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The “Year of the Cranes” story series#6: The story of Siberian Crane “Flappy”
To promote the conservation of cranes in ‘The Year of Cranes”, an animation was produced for the general public to understand the life of Siberian Crane by the International Crane Foundation (ICF). The Siberian Crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) has been classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and its global population is only around […]
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“Year of the Cranes” Story series #3 – What do farmers do in winter in Korea? They help to count cranes!
Every year after harvest of rice in Cheorwon, a place in Ro Korea close to the border of DPR Korea, farmers laid down their farming equipment and picked up other tools – binoculars and cameras – and contribute to the conservation of cranes. As Cheorwon is a fertile place with clean water flowing from the […]
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“Year of the Cranes” story series #2 – Connecting Cranes and Community: The 2nd International Crane Camp in Cheorwon 2020
* Please scroll down for Russian version In celebrating the Year of the Crane, the enchanting 2nd International Crane Camp took place from 4th to 6th February, 2020 in Cheorwon, Ro Korea, aiming to educate and linking students from breeding and wintering sites of the cranes in North-east Asia. This year, there were a total […]
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“Year of the Cranes” story series #1 – First recorded wintering Siberian Cranes in Guangdong, China
On 9 December 2019, a flock of Siberian Cranes (8 adults, 1 juvenile) was found at the rice paddy and lotus ponds on the island of Shazaichang, Sansha Town, Xinhui District of Jiangmen City, west of the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province, China. This is the first time Siberian Crane is recorded in Guangdong Province. […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2019 Celebrations Across the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
The World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2019 was held on May 11th and October 12th across the world. This year’s theme, “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution” emphasizes the adverse effect of plastic on migratory birds and their habitats. Through the support from the EAAFP Small Grant Programme, many of our partners were […]
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New e-Storybook for children on Hong Kong Biodiversity is on release!
Finding a children’s book to talk about local biodiversity of Hong Kong is not an easy task. In order to introduce the concept of biodiversity to Hong Kong’s children, The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS) has made her second very own storybook, named “The Postman Kingfisher”. Greater news to hear is that it is […]
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Radio Series on EAAF
A series of radio shows by ABC and BBC with Ann Jones on shorebirds and the threats to them along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF) is available this month. Listen to the radio shows here: Life on the East Asian Flyway Background story: Flying for your life: The journey begins on Off Track Guests include: Chris Hassel (Global Flyway Network), Dr […]
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Gender and biodiversity: Gender analysis within EAAFP
Introduction Achieving gender equality is a universal issue that has been explicitly recognized and emphasized in UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, initiated as a standalone goal in SDG 5: Gender Equality. In 2018, the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13) adopted ‘Resolution 18: Gender […]
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Successful Public Awareness Campaign Raises Concerns about Poaching of Migratory Birds in Bholagonj, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
World Migratory Bird Day 2023 © Sylhet Agricultural University The Department of Parasitology at Sylhet Agricultural University recently organized a successful event in commemoration of World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) in Bholagonj, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. The event, aimed to raise public awareness about the poaching of migratory birds and promote their conservation in the region. […]
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An Overview of China’s Policy on Spartina Control
Mid-February 2023, five Chinese government departments, including the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, together with relevant departments of the State Council, issued the Special Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Spartina (2022-2025), which sets the goal of effectively controlling Spartina alterniflora throughout China by 2025, with a removal rate of over 90% […]
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