CALL FOR YOUTH ARTISTS FOR WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY 2026 We are excited to announce Youth Voices for the Flyway, a non-competitive, virtual open call for young artists across the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF)! This is your chance to showcase your creativity and passion for migratory waterbird conservation. This year’s theme: “Every Bird Counts – […]
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World Wetlands Day 2026
Jennifer George, Chief Executive Wetlands are often quiet places. They don’t shout for attention. They filter water, soften floods, feed communities, and give migratory birds somewhere safe to land after journeys that span continents from New Zealand in the south through east Asia to the Arctic in the north. And yet, despite everything they give us, there is […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2025 Celebrations Across the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Group photo of the participants (Than De Village) © Nature Conservation Society–Myanmar (NCS) World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an annual awareness-raising campaign that highlights the conservation needs of migratory birds and their habitats, and the importance of international cooperation, and is now celebrated twice each year—on the second Saturday in May and in October. […]
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2025 Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats Young Leaders Forum in Suncheon Bay [EAA079]
EAAFP Delegates with Young Leaders for the Future On 13 December 2025, the EAAFP Secretariat participated in the 2025 Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats Young Leaders Forum, held under the theme “How Not to Lose Our Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats.” The forum, held in Suncheon, was organised in cooperation with the Getbol World Heritage Promotion […]
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Rolex supports Beijing Forestry University in the conservation of Chinese mergansers, “GIANT PANDAS OF THE WATER”
Dr Qing Zeng and the Beijing Forestry University, with the support of ROLEX and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, are protecting a species that has been in existence for over 10 million years. Having existed on Earth for over 10 million years – and with an annual migration route of thousands of kilometres – the […]
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Snow Goose Restoration in Japan: Insights from Wrangel Island – Anatidae Working Group
© Yutaka Sabano December 18, 2025, by Yutaka Sabano On November 26, 2025, the symposium “Snow Goose Restored in Japan and the Present Status of Wrangel Island, the Native Place of Japanese Snow Geese” was held at the Abiko City Museum of Birds. The symposium was organized by the Japanese Association for Wild […]
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Welcoming Lake Mainit [EAAF158], Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary [EAAF159], Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve [EAAF160] as Philippines’ New Flyway Network Sites
Duft ducks at the Lake Mainit [EAAF158] ⓒ Godofredo Jakosalem Three ecologically important wetlands in the Philippines have been newly designated as Flyway Network Sites (FNS) under the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), recognising their vital role in supporting migratory waterbirds along one of the world’s most significant flyways. The designations were formally announced on 10 November during the welcome […]
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Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!
World Migratory Bird Day 2026 to Highlight Important Role of Community Science in Bird Conservation Bonn/Boulder/Incheon, 18 December 2025 – The global Partners behind World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) are excited to announce the theme for 2026: “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” highlighting the important role of community science (also referred to […]
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EAAFP Ulsan Corporate Champion Programme 2025: Ulsan Builds a Stronger Flyway Network Through Corporate Engagement and Local Partnerships
A group photo of EAAFP Secretariat, corporates, citizens, and government officials in the first day’s morning session ©EAAFP The EAAFP Ulsan Corporate Champion Programme 2025, jointly organised by the EAAFP Secretariat and Ulsan Metropolitan City, successfully completed another year of activities dedicated to raising public awareness and enhancing multi-stakeholder engagement for the conservation of migratory […]
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Updates of Avian Influenza situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH (September 2025 – December 2025)
Map. Distribution of avian influenza events reported in animals and humans from 6 September to 9 December 2025. Note: The H5 HPAI virus detection of Heard Island, Australia is not included on the map. Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion […]
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