, Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) is categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Birdlife International 2016). In 2010, it was assessed that the global population of this species was declining by 26% per year, with a global population estimate of approximately 100 pairs (Zockler […]
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Ramsar Convention newsletter June 2017
The Ramsar Convention Newsletter of June 2017 has been published by the Ramsar Convention Secretariat. Below are some relevant news to EAAF and examples of conservation activities: The Ramsar Convention of Wetlands: towards the Sustainable Development Goals World Wetlands Day Theme 2018: “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future” Myanmar designates the Gulf of Mottama as a Ramsar Site […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2017 – Myanmar
Event Name: World Migratory Bird Day – Myanmar Organizer: Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) Number of Participants: 150 Summary: WMBD2017 was organized by BANCA at the Environmental Education and Sustainable Centre (EESC) in Bilin Township near the Gulf of Mottama. The BANCA education team prepared a poster, a banner, T-Shirts for the event. BANCA […]
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New protection for a key Spoon-billed Sandpiper site in Myanmar
26 May 2017 Christoph Zöckler, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper The government of Myanmar has designated part of the Gulf of Mottama [EAAF117] in Mon State, a key site for Spoon-billed Sandpipers, as Myanmar’s fourth Ramsar site. It’s great news for Spoon-billed Sandpipers and wetland conservation in Myanmar. Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force: News Bulletin No.17, April 2017
The 17th Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (SBS TF) News Bulletin is now available here. The contents are as below. To read previous news bulletins and find out more about Spoon-billed Sandpiper, please visit our SBS TF page. Contents Foreword from the Editor Guest Editorial by Minister Min Kyi Win Workshop on SBS National Action Plan in Mawlamyine, Myanmar […]
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