철새이동경로 인터뷰 시리즈 #27: 고(故) 장지영 처장, 생태지평연구소
Continue reading고(故) 장지영 처장 ⓒ 도혜선 * 고(故) 장지영 처장님은 한국의 갯벌을 보전하기 위해 평생 헌신한 보전운동가였습니다. 다양한 이해관계자들과 직접 만나 이야기를 나누고, 그들의 목소리에 귀 기울이며 자신의 생각을 나누는 등, 갯벌 보전을 위해 끊임없이 노력했습니다. 또한 한국의 갯벌이 유네스코 세계유산으로 등재되는 과정에서도 중요한 역할을 했습니다. 장지영 처장님은 2026년 6월 우리 곁을 떠났습니다. 이 인터뷰는 […]
Flyway Story Series #27: Ms Jiyoung Jang, Eco Horizon Institute
Continue readingMs Jiyoung Jang ⓒ Hyeseon Do * The late Jiyoung Jang was a dedicated conservation advocate in Korea who worked tirelessly to protect the country’s tidal flats. She engaged directly with diverse stakeholders, listening to their perspectives and sharing her own, and played an active role in advancing tidal flat conservation towards the inscription […]
Improving the conservation status of the Scaly-sided Merganser along the Imjin River, Republic of Korea
Continue reading© Baek Seung-Kwang, Birds Korea Author: Dr Nial Moores Report: Link Appendix: Link Shy, rare and exquisitely-patterned, the Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus is effectively restricted for most of the year to rivers in eastern and northeast Asia. Research this century has helped to map their summer and winter distribution in more detail. In the […]
In Memory of Jiyoung Jang
Continue readingMs. Jiyoung Jang ⓒ Hyeseon Do Professor. Young Rae Choi, Florida International University It has been twenty years since I first met Ms. JANG Jiyoung. We met at a small workshop on tidal flat conservation, after which we shared a long drive back to Seoul. At the time, I had no idea that […]
“Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats” UNESCO World Heritage expanded, Strengthening Conservation of the Yellow Sea and the East Asian–Australasian Flyway
Continue readingYubudo-Island Getbol ⓒ Kyung-Nam Go On 25 July 2026, during the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, Republic of Korea, the Committee approved the extension of the Republic of Korea’s Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats on the UNESCO World Heritage List, marking a significant milestone in safeguarding the Yellow Sea’s critical habitats for […]
2026 Gochang Tidal Flats Birdwatchers’ Day: An Ecocultural Festival Celebrating Nature with the Community
Continue readingⓒ Gochang County From 17–18 July, the 2026 Gochang Tidal Flats Birdwatchers’ Day was held in Gochang County, Republic of Korea, where Gochang Tidal Flats [EAAF153], one of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership’s (EAAFP) Flyway Network Sites, are located. Gochang Tidal Flats [EAAF153] ⓒ EAAFP The event was jointly hosted by the Korea Heritage Service, […]
Protecting Indonesia’s Seabirds: Local Action for a Global Flyway
Continue readingWebinar World Seabird Day 2026 in Indonesia Fransisca Noni Tirtaningtyas, coordinator of Seabirds Indonesia/member of Seabird Working Group EAAFP Stretching across more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia is a nation defined by the sea. More than 74 percent of its territory is ocean, placing the archipelago at the heart of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway—one […]
Protecting Sejarah Beach: Conserving Migratory Shorebirds in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Continue readingThe Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Raja Juli Antoni, together with the Regent of Batu Bara, Mr. Baharuddin Siagian, observing migratory shorebirds during a birdwatching activity at Sejarah Beach, a proposed Flyway Network Site (FNS) under the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership. 10 September 2025 (©WHIS Indonesia) Author: Chairunas Adha Putra […]
From Bogor to the Future: 20 Years of Partnership, Growth and Global Connection, Woven by People, Carried on Wings
Continue readingJennifer George, Chief Executive, EAAFP Secretariat Twenty years ago, in Bogor, Indonesia, a partnership became a promise. Governments, international conventions, scientists, conservation organisations and site networks came together around one urgent truth: migratory waterbirds cannot be protected by one country alone. Their survival depends on a chain of wetlands, tidal flats, rivers, lakes, coasts and islands stretching across borders, cultures and hemispheres. […]
Community science leading the inland wetland conservation in central Myanmar
Continue readingAuthor: Thiri Sandar Zaw (BANCA) Report: Link Since the Pyu Dynasty, which is older than the Bagan period, water has been stored in man-made wells in central Myanmar for agricultural purposes. In the late 1860s, man-made wells were converted into reservoirs, dams, and lakes to store more water for agriculture and for agricultural development […]
