A Conservation Success in Minjiang River Estuary
Continue readingCo-operation by WWF and The People’s Government of Changle City, Fujian Province, China 7 July 2017 Fion Cheung, WWF-Hong Kong WWF-Hong Kong has been co-operating with The People’s Government of Changle City in Fujian Province and Fujian Minjiang River Estuary Wetland National Nature Reserve (the Reserve), in a successful 5-year project to develop the management […]
Raising awareness: 922 Korean students take part in Black-faced Spoonbill Nature School
Continue readingEAAFP Secretariat The Black-faced Spoonbill (BFS) Nature School began in April 2016 with the goal of raising awareness of students in Incheon, Republic of Korea, on the importance of migratory waterbirds and their habitats. The School, run by local science teachers, is led by Ms. Sunjeong Nam of the Incheon BFS Network, with the technical […]
EAAFP Flyway Network and Ramsar site wetland at risk in Australia
Continue readingBirdLife Australia A development proposal that could destroy part of the Moreton Bay EAAFP Flyway Network Site [EAAF013] and a Ramsar Site in Australia has, alarmingly, advanced to the next stage in the approvals process, despite international commitments by the Australian government to wetland protection and migratory waterbird conservation. Moreton Bay is an internationally significant […]
Introduction of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper National Action Plan
Continue readingPyaephyo Aung, Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) is categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Birdlife International 2016). In 2010, it was assessed that the global population of this species was declining by 26% per year, with a global population estimate of approximately 100 pairs (Zockler […]
