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A migratory bird awareness-raising campaign at Rajshahi University, Bangladesh
Posted on January 19, 2023Continue readingBirds and Migratory Birds are Natural Resources; The responsibility of their conservation is mine, yours, everyone’s – RU Pro-vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Sultan Ul Islam At the beginning of winter, the migratory birds arrive in our country’s rivers, canals, banks, reservoirs and vast grasslands after travelling thousands of kilometres. These migratory birds flew a […]
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The 3rd Incheon-Hong Kong International East Asian-Australasian Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Cooperation Forum
Posted on January 4, 2023Continue reading11th 13:30 to 13th January 2023 (KST) *Note: The forum will ONLY be open to registered participants As one of the events under the EAAFP Sister Site agreement, the “3rd Incheon-Hong Kong International East Asian-Australasian Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Cooperation Forum” is to be held from 11th to 13th January 2023, supporting both online and in-person […]
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EAAFP engagement at Ramsar COP14 with the theme “wetlands actions for people and nature”
Posted on December 30, 2022Continue readingThe 14th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar COP14) was held in Wuhan, China and Geneva, Switzerland between 5th and 13th November, 2022, with a theme “Wetland Action for People and Nature”. The conference welcomed representatives from 146 Contracting Parties and 55 organizations, joining both on-site and […]
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Work and achievements of EAAFP Secretariat in collaboration with the Partners in 2022
Posted on December 30, 2022Continue reading1. Development of Flyway Site Network Designation of new Flyway Network Sites, Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve and Gochang Getbol In 2022, the EAAFP welcomed two new Flyway Network Sites: Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve from the People’s Republic of China (joined on 2nd February 2022 as EAAF 152, Read more) and Gochang Getbol from […]
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Supporting conservation of migratory waterbirds through whiskey tasting by Lotte Chilsung
Posted on December 30, 2022Continue readingWhiskey 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)
Posted on December 29, 2022Continue reading1) 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
Posted on December 29, 2022Continue readingSince 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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Farewell to Sinwoo Won, Communication Assistant
Posted on December 28, 2022Continue readingIn the words of Sinwoo Won, “Working with the EAAFP Secretariat as a Communication Assistant was the most valuable life experience. Since my freshman year, I have been eager to join the EAAFP Internship Program as a lot of testimonials motivated me to do so. Before applying for the job, I could not specify my career […]
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First “Birds and Schools” for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway – birds linking students between Incheon, Ro Korea and Hong Kong
Posted on December 27, 2022Continue reading“Birds and Schools” is an interactive and international programme for exchange between schools from different parts of the world, and to share what the students have done or learned about the migratory birds and wetlands they visited. The programme was initiated under the Wetland Link International (WLI) and the earliest event was held in 2016 […]
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EAAFP emphasizes the importance of conserving coastal wetlands to combat climate change at the 2022 Global ESG Management Forum
Posted on December 23, 2022Continue readingOn 5th December 2022, the 2022 Global ESG Management Forum and the 2022 Incheon Ilbo ESG Management Awards Ceremony were held in Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Ro Korea. At the 2022 Global ESG Management Forum hosted by Incheon Ilbo (Newspaper), keynote lectures and discussions took place under the theme of ‘ESG management discourse and Korea’s climate […]