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1st East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebird Science Meeting Report
Over 400 people from 39 countries/regions registered for the 1st East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebird Science Virtual Meeting (EAAFSSM) that took place from November 3rd to 5th, 2020. Participants joined live online discussions, workshops, 5 keynote talks and 80 presentations across 18 sessions that addressed a myriad of topics on shorebird research and conservation. Almost 100 […]
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Literature list (October-December 2020)
1) Biology & ecology Yao, S., X. Li, C. Liu, J. Zhang, Y. Li, T. Gan, B. Liu and W. Kuang (2020). “New assessment indicator of habitat suitability for migratory bird in wetland based on hydrodynamic model and vegetation growth threshold.” Ecological Indicators 117: 106556. Zhang, F., S. Cui, S. Gao, R. Hough, P. Hu, […]
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WMBD 2020 Reports
October 2020 Indonesia Event name: Waterbirds awareness focused on farmers of agriculture pond in Banyuasin Peninsular, South Sumatra, Indonesia Organizer: KPB-SOS (Kelompok Pengamat Burung Spirit of South Sumatra) Participants: 25 participants including school students, site managers for flyway site and wetlands, and local people Summary: To celebrate 2020, an event of “Waterbirds awareness to local […]
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Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund October 2020
Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund Oct 2020 No.Principle Investigator Organization (Name)CountryTitle / Activity typeFund Amount (USD)ApplicationReport 1 Maulana HabibieHimpunan Mahasiwa Pecinta Unggas (HIMPUS)The Republic of IndonesiaMedia Event – Online Painting Competition; Educational activity/lecture – Webinar; Public awareness activity – Short Video shared on Social Media$1000EAAFP WMBD Small Grant Oct 2020_Application_Indonesia Received (27 Oct […]
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2020 World Migratory Bird Day #LegflagChallenge Photo Contest
#legflagChallenge Photo Contest The #LegflagChallenge Photo Contest aims to encourage birdwatchers, bird photographers and all kinds of citizen scientists to document and report sightings of waterbirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway that carry leg flags, tags and other types of attachments. Birds carrying these leg flags and tags provide crucial information about their life histories […]
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Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund May 2020
Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund May 2020 No.Principle Investigator Organization (Name)CountryTitle / Activity TypeFund Amount (USD)ApplicationReport 1Pyae Phyo AungNGO (Nature Conservation Society-Myanmar (NCS))The Republic of the Union of MyanmarMedia Event; Quiz on Social Media, Photo contest; Movie/video $1000EAAFP WMBD Small Grant May 2020_Application_Myanmar Received (27 May 2020)
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Nan Thar Island and the Mayyu Estuary become Myanmar’s 6th Ramsar site
When in 2006 the second winter search Expedition of the SBS Task Force found 8 SBS in Teknaf at the southern tip of Bangladesh, we looked across to Myanmar and dreamt of going there to continue our search. Gillian Bunting, the GIS expert in our team, now working for BirdLife International, zoomed in some remote […]
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About Us The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) was launched on 6 November 2006. It aims to protect migratory waterbirds, their habitats and the livelihoods of people dependent upon them. There are currently 39 Partners including 18 national governments, 6 intergovernmental agencies, 13 international NGOs, 1 international organisation and 1 international private enterprise. Our Mission The Partnership provides […]
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Task Force on Illegal Hunting, Taking and Trade of Migratory Waterbirds
IntroductionHunting is a substantial threat to migratory waterbirds in the EAAF and has been linked to the decline of many threatened species in the Flyway. In many parts of this diverse region, hunting is considered as illegal because species targeted are protected under national or sub-national legislation.The Task Force was established with the mandate of […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force
In 2004 several partners active in the conservation of the globally threatened Spoon-billed Sandpiper joined the Recovery Team chaired by Evgeny Syroechkovskiy and later by Christoph Zöckler. With the growing demand of work, the finalization of the CMS Single Species Action Plan in 2008 and the continuing support from BirdLife International and many other organizations, […]
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