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World Migratory Bird Day Celebration in Bangladesh
On 9 May 2015, Bangladesh Forest Department celebrated World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) with a great interest in Moulovibazar district of Sylhet Division – one of the most important places for migratory waterbirds. The theme “Save migratory birds and the places they need” highlighted the importance of deploying energy technologies in a way that minimizes […]
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New Spoon-billed Sandpiper site and monitoring at Sonadia Island in Bangladesh
Md. Foysal & Sayam U. Chowdhury Along with monthly monitoring of shorebirds on Sonadia Island, Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project (BSCP) conducts surveys in previously unsurveyed areas such as the Sundarbans (2012). As part of the new area search BSCP carried out a detailed survey around Sandwip, Chittagong between 3 and 11 February 2015. […]
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The worst disaster in the Sundarban mangrove, Bangladesh
As a result of a collision between a tanker and a cargo ship, more than 350,000 litres of oil spilled into the Sela river which is part of the Sundarban mangrove in Bangladesh. This is the worst man-made disaster the Sundarbans has ever faced. The area is considered home to the world’s most endangered species […]
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Save Sonadia, Save Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Bangladesh
Bangladesh SBS Conservation Project team has finally launched a yearlong awareness campaign on Sonadia Island. More than 500 people participated in the event that included shorebird photo exhibition, film shows on SBS work in Bangladesh and Russia, folks songs and drama on bird conservation highlighting SBS. The Upazila Nirbahi Officer – Sub-district Executive Officer of […]
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Check out this video of Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project led by EAAFP SBS task force
Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation Project has been working in Bangladesh in an organized manner since 2009. The goal of the project is to conserve and conduct research on the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers Eurynorhynchus pygmeus wintering along the coast of Bangladesh especially on Sonadia island. The project discovered local hunters were hunting SBS along with […]
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Bangladesh to add five new network sites to the Flyway Site Network
Five sites in Bangladesh – Nijhum Dweep National Park, Sonadia, Hakaluki Haor, Tanguar Haor and Hail Haor have been added to the Flyway Site Network as internationally important habitats for migratory waterbirds. Nijhum Dweep National Park and Sonadia are important coastal habitats which support diverse range of shorebirds including the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus […]
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The People’s Republic of Bangladesh becomes the 23rd Partner
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is officially a Partner (the 23rd) of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) as from 6 August 2010. It is very significant that the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has joined the Partnership because the country includes many important wetlands for waterbirds of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway […]
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Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund May 2023
Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund May 2023 No.Principle InvestigatorOrganization (Name)CountryTitle / Activity TypeFund Amount (USD)ApplicationReport 1Daeun YiSaraana Nature Conservation FoundationMongoliaDiscovering local wetlands: the vital habitat of migratory birds$1,000EAAFP-WMBD-SmallGrant_May-2023_Mongolia_SNCF 2Fariha Iqbal Kichir-MichirBangladeshBuilding awareness among urban and rural inhabitants of western Bangladesh through migratory bird fair and campaign $1,000EAAFP-WMBD-SmallGrant_May-2023_Bangladesh_Kichir-Michir 3Jannatul Nyema NikitaSylhet Agricultural UniversityBangladeshPublic Awareness […]
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Assessing hunting pressure on migratory birds
The illegal hunting, taking and trade of migratory birds is a serious threat to species across the EAAF and has been linked to declines in some populations, including several threatened species. In many parts of the Flyway, migratory and non-migratory birds are protected under national or sub-national legislation, however, accidental by-catch, and the deliberate targeting […]
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EAAFP Partners Engagement at CBD COP 15
The UN Biodiversity Conference (Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), is being held in two parts. The Part 2 of the COP 15 is held in Montreal Canada from 7 to 19 December 2022. During COP 15, parties will see the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity […]
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