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EAAFP at 2018 Secheon Biodiversity Day Event
To celebrate the twenty-fifth World Biodiversity Day on 2018 May 22nd, Ministry of Environment (MOE) of Republic of Korea (ROK) held an event from 17 – 19 May 2018 at the National Institute of Ecology (NIE) located in Seocheon; (ROK). This year with the slogan ‘Recovering ecology and rich biodiversity’, the event introduced important restoration […]
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Sister Sites
The Flyway Site Network not only identifies and includes sites of international importance for migratory waterbirds to promote improved protection and management, but also aims to link those sites through sharing information and capacity building. The EAAFP Sister Site Program brings together Flyway Network sites in different countries that share species to encourage increased awareness […]
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Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea Summary EAAFP Member since: 2006 Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 17 Focal Point Contact: Mr. Jang Sung Hyun Director of Biodiversity Division Nature Conservation Bureau Ministry of Environment Email: shjang7@korea.kr Tel: +82 44 201 7245 Republic of Korea has been a Partner since 2006 (MoP1). It now has 17 Flyway Network Sites, […]
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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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To Our Winged Travellers
About the project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_kY954r5WE Video Your message will be delivered to the countries in East Asian-Australasian Flyway! ‘To Our Winged Travellers‘ is an interactive art project to celebrate the annual migration of migratory waterbirds. Since last May, over 1000 people participated in the project via online and at the local bird events in the East […]
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Minseon’s farewell
28 August 2017 Spike Millington, Chief Executive of EAAFP Ms. Minseon Kim has been the heartbeat of the EAAFP Secretariat, the reassuring presence since her arrival in 2009 when the Secretariat set up in Songdo, Incheon. She has always been a diligent worker, but what I have noticed since my arrival in 2012 is a […]
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Seoul Mates
BirdLife Australia 5 June 2017 In late May, representatives from BirdLife Australia and BirdLife International hosted Indigenous Yawuru and Murujuga Rangers from Broome and Karratha, academics from Deakin University and representatives of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership and Woodside Energy in a visit to South Korea. While they were there they witnessed first-hand conservation work […]
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This Korean recipe could save Piper
On the west coast of the Republic of Korea, there is a precious mudflat remaining in a sea of coastal concrete. Following a BirdLife team visit with a nature-tourism focused county government, we tell the story of Yubu Island [EAAF101], its people, its renowned cuisine, and its millions of birds 11 May 2017 Samir Whitaker Military […]
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Republic of Korea celebrates World Wetlands Day 2016 and highlights the need for mudflat restoration
Minseon Kim, Programme Officer The national celebration of World Wetlands Day was held in Seocheon on 19th-20th May 2016. Every year since 2002 , the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment jointly organise this event to raise public awareness of the value of wetlands and the need for conservation in Korea. This event […]
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2,700 Hooded Cranes arrived in Republic of Korea
Kisup Lee, Waterbirds Network Korea Hooded Cranes are on the move! About 2,700 Hooded Cranes arrived in Republic of Korea from Japan on 20 – 21 March. We are expecting more Hooded Cranes coming from Izumi, Japan. According to monitoring results on 20 March, Cheonsu Bay [EAAF046] in Seosan currently supports around 2,900 Hooded Cranes […]
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