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The Side event aims to focus on the following issues and present amongst others:

• An introduction to WCF and its relevance to EAAFP, including highlights/outcomes of the WCF 2025 Conference and IUCN 2025 motion
• Introducing the Salt Marsh and Mudflat Restoration Guidelines
• Highlights of the State of the World-s Coastal Ecosystem Report and importance for the EAAFP
• Conserving our Tidal Flats – sharing ideas for a global Tidal Flat breakthrough and seeking feedback /input/support from the EAAFP Partners

Alignment with the EAAFP Strategic Plan (2019–2028)

The work of the World Coastal Forum contributes directly to at least two Partnership objectives and KRAs:

• Partnership Objective 2 – Enhance communication, education, participation and awareness (CEPA) of the values of migratory waterbirds and their habitats.
  KRA 2.1 The achievement of the elements in the EAAFP CEPA Action Plan (2019-2024).
• Partnership Objective 5. Develop, especially for priority species and habitats, flyway wide approaches to enhance the conservation status of migratory waterbirds.
  KRA 5.6 The conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats is integrated into relevant multilateral and bilateral agreements and other regional mechanisms. The side event will also contribute to the MOP12 theme of -Weaving Connections: Celebrating Migration, Traditional Knowledge, and Innovation across our Flyway-. The coastal restoration guidance and tools that the WCF and its partners are developing are available to strengthen capacities of Flyway Network Site managers and other stakeholders through their incorporation into regional and national training courses. Opportunities to connect with like-minded partners to develop and implement such training courses and relevant initiatives will be explored.