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Community Support Project for Conservation of the Hwaseong Wetlands in 2021
The Hwaseong Wetlands are a vital stopover site of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) and a repository of biodiversity. In 2018, it was listed as the EAAFP Flyway Network Site (FNS), and its value was internationally recognized. To promote the importance of the Hwaseong Wetlands and to conserve wetlands in the hands of the local […]
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Little Tern
Little Tern ©Kenneth Lam Common name:Little Tern Scientific name: Sternula albifrons Local names: Малая крачка(Russian), Хурган хараалай(Mongolian), 白额燕鸥 (Simplified Chinese), 白額燕鷗/小燕鷗 (traditional Chinese), 쇠제비갈매기 (Korean), コアジサシ(Japanese), Dara laut kecil (Indonesian), Camar Kecil (Malayu), Nhàn nhỏ (Vietnamese), นกนางนวลแกลบเล็ก (Thai). Conservation status: IUCN – Least Concern The Little Tern is one of the smallest tern species in EAA […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2022
What is World Migratory Bird Day? Established and initiated by the Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (UNEP-AEWA) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) in 2006, World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an annual awareness-raising campaign aimed at people living in all major […]
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ASEAN’s programme for youth storytellers
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) (EAAFP Partner) is tapping into the power of the youth to tell stories from the field about biodiversity, its values, and the many ways to safeguard it, through its newest programme, the Young ASEAN Storytellers (YAS). The ACB is calling all ASEAN youth to showcase their skills and talents […]
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Learn about Migratory Shorebirds with Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve!
Shorebird migration is one of Nature’s most enigmatic phenomena. To increase awareness and understanding on these amazing birds, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve created ‘Shorebird Migration’, an educational video that brings viewers through the migratory journey that these birds undertake each year. The video encapsulates the shorebird research work that was conducted at Sungei Buloh, the […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force meeting 2021
Drafted by The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force of The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) completed a two-days online meeting between 24 and 25 November 2021. This was the first formal meeting of the Task Force since December 2018. A total of 29 participants from Bangladesh, China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, […]
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EAAFP Webinar for Government Focal Points on the ADB Regional Flyway Initiative
On 6th October, the EAAFP Secretariat organized a webinar for EAAFP Government Focal Points on the Asian Development Bank’s Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI). The purpose of the webinar was to provide RFI eligible EAAFP country Partners[1] with more information on the Initiative and introduce the implementation plan of the Technical Assistance project for next […]
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EAAFP CEPA Materials
EAAFP CEPA Materials promote, educate and raise awareness on the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. These materials include the CEPA case studies from the EAA Flyway and EAAFP videos and webinars on World Migratory Bird Day and other topics. Click the blue buttons below to be directed to […]
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Far Eastern Curlew
Name: Far Eastern Curlew Scientific name: Numenius madagascariensis Conservation status: IUCN – Endangered, CMS – Appendix I The Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis is endemic to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. It is the largest migratory shorebird species in the world. EAAFP Far Eastern Curlew Task Force was officially endorsed by the Partnership in January 2015, […]
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1st EAAFP briefing for the development of guidelines for National/Site Partnership and Sister Site Programme
Starting with the speech of Mr. Robert Kaler, the Chair of EAAFP, the first webinar for Briefing on Development of Guideline/Recommendation for Site and National Partnership and Sister Site Programme was held on 2 July, 2021. Following the Decision 8 and Decision 9 at EAAFP MOP10, the Secretariat has been working with Ms. Jennifer George, […]
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