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EAAFP 인천”세계환경의 날 행사”참여
Posted on June 24, 2014Continue reading2014년 6월 14일 EAAFP(동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로 파트너십) 사무국은 인천에서 열린 세계환경의 날 행사(World Environment Day)에 참여하였다. EAAFP가 두번째로 참가하는 행사로 화창한 날씨 속에 진행되었다. EAAFP는 “인천버드하우스”이라는 부스를 설치하여, 시민들을 대상으로 철새이동경로상에 위치한 인천 연안과 갯벌의 중요성을 인식시켰다. 연령의 구분 없이 400명이 넘는 인천시민들이 EAAFP 부스를 방문한 것으로 보인다. 참가자들은 철새들의 중요성에 관한 퀴즈와 이해를 돕는 교육활동에 […]
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Myanmar wetland to be protected by the country’s first eco-tourism initiative
Posted on June 23, 2014Continue readingPosted on: June 19, 2014 Report by Wildlife Extra A bird-haven in northern Myanmar is to benefit from a government-led, community-based, eco-tourism initiative that will ensure visitors to the area help protect, not damage, its unique habitat. One of the biggest inland stretches of water in Southeast Asia, Indawgyi Lake, is a mecca for […]
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What do you do when you find a baby bird?
Posted on June 20, 2014Continue readingIn most of the cases, the young bird doesn’t need actual help. If the bird is a fledgling – a bird that have just left the nest – they are still under the care of their parents. You can leave the bird there and observe from far so that the parent birds can take care. […]
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Death from Above
Posted on June 20, 2014Continue readingPosted on: June 18, 2014 Author: Ian Davies Report by Shorebird Science In the fifth and final year of work at the Canning River for the Arctic Shorebird Demographics Network (ASDN) , one would expect to have a good idea of what the birds will be doing in any given year. So far the […]
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Courtship in Chukotka and Slimbridge
Posted on June 20, 2014Continue readingPosted on: June 19, 2014 Report by Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Roland Digby has been in Chukotka, at the spoon-billed sandpipers’ breeding ground for the last two summers, hatching and hand-rearing chicks in what is known as “headstarting”. It helps stabilize the declining spoon-billed sandpiper population and he’s back there for a third time this […]
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9 birds that set records for their amazing flights
Posted on June 19, 2014Continue readingReport by Mother Nature Resource Great snipes get to their migration destination in record time, and Arctic terns have the longest migration but with pit-stops. What bird has made the longest non-stop migration flight? That record goes to the bar-tailed godwit. One bird satellite tagged by researchers flew a staggering 7,145 miles from Alaska to […]
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How Much Are the World’s Ecosystems Worth?
Posted on June 19, 2014Continue readingPosted on: June 16, 2014 Author: Rebecca J. Rosen Report by The Atlantic In 1997, ecologist Robert Constanza and a team of researchers estimated the value of the ecosystem services as around $33 trillion ($48.7 trillion in today’s dollars), more than the GDP of the entire globe at that time. Armed with data from […]
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Black-faced Spoonbill’s Birthday Party, Incheon, South Korea
Posted on June 16, 2014Continue readingThe ‘Black-faced Spoonbill’s Birthday Party’ was held on June 7, 2014 by local NGO, the Incheon Black-faced Spoonbill Network, with the participation of around 70 people at Namdong Reservoir, Incheon, South Korea. The aim of the party was to enhance awareness for Incheon citizens, school students and their families about the importance of protecting the […]
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World Environment Day Event, Incheon, South Korea
Posted on June 16, 2014Continue readingOn the 14 of June, EAAFP Secretariat participated in World Environmental Day Event in Incheon, South Korea. It was a beautiful sunny day, and the second time EAAFP has attended this local event. With the name “Incheon Birds House,” the EAAFP booth was geared towards raising awareness of the importance of the Incheon coastal area […]
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EAAFP at the CBD COP12
Posted on June 16, 2014Continue readingFor the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12), The EAAFP Secretariat is planning to organize a side event and to have an exhibition booth. Below is the general information and links on CBD COP12. You can also find information on EAAFP’s anticipated activities (in green). Theme: Biodiversity for […]
