Launch of “Coastal High-tide Shorebird Habitat Management Guidelines”
The EAAFP Secretariat, together with the Australasian Wader Studies Group are hosting a webinar “Launch Event: Coastal High-tide Shorebird Habitat Management Guidelines” on 17 September at 4pm – 5pm (KST). The editors of the guidelines will provide an overview of their content and the collaborative, evidence-based process used to develop the guidelines. A panel of experts, many […]
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EAAFP Partners engagement at IUCN WCC in Marseille
From 3 to 11 September, 2021, the IUCN World Conservation Congress will be hosted by the French government in Marseille, France. The 8-day event will be the first hybrid in-person and virtual environmental event. Over 100 resolutions on nature and biodiversity conservation will be discussed, and more than 1300 interactive sessions would be held. Despite […]
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The Proposal for the Management Directions for the Sustainable use of the Hwaseong Wetlands; 화성습지의 지속가능한 이용을 위한 관리방향 제안
In 2020, the EAAFP Secretariat and Hwaseong City signed an MoU [article] and proceeded the conservation project for a year. One of its activities is the 2020 Hwaseong Wetlands International Symposium [article] where 300 concurrent users and 2,400 views were recorded. To make a guideline of management of Hwaseong Wetlands at the symposium, stakeholders were […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 May Event– Mongolia (Mongolian Bird Conservation Center)
Event title: Celebrated World Migratory Bid Day – 2021 at Chukh Bird Research Station (CBRS), Eastern Mongolia Date: 10th August, 2021 Organizer: Chukh Bird Research Station (CBRS) of Mongolian Bird Conservation Center of Mongolia (MBCC) Participants: Total 35 people which were consisted of 17 School students, 6 people from University, and 12 local people. Summary: […]
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Captive-breed Black-faced Spoonbill returned to RO Korea after a year
Written by Dr. Inki Kwon (National Institute of Ecology) Since its artificial breeding in July last year, a Black-faced Spoonbill returned from China to Korea in May 2020, after wintering in Ningbo, China. The National Institute of Ecology (NIE), of the Ministry of Environment in the RO Korea has recently confirmed that the Black-faced spoonbill […]
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The training workshop for wardens/rangers to conserve Hwaseong wetlands (10 days in August & November, in the RO Korea)
Birds Korea will hold a workshop to train the future local wardens to conserve the Hwaseong wetland for five days from 9th to 13th August with the support of the EAAFP Secretariat and the Hwaseong Eco Foundation. Located in the center of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, the Hwaseong Wetlands in the RO Korea has been […]
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EAAFP Foundation’s 2020 Small Grant Programme Final Report has been Finalized
On 28th July 2021, the final report of EAAFP Foundation’s 2020 Small Grant Programme was successfully finalized. The programme was implemented for approximately 8 months, from October 2020 to May 2021. It was sponsored by KOEN Yeongheung Power Division, Incheon Metropolitan City, and EAAFP Secretariat. 8 local grantee organizations received 5 million KRW each to […]
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Advancing research on Nordmann’s Greenshanks and Common Redshanks in Schaste Bay
Article prepared by Vladimir Pronkevich1, Konstantin Maslovsky2, and Philipp Maleko3,4 During the summer of 2021, we continued studying the breeding ecology of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer) and ubiquitous Common Redshank (T. totanus) in Schaste Bay, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East (Fig. 1). The field season, sponsored by the Wildlife Conservation Society (Arctic Beringia Program […]
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Join the #legflagchallenge and contribute to migratory bird conservation!
This year, the EAAFP Secretariat is teaming up with the Oriental Bird Club, BirdLife International and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force, to launch the #legflagchallenge social media campaign. The #legflagchallenge campaign encourages birdwatchers, bird photographers and all kinds of citizen scientists to observe, document and report sightings of waterbirds in the countries of the East […]
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EAAFP Small Grant Fund project: 2021 Tubbataha Seabird Survey, Philippines
Seabirds spend their entire life in the open ocean, hence, they are a good indicator of coral reef health. Their nutrient-rich droppings fertilize roosting grounds and the surrounding water to the benefit of other marine life. Seabirds are one of the most highly threatened species of animals. Although they have a relatively long life span, […]
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