R.O. Korea to Restore 3㎢ of Tidal Flats from 2019-2023 at an annual cost of KRW 19.5 billion
Posted on July 13, 2018Continue readingTranslated by EAAFP Secretariat Original article: 5년간 갯벌 3㎢ 복원, 연간 195억 원 갯벌가치 되살린다 – The Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries established ‘Mid and Long-Term Ocean Restoration Plan (2019-2023)’ – On 9th July, the Minister of the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries (Mr. Young-Choon Kim) announced the ‘Mid and Long-Term Ocean Restoration Plan […]
Developing Waterbirds and Habitats Database of China’s Coasts Project
Posted on July 5, 2018Continue readingOn 27 June 2018, Dr. Lew Young, the Chief Executive of the EAAFP Secretariat attended the project meeting of the “Developing Waterbirds and Habitats Database of China’s Coast”. From 2014-2015, the Paulson Institute carried out the important China Coastal Blueprint Project to review the status of China coastal wetlands along the Bohai and Yellow Seas, […]
China-ASEAN Wildlife Conservation Training Workshop
Posted on July 3, 2018Continue readingDr. Lew Young, the Chief Executive of the EAAFP, attended China-ASEAN Wildlife Conservation Training Workshop in Sichuan, China for government officials from the ASEAN countries with responsibility for wildlife conservation, and to give a presentation on the work of the EAAFP and in the ASEAN region in particular. The workshop was held from 18th to […]
Special Donation from Chadwick International School
Posted on June 29, 2018Continue readingSince 2014, the EAAFP Secretariat and Chadwick International School (Incheon, Republic of Korea) have built a good relationship through organizing educational lectures on conserving migratory waterbirds and habitats for young students. The school is located in Songdo International City which is home to the EAAFP Secretariat. The former EAAFP communication officer, Ms. Tomoko Ichikawa, delivered […]
NEW:KIT’s endangered bird species T-shirts / Eco-bags
Posted on June 26, 2018Continue readingA Korean design brand NEW:KIT launched a summer 18’ collection inspired by 5 endangered bird species in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway; Red-crowned Crane, Black-faced Spoonbill, Saunders’s Gull, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Bar-Tailed Godwit. T-Shirts, eco-bags and bracelets inspired by the listed bird species are available in the NEW:KIT’s online store. EAAFP provided consultation to the […]
EAAFP Strategic Planning Workshop for 2019 – 2028
Posted on June 21, 2018Continue readingOn 11 – 13 June 2018, under the coordination of EAAFP Strategic Plan Task Force (Martin Spray – Chair, Alison Russell French – Vice Chair, Doug Watkins – Coordinator), around 20 representatives from national governments, international non-governmental partners and the EAAFP Secretariat gathered in the Copthorne King’s Hotel, Singapore to develop the EAAFP Strategic Plan […]
Briefing on the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and Wetland in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Posted on June 19, 2018Continue readingOn 11 June 2018, the “Briefing on the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and Wetlands in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” was held from 10:00h – 12:30h at Board Room, 8 Floor, G – Tower, Songdo, Incheon. The event was co-organized by the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership Secretariat (EAAFP) and the Hanns Seidel […]
World Migratory Bird Day 2018 – Cambodia
Posted on June 18, 2018Continue readingEvent Title:World Migratory Bird Day 2018 Cambodia Organizer:Department of Freshwater Wetlands Conservation, Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Department of Environment of Kampot Province and Pannasastra University of Cambodia(PUC) Number of Participants: around 300 people Summary: WMBD was celebrated on 9th and 10th May 2018 by Department of Freshwater Wetland Conservation of General Directorate of Administration […]
World Migratory Bird Day 2018 – Indonesia
Posted on June 4, 2018Continue readingEvent Title: World Migratory Bird Day 2018 Organizer: UKM HIMPUS (Himpunan Mahasiswa Pecinta Unggas) Number of Participants: 350 persons Summary: We UKM-Himpus have done some activities before the peak event World Migratory Bird Day 2018, the first one we carry out the distribution activities of 1000 stickers in the surroundings Banda Aceh City, Indonesia on 1 May […]
Celebration again of the Black-faced Spoonbill birthday in 2018, Namdong Reservoir, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Posted on June 3, 2018Continue readingThe Black-faced Spoonbill (BFS) has an quite incredible story of conservation. The population started to be counted around 1988, and fewer than 300 individuals were recorded in the world. Since then International BFS Census was initiated in 2002, and Incheon also attracted people’s attention as breeding habitats. That severe reduction is now considered that it […]


