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Local government, NGOs and citizens collaborate to strengthen the conservation of Hwaseong Wetlands, Ro Korea
Written by Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea Biodiversity is…
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Farewell to Programme Assistant, Yoo Jung Kwon
In the words of Yoo Jung Kwon I started off my journey at the EAAFP Secretariat with growing excitement that I was working for the environment, not specifically for migratory…
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2021 Yellow Sea Peace Forum: The search for a Peace Zone in Maritime Border Areas and the Roles of Incheon City, Ro Korea
© Incheon institute The 2021 Yellow Sea Peace Forum was held on October 15th, 2021 in Songdo,…
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World Environment Day 2021 call for actions to restore our degraded ecosystems
World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June every year since 1974. Convened by UN Environment Programme, it is one of the most renowned events to engage governments, businesses and citizens for environmental actions to address worldwide environmental issues, such as climate change, biodiversity loss. In 2021, the theme is “Ecosystem restoration”. Habitat loss and degradation are depleting natural resources and their associated ecosystem services. Over the last century, more than half of the wetlands in the world have been destroyed. For wetlands in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, they are not only supporting millions of migratory waterbirds which breed, rest, and feed in their annual journey, but also provide food and natural resources to other wildlife and people, protecting the shorelines, reducing disaster risks, purifying water, and carbon sequestration. In a recent study, the monetary value of both inland and coastal wetlands is more than 2 times the value for all forests1. Despite the huge values wetlands provide, they are the most vulnerable ecosystems in the world. “The value of the ecosystem services of wetlands and its importance to humans and biodiversity need to be recognized by decision-makers, government officers and the general public. We have to work together between sectors, disciplines and countries, and act quickly! We have lost too many of our wetlands and need to now work on their restoration. On the World Environment Day, I echo the call from the United Nations for the Partners of EAAFP to take action to restore our lost natural habitats and conserve the existing ones” said Mr. Doug Watkins, Chief Executive of EAAFP Secretariat. On 4th June 2021, 1600 EAT, the United Nations is holding a Virtual Launch Gala of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Watch the virtual event of the launch here: EAAFP Secretariat also set up an interactive quiz game about the ecosystems around us. Join the quest [here] or click the image. For more information about World Environment Day 2021, visit [here]. Reference [1]: Davidson NC, van Dam AA, Finlayson CM, McInnes RJ (2019a) The worth of wetlands: revised global monetary values of coastal and inland wetland ecosystem services. Marine and Freshwater Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18391
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Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund (AWCF): We’re part of the solution!
On today’s Biodiversity Day, WWF-Hong Kong is pleased to announce that 4 projects are awarded with the Asian Flyways Initiative Grant (AFI Grant) under Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund (AWCF)….
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Shifting the Paradigm: A Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands (#RightsOfWetlands)
The global climate destabilization and biodiversity loss crises, of which global wetland loss and deterioration is a part, call out for a fundamental paradigm shift in the human-wetlands/human-Nature relationship….
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2020 International Symposium for Hwaseong Wetlands: Getting the Benefits of Conservation – Hwaseong Wetlands
On 1st December, 2020, together with Hwaseong City in Republic of Korea, the EAAFP Secretariat co-hosted the International Symposium for Hwaseong Wetlands to promote the importance and values of…
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EAAFP Secretariat visited Ulsan City in RO Korea
The EAAFP Secretariat visited the Ulsan Metropolitan City on 10th and 11th November, 2020. Located in the Southeast part of Ro Korea, Ulsan Metropolitan City is famous for…
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The international policy framework for seabird conservation in the South Pacific
By Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao, Evan Hamman, and Brad K. Woodworth A newly published book Environmental law and governance in the Pacific: climate change, biodiversity…
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