“East Asian Waterbirds Guardian – Waterbird Monitoring Specialist Training” held in China
Continue readingFrom 2 -7 September 2019, The 3rd “East Asian Waterbirds Guardian – Waterbird Monitoring Specialist Training ” was held in Shanghai Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve (the first Flyway Network Site in China). It was sponsored by the China Green Foundation, and co-organized by World Wide Fund for Nature China (WWF) and Wild Bird Society […]
EAAFP Secretariat Welcomes New Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Watkins
Continue readingOn 28 September 2019, EAAFP announced that Mr. Doug Watkins has been selected and appointed to be the Chief Executive of East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Secretariat. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Doug Watkins as our new Chief Executive, effective on 7 October 2019. Many of you in the Partnership may already […]
The EAAFP Secretariat participated in local events in Ro Korea to promote conservation of migratory waterbirds and wetlands
Continue readingFrom 19th September 2019 to 22nd September, from 10am to 4pm, DMZ festa was held at KINTEX Exhibition Center I Hall 5 in Goyang City. Organized by Gyeonggi-do and Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, this event was initiated to celebrate the DPR Korea – RO Korea summit, which was held on 19 September 2018. The purpose of the event […]
First FNS Celebration Event in Cambodia
Continue readingOn 12 August 2019, Cambodia held a ceremony in the celebration of Anlung Pring Protected Landscape, located in Kampog Trach District, as the First Flyway Network Site in Cambodia (EAAF144),with the sponsorship as a part of Small Grant Programme for new FNS adopted at EAAFP MOP10. The event was co-organized by Department of Freshwater Wetlands […]
Wetlands Weekender – A fun weekend not to miss!
Continue readingPHCC is excited to be hosting the first Wetlands Weekender this October, a mini festival that celebrates our beautiful Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar Wetland and the amazing wildlife that inhabits these waterways. This festival is supported by the PHCC through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. October is a significant time for the Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar […]
Field trip of EAAFP Secretariat to Ansan, Republic of Korea, a potential Flyway Network Site.
Continue readingOn 9 July 2019, Ansan Daesong Wetland Preservation Panel Discussion was held in Ansan City Hall to provide an open discussion about preserving Ansan Daesong Wetland, with a special focus on discussing the potential of designating Ansan Daesong Wetland as a new Flyway Network Site (FNS). The event was co-organized by three organizations: Ansan Evergreen […]
EAAFP Finance Sub-Committee Workshop
Continue readingFrom 4th to 6th September 2019 a workshop for developing an EAAFP Resourcing Plan for the implementation of the new EAAP Strategic Plan 2019-2028 was organized in Sungei Buloh Wetland Centre in Singapore. In 2018. the Partners at 10th EAAFP Meeting of Partners (MOP10) endorsed a development of an EAAFP Resourcing Plan to assist in […]
The 1st East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebird Science Meeting
Continue readingSave the Date! The 1st East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebird Science Meeting to be held at the National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea, 5-8 May 2020. The 1st East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) Shorebird Science Meeting will be held at the National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea (May 5-8, 2020). This […]
Community Conservation Area proposed for conserving Baer’s Pochard in Myanmar
Continue readingThe Baer’s Pochard (Aythya baeri) has a small population which is suspected to be undergoing a continuing and rapid decline as a result of illegal bird hunting and wetland destruction in the wintering ground of Myanmar (Aung.T.D et al., 2019). There are reports of bird hunting by using poison bait at Paleik Inn, Sint Kaing […]
A poetic tour at the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary
Continue readingAs the sun rises behind them, a row of birdwatchers stands next to spotting scopes on the shore of Gulf St. Vincent at Thompson Beach, waiting for the show to begin. The water at high tide is in close, up to the piles of seagrass washed up on the beach. After about one hour, the […]
