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Farewell to External Relations Assistant, Yunjoo Cho
Posted on January 6, 2022Continue readingIn the words of Yunjoo Cho Birdwatching at Hwaseong Wetland/ⓒYeonah Ku/EAAFP Wow, what a journey! I still remember my first day at EAAFP Secretariat in March 2021 when the office was under the renovation. At that period, I didn’t expect that I would stay here for 9 months learning extensive scale of work […]
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Farewell to Ms. You Jin Lee, EAAFP Foundation Coordinator
Posted on January 6, 2022Continue readingIn the words of You Jin Lee © EAAFP When I first started working at the EAAFP Secretariat, the 10th Meeting of Partners (Dec 2018, China) was in the pipeline. It was an international conference which was held from 9th to 14th December 2018 in Hainan, China with around 200 participants. I assisted in the […]
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Seocheon City celebrated Getbol World Heritage Inscription
Posted on January 5, 2022Continue readingOn 20th December 2021, Seocheon Getbol World Heritage Inscription Ceremony was held at Seocheon Arts Center to celebrate the monumental achievement of inscribing the Seocheon Tidal Flat as part of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site “Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats”. The hybrid event was hosted by Seocheon City Government and aim to raise awareness of […]
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2021 in Review: Work and achievements of EAAFP Partners and Secretariat
Posted on December 31, 2021Continue readingDevelopment of the Flyway Site Network 1. Welcome Taehwa River in Ro Korea and Sarobetsu Wetland in Japan as New Flyway Network Sites In 2021, two new Flyway Network Sites (FNS) were designated: On 13th May, the Taehwa River in Ulsan Metropolitan City in the Republic of Korea was listed as 150th EAAFP FNS and […]
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Learn about Migratory Shorebirds with Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve!
Posted on December 27, 2021Continue readingShorebird migration is one of Nature’s most enigmatic phenomena. To increase awareness and understanding on these amazing birds, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve created ‘Shorebird Migration’, an educational video that brings viewers through the migratory journey that these birds undertake each year. The video encapsulates the shorebird research work that was conducted at Sungei Buloh, the […]
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Literature list (July-December 2021)
Posted on December 24, 2021Continue reading1) Biology & ecology Conklin, J. R., S. Lisovski, and P. F. Battley. 2021. Advancement in long-distance bird migration through individual plasticity in departure. Nature Communications 12:4780. Wang, Y., I. Damba, Q. Zhao, Y. Xie, X. Deng, R. Ga, G. Liu, Z. Xu, Y. Li, D. Gao, W. Xu, G. Chen, and L. Cao. 2021. […]
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External Relations & Foundation Team capacity building workshop
Posted on December 24, 2021Continue readingFrom 21 to 22 November, External Relations (ER) and Foundation (FD) team went on a team-building workshop in Eulwang-ri, Yeongjong Island, Incheon, Republic of Korea. The purpose of the workshop was to enhance the ER/FD communications, do backward-looking team review, and to discuss the team’s Work Plan for next year in line with the Secretariat’s […]
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Seocheon Getbol World Natural Heritage Workshop and visit to Ramsar Gochang Getbol Center
Posted on December 24, 2021Continue readingOn 3rd December 2021 the Seocheon County hosted a workshop, organized by Eco-Horizon Institute to commemorate the inscription of Seocheon Getbol (tidal flat) and identify strategic conservation and management measures following the World Natural Heritage inscription. Participants included the World Heritage Promotion Team of Korean Tidal Flats, EAAFP Secretariat, National Institute of Ecology (NIE), National […]
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Christmas Frigatebirds in the Busy Bay of Jakarta Bay, Indonesia – A Documentary Film for Christmas Frigatebird Conservation in Indonesia
Posted on December 24, 2021Continue readingDocumentary films can be a perfect platform to create dialogue and raise awareness for both individual and broader social change. Seabirds Indonesia (Burung Laut Indonesia) has just produced and released online a documentary film about the Christmas Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) in Jakarta Bay, Indonesia. This documentary has been made with the participation of local fishermen […]
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International Travellers to New Zealand
Posted on December 23, 2021Continue readingIn New Zealand international travel for people is virtually halted because of restrictions caused by the covid-19 epidemic. The Government has largely stopped any foreign visitors from entering New Zealand. New Zealand citizens can leave but have to spend 2 weeks in quarantine on their return. However our migratory birds have continued their normal cycle […]