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Cranes Calling – a regional cooperation workshop for conservation of the Black-necked Crane (BNC)
Cranes Calling, a regional cooperation workshop for conservation of the Black-necked Crane (BNC), was held on April 2011 in New Delhi, India. The workshop was attended by 81 participants from India and Bhutan including representatives of BirdLife International, Wetlands International and UNESCO, and was organized by WWF-India, Ministry of Environment and Forest of India, Bombay […]
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In memory of Mark Barter: dedicated conservationist in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway
A very sad day indeed for many. The EAAF Partnership Secretariat sadly reports the passing of Mark Barter on 21 November 2011. Mark was an outstanding and enthusiastic conservationist who has contributed to migratory waterbird research and conservation in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. Over the past 3 decades Mark’s contribution has been instrumental […]
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Census finds unexpected fall in Black-faced Spoonbill numbers
The 2011 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census has found a large decrease in the known wintering populations since last year’s census. Overall numbers fell from 2,347 birds in January 2010 to 1,848 in January 2011, a decline of 21%. Black-faced Spoonbill is currently considered as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It was downlisted from Critically […]
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New Chair, Vice-Chair and Management Committee for the EAAFP
The terms of the Republic of Korea as Partnership Chair and Japan as Vice-Chair concluded in June 2011 and these roles have been transferred to Cambodia (new Chair) and China (Vice-Chair) for a period of two years (24 months). H.E Dr. Yin Kim Sean, the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment (Vice Minister) […]
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Chongming Dongtan Birds National Nature Reserve
Chongming Dongtan Birds National Nature Reserve is a migratory birds and their habitats as the main object of protection of wetland type nature reserve, located in the Yangtze River Estuary, in China’s third largest island of Chongming Island ( the eastern end of the east longitude 121 °50 ‘ – 122 °05 ′, latitude 31 […]
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Welcoming a new Partner, Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalist Trust
Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalist Trust(PMNT) became the 22nd Partner of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF) Partnership as from 27 June 2010. PMNT has been established since 1975 and in that time has worked with migratory shorebirds, particularly on the adjacent Ramsar site in the Firth of Thames in the North Island of New Zealand. […]
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Boosted up for Yellow Sea Ecoregion collaboration
On 27-28 April 2010, over fifty National Nature Reserve (NNR) managers and administrators from China’s central and local governments convened at Yalu Jiang NNR in Donggang, Dandong. Ten people from overseas (Wetlands International, Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalist Trust, EAAF Partnership and Republic of Korea’s Local Government officials) also attended the meeting. The workshop was organized by […]
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Improved conservation prospects for Scaly-sided Merganser
On 28-30 April 2010, over 20 researchers and administrators met in Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, to develop an action plan for the Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus – a globally threatened diving duck. The workshop was coordinated by the Russian hosts and involved participants from the species’ main range states (Russian Federation, People’s Republic […]
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Development project concept materials
The Australian Government called for proposals to develop project concept materials for the Flyway Partnership. Wetlands International – China Office was appointed to coordinate. Peter Novak from WI-China is contacting interested Parties to assist with ideas. Please support Peter in this new and exciting venture!
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