Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) 2019 in Merauke, Papua: more than just a counting
Continue readingReported by: La Hisa (Merauke Wasur National Park) Asian Waterbird Census is an annual activity held every January in the Asian region. In Indonesia the implementation was coordinated by Wetlands International Indonesia together with the National Partnership for Migratory Bird and its Habitat Management, involving volunteers from government, NGOs, nature lover group, students, private sector […]
EAAFP Small Grants Fund for Working Groups & Task Forces – Call for proposals
Continue readingThe Small Grant Fund for EAAFP Working Groups and Task Forces was established to provide financial support to members to go towards meetings, research, monitoring, site management actions, training, and CEPA events and materials as a part of implementation of objectives of the Partnership. Call for Proposal for 2022 EAAFP Small Grant Fund is announced on 3 January […]
The Paulson Institute joined the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership
Continue readingOn 10 December, 2018, the Paulson Institute (PI) became the 37th partner of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) during the EAAFP 10th Meeting of Partners held in Changjiang, Hainan, China. Dr. Lew Young, Chief Executive, EAAFP welcomed the Paulson Institute as EAAFP’s newest partner, “Their efforts, including the Coastal Wetlands Blueprint Project, have made […]
Birds of King Island invite you to come visit – and give us a hand…
Continue readingThe 2019 Autumn Wings on King surveys will be happening again on the weekend 25th-28th April, 2019. This weekend leads directly on from Easter and includes Anzac Day, so is a great opportunity for you to have a birding holiday on King Island. In particular we need experienced birders who are happy to lead small […]
Incheon-Gyeonggi Task Force Annual Workshop
Continue readingOn 10th January 2019, the Incheon-Gyeonggi Task Force of EAAFP organized its annual workshop in G-Tower boardroom, Songdo. A total of 58 participants including government representatives, local experts, NGOs and volunteer groups attended the meeting. Ten TF member organizations presented their work plans, addressed challenges, and shared various ideas toward the conservation of migratory birds and […]
Farewell to Programme Assistant Hyeon Hee
Continue readingWritten by Hyeon Hee Do It was a great honor for me to work at the EAAFP Secretariat for the last six months. During the internship period, I got lots of valuable lessons from outstanding staff in the Secretariat and especially from my supervisor like professional communication skill. Among them, the most valuable learnings are: […]
Joint step taken by both Bengals on shorebird conservation and research
Continue readingA newly formed non-profit organization named Birdwatchers Society of West Bengal organized a workshop on coastal waterbird survey and mapping methods that was held on 5 and 6 January 2019. The Birdwatchers’ Society’s objective is to propagate interest in birdwatching through a method which can help in learning about birds and in its conservation, also […]
Celebration of new EAAFP Flyway Network Sites in Myanmar
Continue readingUnion of Myanmar became as member of EAAFP since 27th July 2014. After that, Moeyungyi Wildlife Sanctuary, Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary and Gulf of Mottama were designated as Flyway Network Siites respectively. In 2018, two new sites (Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuaries and Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary) are designated as Flyway Network Sites. Nanthar Island is […]
Transnational Birds for Global Education, Tourism and Diplomacy
Continue readingWritten by Peter M J Fisher (Adj. Professor, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia) Concept Transnational birds for education, tourism and diplomacy is an (applied) research and development initiative inspired by the remarkable immigration of Latham’s Snipe laid bare to an intrigued wider public by a tracker installed on a bird […]
Strengthening actions to conserve the threatened migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway
Continue readingToday, at the 10th Meeting of the Partners (MOP10) to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) in Hainan (China), participants from over 20 countries agreed on a new strategic plan to conserve threatened migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. The East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF), stretching […]
