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International Workshop on Geese Conservation and Management in East Asia
Group photo © Katsumi Ushiyama/Japanese Committee of the Anatidae Working Group On 27 – 29th January, 2023, the Japanese Committee of Science and Technology of the Anatidae Working Group hosted the “International Workshop on Geese Conservation and Management in East Asia” with the support of The Miyagi Prefectural Izunuma-Uchinuma Environmental Foundation. The three-day workshop included […]
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Notification to the partners- Call for Expression of Interest in Hosting EAAFP MOP12
The EAAFP Secretariat hereby requests expressions of interest for hosting the EAAFP 12th Meeting of Partners (MOP12) tentatively proposed for early 2025. Since 2006, A total of ten MOPs have been hosted by seven Government Partners (Indonesia, People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, the U.S.A., Japan, and Singapore), with an […]
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Move forward for Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation in EAAF
Discussing the expanding the Sister Site Program at the 3rd Incheon-Hong Kong International East Asian-Australasian Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Cooperation Forum From 11 to 13 January 2023, the Environment Bureau of Incheon Metropolitan Government and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region co-hosted the “3rd Incheon-Hong Kong International East […]
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Supporting conservation of migratory waterbirds through whiskey tasting by Lotte Chilsung
Whiskey tasting can also support conservation. On 14th December, Lotte Chilsung, a beverage company in Ro Korea, donated KRW 1.35 million (About 1,000 USD) to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Foundation. The donations were raised from a tasting event of Glengoyne, a Scottish whiskey brand, held in Seoul, Ro Korea from 7th – 8th December. […]
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Literature list (Jul-Dec 2022)
1) Biology & Ecology Murray, N. J., T. A. Worthington, P. Bunting, S. Duce, V. Hagger, C. E. Lovelock, R. Lucas, M. I. Saunders, M. Sheaves, M. Spalding, N. J. Waltham, and M. B. Lyons. 2022. High-resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth’s tidal wetlands. Science 376:744-749. Kuang, F. L., W. Wu, D. V. […]
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Updates of HPAI recorded in East Asian – Australasian Flyway
Since November 2021, a series of unprecedent outbreaks of HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) occurred in western Eurasia and depleted significant percentages of waterbirds and seabird populations: Barnacle Goose in Scotland, Eurasian Crane in Israel, Dalmatian Pelican in southeastern Balkans and seabirds along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. However, no significant incidents were reported […]
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2022 UNESCO Suncheon Getbol World Heritage International Symposium and Asian Bird Fair in Suncheon, Ro Korea
In November 2022, Suncheon City hosted the 2022 UNESCO World Heritage International Symposium and the 11th Asian Bird Fair at Suncheonman National Garden in Suncheon, RO Korea. The main theme of the symposium was “The dream of Suncheon, an ecological city where people live in harmony with birds.” Both the symposium and bird fair aimed […]
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Updates of Worldwide Avian Influenza Situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH (Sept 2022 – Dec 2022)
FAO/EMPRES-AH is constantly monitoring the avian influenza situation worldwide and compiles information from multiple national and international sources as well as peer-reviewed scientific articles. Close collaboration with country and regional offices, the implementation of avian influenza field surveillance projects, and networks of expertise like WOAH/FAO’s OFFLU (www.offlu.org) provide access to timely information on outbreaks, surveillance […]
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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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1st Anniversary Ceremony of the Shinan Tidal Flat World Natural Heritage Listing and the Shinan International Symposium on Migratory Birds
Group photo of attendees ©Shinan-gun Shinan County celebrated the 1st Anniversary of World Natural Heritage inscription from 28th -29th September in Jaeun Island, Shinan, Jeollanam-do, RoK. In line with the 1st Anniversary Ceremony of Shinan Getbol UNESCO World Heritage Site was the Shinan International Migratory Bird Symposium by the Ornithological Society of Korea and Seoul […]
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