World Migratory Bird Day 2021
About the World Migratory Bird Day
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was initiated in 2006 as an annual awareness-raising campaign aimed at people living in all the major flyways that highlights the ecological importance of migratory birds and calls for their global conservation through international cooperation. It was established by the Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (UNEP-AEWA) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).In October 2017, CMS, and AEWA announced an innovative partnership that Environment for the Americas (EFTA) joined and combining International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) to WMBD. WMBD is now celebrated twice a year, on the Second Saturday in May and in October. In 2021, WMBD will be held on 8 May and 9 October. the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership has been helping by taking the lead in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. The EAAFP Secretariat highly encourage Partners to celebrate WMBD on twice a year.
Resources on WMBD
The World Migratory Bird Day organizing team developed materials to support campaigns in the world. Click [here] to download.
EAAFP World Migratory Bird Day Small Grant
The Small Grant for 2021 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) has been established to provide financial support to EAAFP Partners and collaborators from EAAFP Task Forces and Working Groups who plan to organize public events and/or conservation action-oriented workshops at national or local levels through participating in the World Migratory Bird Day. We strongly encourage EAAFP Partners and collaborators to make an application for any suitable event or development of WMBD materials in local language that aims to raise awareness on the need of conserving migratory waterbirds and the value of their habitats in East Asian – Australasian Flyway.
Click [here] to download the EAAFP WMBD 2021 small grant application form. (deadline: 21 March 2021)
Materials for EAAF
The Secretariat will develop some materials to support campaigns across the EAAF. Please contact us if you need to convert the materials for your own local campaign.
EAAFP Secretariat
Tel: +82 32 458 6504
E-mail: wmbd@eaaflyway.net
