• Asian Waterbird Census 2016 Notice

    IWC 50 Team, Wetlands International The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) started back in 1987 and forms part of the global International Waterbird Census that marks its 50th count in 2016. Over the last half century, the IWC has evolved into the largest coordinated biodiversity monitoring programme on Earth expanding from a small number of Western […]

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  • Plan to Save the Far Eastern Curlew

    By David Lawrie on Pukorokoro Miranda News When a Far Eastern Curlew visited Pukorokoro last summer it was a rare event because it’s numbers are declining rapidly. Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust (PMNT) ’s international representative David Lawrie reports on a plan to save the world’s largest shorebird. Sightings of the Far Eastern Curlew at Pukorokoro Miranda […]

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  • Final Update for Wader Conservation World Watch 2015

    Wader Quest Prize Draw: Winner 2015 Mike and Rose Clear New South Wales, Australia Wader Conservation World Watch is part of the Wader Conservation November initiative.   2015 results   Together we have seen 125 species   There have been 178 observers   In 33 countries   On 6 continents and all 9 flyways   […]

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  • Peatlands of South East Asia are heading towards a socio-economic disaster

    Press Release from Wetlands International   Agricultural production in vast regions of South East Asia will be lost in the coming decades as a result of flooding of extensive lowland landscapes due to unsustainable development and management of peat soils. About 82% of the Rajang Delta in Sarawak (East Malaysia) will be irreversibly flooded within […]

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  • Thanks for your participation for ‘To Our Winged Travellers’ campaign

    EAAFP Secretariat On May 22, we set up a participatory booth at G-Tower in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea for ‘To Our Winged Travellers’ campaign that is an interactive public art project to accompany our #welcomewaterbirds initiative and celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2015. Anybody can take part in the project by writing a cheerful […]

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  • Opportunities and Challenges of Ecotourism in ASEAN Countries

    This e-book is available on our website. Please click here to download. Title: Opportunities and Challenges of Ecotourism in ASEAN Countries Authors: Seong-il KIM, Mihee KANG and Dian SUKMAJAYA Contents: The 30th Anniversary of Ecotourism Foreword Introduction Status of Ecotourism in ASEAN Countries Ecotourism Dialogue in ASEAN Countries Ecotourism Development in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Singapore and […]

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  • Myanmar Conservation Group Protects Endangered Bird Species

    Author: Logan Linnane   As the level of human and infrastructural development in Myanmar continually climbs, the status of the republic’s wildlife looks bleak more than ever. The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper is one of the world’s most Critically Endangered birds, with a population falling below 500 members. While the drop in population couldn’t be any more […]

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  • Singapore Intertidal Zone Conservation Symposium

    A two-day Symposium on Intertidal Conservation in Southeast Asia was held at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR) in Singapore on 12-13 June 2014, co-hosted by BirdLife International, the National Parks Board, the National University of Singapore’s Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL/NUS), and the Nature Society of Singapore. The Symposium aimed to raise awareness […]

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  • Coming Event of 2014 Taiwan Birdathon

    Posted on: May 15, 2014 Report by South West Coast Scenic Area The “2014 Taiwan Birdathon” is a 30 hour birdwatching race, to be held on 1-2 Nov 2014 in Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan City. The event is organised by Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Administration in  collaboration with the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Alishan National […]

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  • Welcome new Communications Officer

    The EAAFP Secretariat welcomes a new Communications Officer: Tomoko Ichikawa from Japan. Tomoko has been working in the field of wetland CEPA (Communication, Education, Participation, and Awareness) through her career. She started conservation works as a ranger at the Yatsuhigata tidal flat Ramsar site, and later at the Toyota City Nature Sanctuary that now includes […]

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