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“Birds and Schools” for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway – 2022 World Migratory Bird Day activities
Posted on September 8, 2022Continue readingIntroduction World Migratory Bird Day is an annual global awareness-raising campaign. To educate and raise awareness of the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats, we are inviting groups of school children in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway to visit a wetland, learn about bird migration, wetlands and relate to the theme of the World Migratory […]
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EAAFP X YSFAC Bird Meets Arts Project International Workshop Successfully Concludes
Posted on September 8, 2022Continue readingOn September 14th, 2022, <Bird Meets Arts> online international workshop was completed. This workshop concluded the <Bird Meets Arts> series, with the workshop focused on discussing the role and possibilities of art as means to strengthen the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats. Four environmental artists from Ro Korea, Australia and Hong Kong, as […]
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Farewell to Programme Assistant, Mr. Yong June Kim
Posted on September 1, 2022Continue readingIn the words of Yong June Kim, “Since I had a chance to meet the EAAFP Secretariat previously when I was working as a researcher intern at one of the EAAFP Secretariat’s Partners, Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea in 2021, I slowly grew my interest in the Secretariat’s work as a Partnership that brings diverse layers […]
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4th Training Workshop of Youth Think Tank Competition for EAA Flyway Conservation Communication and Storytelling
Posted on August 30, 2022Continue readingObjectives Communication and storytelling play a key role in conservation. To better equip youth, especially future conservation leaders, with skills in storytelling and scientific communication while enhancing their understanding of the importance of communication in conservation, the 4th and final workshop for the Youth Think Tank Competition for the EAA Flyway will focus on communication […]
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Ministry of Environment of Ro Korea Celebrated 2022 World Migratory Bird Day
Posted on August 30, 2022Continue readingOn 19th May 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea (MOEK), hosted an event to jointly celebrate World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) and International Day of Biological Diversity at the NIE Ecorium in Janghang, Ro Korea. The event was supported by the National Institute of Ecology, Ro Korea (NIE) and the Korea Environment Preservation […]
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Farewell to Programme Assistant, Ms. Hyoeun Kim
Posted on August 30, 2022Continue readingIn the words of Hyoeun Kim, “To write this article, I am now recalling my first field trip to the Hwaseong Wetlands, which happened soon after I had joined the Secretariat. During the trip, I watched Black-faced Spoonbills for the first time in my life, which helped me to understand the motivation for the work […]
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Welcoming Gochang Getbol from the Republic of Korea as Flyway Network Site, EAAF 153
Posted on August 29, 2022Continue readingOn 28th August 2022, the East Asian-Australasian Partnership welcomed a new addition to the Flyway Site Network – Gochang Getbol in Ro Korea — as Flyway Network Site (FNS) EAAF153, marking the 19th FNS in the country. It is now adding one more brand to its list of names: Gochang Tidal flat Wetland Protected Area […]
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8th Wetland Link International – Asia Conference (Part 2) held in the Philippines
Posted on August 24, 2022Continue readingFrom 26th to 29th July, 2022, The Ramsar Regional Center – East Asia (RRC-EA) and the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands (SCPW), in collaboration with the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT), Las Piñas – Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP), and with the support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the ASEAN Center […]
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Chinese Crested Tern banded in Republic of Korea sighted in China
Posted on August 24, 2022Continue readingThe connection between RoK-breeding Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern and Shandong Province in China was proven. On 6 August 2022, a Chinese Crested Tern with a white leg flag marked “PA” was seen at Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. When checked with Korean researchers it was confirmed the bird was banded on 3 […]
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Youth Think Tank Competition for EAA Flyway – 3rd Training Workshop focusing on Project Management
Posted on August 18, 2022Continue readingOn 6th – 7th August 2022, the Youth Think Tank Competition for the East-Asian Australasian Flyway (EAAF) had its 3rd training workshop aimed at equipping youth with skills necessary in the conservation field — Project Management. The 2-day In-depth workshop was led by Ms. Maaike Manten from BirdLife International, Trainer of Conservation Leadership Programme and […]