인천의 자연보전을 위한 미래의 인재 양성
Posted on December 14, 2016Continue reading다른 언어로 읽기: 최미영, 행정재무책임관 동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로 파트너십(East Asia –Australasian Flyway Partnership, 이하 EAAFP)은 2014년부터 매년 시민 의식 개선을 위해 인천 청소년 동아리 활동을 지원해 왔습니다. 이 프로젝트는 지역 교사들의 환경 모임에서 주도하고 자연 탐사를 통한 지역 학생들의 의식 제고를 목표로 하고 있습니다. EAAFP의 토모코 이치카와(Tomoko Ichikawa) 커뮤니케이션 담당관이 청소년들의 멘토로서 프로젝트에 참여하였습니다. […]
OFFLU Network statement and guidance on HPAI H5N8
Posted on December 8, 2016Continue readingOIE/FAO Network of expertise on animal influenza (OFFLU) Situation Report and Guidance for H5N8 and other Eurasian H5 clade 2.3.4.4 Avian Influenza Viruses 29 November 2016 Wild birds play important roles in the circulation of avian influenza viruses and are reservoirs for low pathogenicity strains. In general, avian influenza viruses in wild birds can be […]
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation with the STA Sustainability Education Programme
Posted on December 7, 2016Continue readingHiroshi Tomida, Manko Waterbird and Wetland Center, Japan Ewen Mcleish, St. Andrews International School Bangkok, Thailand Kiyomi Morita, St. Andrews International School Bangkok, Thailand Introduction As can be seen already, the number of migratory shorebirds is in rapid decline, posing a serious threat to biodiversity. Expanding coastal development has caused much damage. In addition, climate change will […]
PTT 36 likes to be photographed
Posted on December 6, 2016Continue readingA note by Spike Millington, Chief Executive, EAAFP Secretariat, on the report from Global Flyway Network I know we are not supposed to ascribe human characteristics to animals, but I have a special feeling for Great Knots (maybe it’s the short legs and pot belly) and this amazing story from the Global Flyway Network of a […]
EAAFP as a Type II Partnership
Posted on December 6, 2016Continue readingSpike Millington, Chief Executive, EAAFP Secretariat EAAFP’s Partnership document explains how EAAFP was set up as a World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) Type II Partnership. I am frequently asked what does it mean to be a WSSD Type II Partnership? So, here goes … In recognition of the limitations of traditional inter-governmental mechanisms (the […]
Raising future conservation leaders in Incheon
Posted on December 5, 2016Continue readingRead in other languages: Miyoung Choi, Finance Officer EAAFP has supported the Incheon Youth Research Club Activity Project, a citizen awareness raising program each year since 2014. This project was led by the local teachers environmental association with the aim to raising awareness of local students through nature research competition. EAAFP Communication Officer Tomoko Ichikawa […]
The Economic Value of Wetlands (video)
Posted on November 29, 2016Continue readingRead in Chinese: 15 November 2016, The Paulson Institute China’s wetlands aren’t just about birds. As this short video shows, they have significant economic value, providing some $30 billion USD in ecosystem services to the millions of people who live in the country’s coastal regions. In other words, the wetlands not only provide habitat for migratory […]
Tundra Swan re-sighting
Posted on November 29, 2016Continue readingDr. Diana Solovyeva & Prof. Cao Lei With joint effort of Chinese and Russian Academies of Science the thirty Bewick’s Swans, the fourteen Bean Geese and two Greater White-fronted Geese were colour banded and tagged to follow their migration from breeding sites around Chaun Bay, Chukotka, Russia in August 2016. Bewick’s Swans are wearing red […]
Pesta Sayap 2016 – Welcome to the Birds
Posted on November 28, 2016Continue reading[Press Release] 22 October 2016, Malaysian Nature Society The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), with the support of Majlis Daerah Kuala Selangor and See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd as its main partner, celebrated the arrival of migratory birds and its amazing fireflies at Kuala Selangor at its annual Pesta Sayap 2016 (Festival of Wings) event at the […]
Satellite tagged bird spotted and photographed in China
Posted on November 28, 2016Continue reading17 November 2016 Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Today, Jonathan Martinez managed to catch-up with one of the satellite tagged Spoon-billed Sandpipers, HU, near the port town of Xitou in Guangdong province, China. HU has been at this site since the end of October, arriving a few weeks after being tagged on the Jiangsu coast. Jonathan shares […]
