An uncertain time ahead for migratory waterbirds in South-east Asia
Sandwiched between the land masses of East Asia and Australia, South-east Asia lies near the geographical heart of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, an important migratory corridor used by over 550 bird species. This includes several of Asia’s most threatened waterbirds. These species converge in South-east Asia in areas ecologically and geographically distant from their usual […]
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EAAFP virtual engagement in IUCN World Conservation Congress
Every four years, IUCN holds the World Conservation Congress (WCC) to bring together thousands of stakeholders from government, civil society, indigenous people, business, and academia under a key goal to conserve our nature. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, IUCN held the first hybrid IUCN WCC to overcome the barriers that have pushed back key […]
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EAAFP Foundation released “Bird Meets Arts” Ep.5 Youth
On 30th September 2021, EAAFP Foundation and Yeonsu Foundation of Arts and Culture (YSFAC) released the fifth video of the Bird-Meets-Arts Project, “Youth”. Featuring Ms. Jihyun Sung, representative of ‘Greener is Cleaner’, Ms. Gyuri Cho, co-president of GEYK(Green Environment Youth Korea), and Mr. Yongjae Kim, a photographer who works at Green Seoul Citizen Committee, the […]
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Early birds prompt celebration on World Migratory Bird Day in Adelaide
A keen group of bird enthusiasts attended a World Migratory Bird Day event held at St Kilda, South Australia, by Friends of Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary (FAIBS) on Sunday 10th October. Foreshore viewing with Flock Oz ©️Mary-Ann Van Trigt Attendees enjoyed celebrating the arrival of early migratory bird returnees to Gulf St Vincent at the […]
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The first training workshop for wardens to conserve the Hwaseong Wetlands Flyway Network Site (2021 Aug, ROK)
Field work of the warden training at the Hwaseong Wetlands ©KFEM Hwaseong A workshop for training the future local wardens to conserve the Hwaseong Wetlands, Ro Korea, was organized by Birds Korea for five days from 9th to 13th August 2021, with the support of the EAAFP Secretariat, and the Hwaseong Eco Foundation. The Hwaseong Wetlands FNS (EAAF142) has joined the Flyway Site Network since 2018, and the EAAFP Secretariat has been trying to support its conservation for […]
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“Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series #14 – Ms. Angelique Songco, Site Manager of FNS Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park of the Philippines
Site managers play an important role as a frontier to safeguard important sites, this time we would like to introduce Ms. Angelique Songco, Site Manager of Flyway Network Site Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park of the Philippines. She is also a member of the EAAFP Seabird Working Group. In 2019, Angelique was awarded the KfW-Bernhard-Grzimek Prize […]
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EAAFP Webinar for Government Focal Points on the ADB Regional Flyway Initiative
On 6th October, the EAAFP Secretariat organized a webinar for EAAFP Government Focal Points on the Asian Development Bank’s Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI). The purpose of the webinar was to provide RFI eligible EAAFP country Partners[1] with more information on the Initiative and introduce the implementation plan of the Technical Assistance project for next […]
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EAAFP Secretariat local environmental education activities in Ro Korea
Eunsong Elementary School Lecture On 21, 22 June, and 27, 28 September, the EAAFP Secretariat was visited to conduct environmental education classes at a local school, Eunsong Elementary School, in Songdo, Incheon, where the Secretariat based. These 10 sessions for 5th and 6th Grade students aim to introduce Black-faced Spoonbill (BFS) and international organizations […]
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WMBD 2021 puppet show “The Boy with Wings”
This year, although a lot of us still staying at home to celebrate the World Migratory Bird Day, still it can be fun. On 9 May, the EAAFP Secretariat is bringing you a puppet show “The Boy with Wings” for people of all ages. This show was produced by Birdlife Productions from New Zealand to […]
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“Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Shorebird in EAA Flyway” – 2021 WMBD webinar #2
On the second day of the EAAFP World Migratory Bird Day series, the EAAFP Secretariat invites two research teams from Russia and Indonesia respectively, to share with us their latest findings on the studies of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank, Far Eastern Curlew and other migratory waterbirds. Title: “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Shorebird in EAA […]
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