Lead Organiser/s BirdLife International
Co-organiser/s Malaysian Nature Society, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Background
Malaysia hosts several of the most important wintering sites for migratory shorebirds in Southeast Asia. Three of the most threatened shorebirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, the Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer, Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris and the Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis winter in Malaysia’s coastal wetlands in significant numbers annually and has been the focus on substantial conservation work in recent years. This side event will provide a platform to share recent developments and update progress on flyway conservation in both Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. There will also be a panel discussion involving government and conservation practitioners to identify existing challenges, opportunities and next steps. This is also an opportunity to establish a nationwide network of shorebird experts in Malaysia to strengthen collaboration and mutual support in advancing flyway conservation efforts. The newly published ‘Shorebird of the North-Central Selangor Coast’ will be launched at this event.
Objectives
1. Provide a platform to share recent developments and progress on flyway conservation in Malaysia
2. Identify existing challenges, opportunities and text steps for the conservation of wetland sites in Malaysia
3. Launch of a booklet on the North-Central Selangor Coast.
Tentative Programme
