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Latest Yellow Sea-Bohai Sea region survey of waterbirds highlights continued importance of this global bottle neck area
Taej Mundkur, Wetlands International The Yellow Sea-Bohai wetlands is well known as one the most important staging areas for millions of migratory waterbirds in the world and are used by waterbirds for feeding and resting during the both northward and southward migration along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. It is well known that waterbirds breeding in […]
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Relevant Scientific Articles updated in December 2015
If you need full scientific articles, please contact Dr Judit Szabo, the science officer. Anatidae Si, Y., Q. Xin, H. H. T. Prins, W. F. de Boer, and P. Gong. 2015. Improving the quantification of waterfowl migration with remote sensing and bird tracking. Science Bulletin 60:1984–1993. Guillemain, M., F. Cavallo, G. Massez, T. George, J.-P. Baudet, […]
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The Black-faced Spoonbill: Asia’s beloved wading bird fights for space
Doug Meigs, Mongabay This charismatic wading bird saw its numbers soar from just 288 individuals in the 1980’s, to over 3,000 in 2015, but coastal developers will need to find a way to share intertidal areas with these birds if they are to survive. The Black-faced Spoonbill, with its fascinating feeding behaviors, has won the […]
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Signing of the MOU between the Chinese State Forestry Administration and WWF-China
Spike Millington, EAAFP Chief Executive, attended the signing of the MOU between the Chinese State Forestry Administration and WWF-China at Chongmin Dongtan nature reserve on 26 October 2015 for cooperation on migratory waterbirds and their habitats. The WWF-China Flyways program is supported by WWF-Netherlands and the King of the Netherlands was present to witness the […]
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WWF and China SFA’s MoU highlighted coastal wetland protection
Press Release by WWF Shanghai, China –Highlighted coastal wetland protection for the first time, China State Forest Administration and WWF singed the annual MoU today. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of the Dutch King. “The agreement includes the content of China’s coastal wetland protection for the first time,” According to Wenwei Ren, Director […]
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Relevant Scientific Articles updated in September 2015
If you need full scientific articles, please contact Dr Judit Szabo, the science officer. Anatidae Pernollet, C. A., D. Simpson, M. Gauthier-Clerc, and M. Guillemain. 2015. Rice and duck, a good combination? Identifying the incentives and triggers for joint rice farming and wild duck conservation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 214:118–132. Avian Influenza and Other Diseases Guillemain, M., […]
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A Wader Ringing Program: Hitting the ground running….
Nigel Clark (British Trust for Ornithology) and Jing Li (SBS in China) Together with ‘SBS in China’ I am leading a group of international wader experts (Guy Anderson from RSPB, Richard Hearn from WWT, Ewan Weston from Highland Ringing Group and David Melvile from New Zealand) who have come to China to help Professor Chang […]
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국제조류보호협회(BirdLife International), 국제중요철새서식지 보전사업을 위해 서천군과 양해각서 체결하다.
리오틴토(Rio Tinto)는 오스트레일리아 서부지역의 천일염 사업장 부근에서 발견되었던 도요·물떼새류7종에 대한 보호와 생물 다양성 순수이득효과(Net Positive Impact) 실현을 목표로 국제조류보호협회(Birdlife International)과의 파트너십 프로그램을 통해 2015년 말까지 동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로(East Asian-Australasian Flyway; EAAFP)상에 철새에 대한 시범 보전사업을 위한 기금을 제공하기로 했다. 국제조류보호협회의 기초계획을 기반으로 여러 고려사항들을 분석한 후 철새와 서식지가 갖는 중요성, 정치적 환경 그리고 생태관광사업 발전을 통한 […]
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MOU between BirdLife and Seocheon County Signed
Author: Becky Rush Report by BirdLife International Rio Tinto, through the Rio Tinto – BirdLife International Partnership Programme, is providing funding until end 2015 for a pilot project on migratory bird conservation within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) to help achieve their commitment to Net Positive Impact on biodiversity, and to help safeguard seven […]
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서천, 충밍동탄 유엔세계관광기구(UNWTO)의 글로벌 철새이동경로 프로젝트에 선정되다!
서천, 충밍동탄 유엔세계관광기구(UNWTO)의 글로벌 철새이동경로 프로젝트에 선정되다! 철새생태관광지이자 지역주민의 생계 및 지역경제발전에 이바지하는 지속가능한관광 사업지로서 대한민국 서천 갯벌(Seocheon Tidal Flat)과 중국 충밍동탄자연보호구역이(Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve) 유엔세계관광기구(UNWTO) ‘Destination Flyways’ 글로벌프로젝트 8개 서식지중 2곳으로 선정되었다. 본 프로젝트는 철새생태관광사업지로 선정된 지역내의 철새와 중요 서식지의 보전 및 생물다양성 관련 관광상품 개발에 초점을 두고 있으며 사업 예산은 독일 연방 […]
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