• Assessing hunting pressure on migratory birds

    The illegal hunting, taking and trade of migratory birds is a serious threat to species across the EAAF and has been linked to declines in some populations, including several threatened species. In many parts of the Flyway, migratory and non-migratory birds are protected under national or sub-national legislation, however, accidental by-catch, and the deliberate targeting […]

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  • EAAFP Partners Engagement at CBD COP 15

    The UN Biodiversity Conference (Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), is being held in two parts. The Part 2 of the COP 15 is held in Montreal Canada from 7 to 19 December 2022. During COP 15, parties will see the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity […]

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  • Black-naped Tern

      Common Name: Black-naped Tern Scientific Name: Sterna sumatrana Local names: 黑枕燕鸥 (Simplified Chinese), 黑枕燕鷗 (traditional Chinese), 엘리 그로 제비갈매기 (Korean), エリグロアジサシ(Japanese), Dara laut Tengkuk Hitam (Indonesian), Camar Tengkuk Hitam (Malayu), Nhàn Sumatra (Vietnamese), นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ (Thai). IUCN status: Least Concern The Black-naped Tern is a small to medium-sized tern species, distributed mainly in Tropical Indian […]

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  • MOP 11 Report on Implementation

    Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Mainland, Hong Kong), DPR Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, RO Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, USA, Vietnam  ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on Migratory Species, Food & Agriculture Organisations, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 

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  • Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund October 2022

    Successful Applicants of WMBD Small Grant Fund October 2022 No.Principle InvestigatorOrganization (Name)CountryTitle / Activity TypeFund Amount (USD)ApplicationReport 1Maulana Habibie HIMPUS UNSYIAH IndonesiaWorld Migratory Bird Day 2022 in Indonesia with HIMPUS$1,000EAAFP WMBD Small Grant October 2022_Indonesia_HIMPUSReceived (October 2022) 2Thura Soe Min HtikeNature Conservation Sociey-Myanmar(NCS), Rakhine Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association(RBANCA) Myanmar World Migratory Bird Day in […]

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  • Bridled Tern

      Common name: Bridled Tern Scientific name: Onychoprion anaethetus Local names: Бурокрылая крачка(Russian), 褐翅燕鸥 (Simplified Chinese), 褐翅燕鷗 (traditional Chinese), 에위니아제비갈매기 (Korean), マミジロアジサシ(Japanese), Dara laut kendal (Indonesian), Camar Batu (Malayu), Nhàn lưng nâu (Vietnamese), นกนางนวลแกลบคิ้วขาว(Thai) Conservation status: IUCN – Least Concern Bridled Tern is a widespread seabird found in warm oceans around the world. They are […]

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  • WMBD 2022 Reports

    May 2022 Republic of Korea Event name: Ganghwa Big Bird Race (Ganghwa BBR) in Ganghwa, Ro Korea Organizer: Eco-Hub Mool Sae Al Participants: 120 birdwatchers from across the country Summary: From 30 April to 1 May 2022, birdwatchers from across the Republic of Korea gathered in Ganghwa Island, to participate in the 2022 <Ganghwa Big […]

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  • Literature list (Jan-June 2022)

    1) Biology & ecology Liu, D., Y. Zhou, Y. Fei, C. Xie, and S. Hou. 2021. Mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Baer’s Pochard, Aythya baeri, and its phylogenetic relationship with other Anatidae species. Scientific Reports 11:24302. Aung, P. P., G. M. Buchanan, P. D. Round, C. Zöckler, C. Kelly, N. Tantipisanuh, and G. A. […]

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  • Aleutian Tern

    Common name: Aleutian Tern Scientific name: Onychoprion aleutica Local names: 白腰燕鸥 (Simplified Chinese), 白腰燕鷗(traditional Chinese), Алеутская крачка(Russian), 알류샨제비갈매기(Korean) , コシジロアジサシ(Japanese),  Daralaut Aleutian (Indonesian), Camar Aleutian (Malayu). Conservation status: IUCN – Vulnerable Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleutica) is a representative of an East Asian-Australasian Flyway species. It is a medium-sized, coastal and colonial nesting seabird. The species […]

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  • World Migratory Bird Day 2022

    What is World Migratory Bird Day? Established and initiated 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 2006, World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an annual awareness-raising campaign aimed at people living in all major […]

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