• The Third World Seabird Conference: seabird study and conservation in Asia

    The Third Seabird World Conference was held virtual from 4 to 9 October 2021 (covering all time zones). It was scheduled to be convened in Hobart, Australia in 2020 but postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemics. Finally, the World Seabird Union decided to hold the meetings online – a challenge because of time zone difference […]

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  • An uncertain time ahead for migratory waterbirds in South-east Asia

    Sandwiched between the land masses of East Asia and Australia, South-east Asia lies near the geographical heart of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, an important migratory corridor used by over 550 bird species. This includes several of Asia’s most threatened waterbirds. These species converge in South-east Asia in areas ecologically and geographically distant from their usual […]

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  • New Zealand Ambassador to China hosted “Friends of the Flyway 2021”

    It’s easy to get caught up in the doom and gloom that seems to be prevalent right now.  But every now and then, something happens that provides a shot in the arm.. an event or moment that inspires and provides hope. On 16 September, 2022 at the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing was one of […]

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  • World Migratory Bird Day 2021 Poster for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

    We are celebrating World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) twice a year, on every second Saturday of May and October. This day aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and calls for international cooperation to conserve them. The global annual campaign is held together with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement, the Environment for the […]

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  • “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Shorebird in EAA Flyway” – 2021 WMBD webinar #2

    On the second day of the EAAFP World Migratory Bird Day series, the EAAFP Secretariat invites two research teams from Russia and Indonesia respectively, to share with us their latest findings on the studies of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank, Far Eastern Curlew and other migratory waterbirds. Title: “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Shorebird in EAA […]

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  • Join the 2021 Hooded Crane International Photo Contest!

    Suncheon City is launching the “Hooded Crane International Photo Contest” held from 13 September (Mon) to 29 October (Fri) 2021. The contest aims to promote unity among countries in Northeast Asia by capturing attractive photos of the internationally threatened bird, Hooded Crane. The Hooded Crane carries a symbolic meaning of Suncheon City  Republic of Korea. […]

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  • EAAFP Partners engagement at IUCN WCC in Marseille

    From 3 to 11 September, 2021, the IUCN World Conservation Congress will be hosted by the French government in Marseille, France. The 8-day event will be the first hybrid in-person and virtual environmental event. Over 100 resolutions on nature and biodiversity conservation will be discussed, and more than 1300 interactive sessions would be held. Despite […]

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  • CEPA in Site Management

    CEPA is an important element to be included in conservation and management plans of a site.  Below we collected guidelines and good practices of developing CEPA programmes and action plans at the site level. For sites which have a visitor centres, references are provided with some examples to cope with the COVID situation. Click the […]

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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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  • Green Choi’s donation has been successfully delivered to SBS Task Force for Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation

    On 11th August, the EAAFP Foundation has successfully delivered the donation from Ms. Green Choi to the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (SBS TF) for the conservation of Spoon-billed Sandpiper and their habitat. Ms. Green Choi, a bird researcher and illustrator of MEET GREEN has been collaborating with EAAFP for several projects, including the EAAFP’s Key […]

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