Welcome Ulsan Taehwa River in the Republic of Korea as the new EAAFP Flyway Network Site
On 13th May, 2021, the EAAFP welcomed the Taehwa River in Ulsan Metropolitan City of Republic of Korea as EAAFP 150th Flyway Network Site (FNS) and as 17th FNS in RO Korea. A ceremony was held to celebrate the successful designation of the important site to migratory birds after years of efforts to restore the […]
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Loach Releasing Event in Maehwamareum Paddy Fields at Ganghwa Island, Ro Korea
On 8 May, the EAAFP Foundation participated in the Loach Releasing Event at Maehwamareum Paddy Fields in Ganghwa Island. The event was organized by the National Trust of Korea and Ganghwa Citizen Network which is one of the grantees of the EAAFP Foundation’s 2020 Small Grant Fund Programme, sponsored by Yeongheung Power Division of Korea […]
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MOU Extension Signing Ceremony between EAAFP Secretariat and Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco)
On 2nd May 2021, EAAFP Secretariat and K-eco extended their MoU to continue a strengthened cooperation in promoting environmental conservation and training future conservation leaders in the Flyway. Five years have passed since the first MoU was signed in 2016 between the EAAFP Secretariat and K-eco. The MoU signing ceremony was held separately due to […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 invites us to reconnect with Nature by appreciating “bird songs and flight”
The World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), a global annual campaign is held on every second Saturday of May and October, to raise awareness of migratory birds and calls for international cooperation to conserve them. Together with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement, and Environment for the Americas, East Asian Australasian Flyway […]
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New EAAFP key species factsheet
The EAAFP Secretariat has recently produced a set of factsheet for eight key species of East Asian – Australasian Flyway. It is one of the actions from the EAAFP CEPA strategy and Action Plan 2019-2024 to work with the EAAFP Working Groups and Task Forces to develop species profile and to work on developing CEPA […]
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EAAF Shorebird Tracking Group 1st Webinar
The EAAF Shorebird Tracking Group, established in 2021 following the 1st East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebird Science Meeting in 2020, held the first webinar on 13th April, 2021. It aims to gather scientists who are studying migratory shorebirds through tracking in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Four speakers from Alaska, China, Bangladesh and Australia shared their tracking […]
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Promoting the wise use of artificial wetland – fishponds in Hong Kong
Conserving the natural habitats is the priority for conservation in the field, but at sites where habitats had been modified and degraded, we should promote the restoration and wise use of the modified habitats. EAAFP new Partner, the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS) has been working on conserving the birds’ habitats for long, and […]
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Some updates on colour legflags used in Southern China
Marking migratory waterbirds with metal rings, wing tags, neck bands, leg rings and flags, nasal discs, telemetry equipment like GPS devices, is an important way of studying their migration. In the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), there are different protocols for colour marking shorebirds, anatids, cranes and other taxa (click [here] to check). Among them, color […]
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Australia published National Directory of Important Migratory Shorebird Habitat
A National Directory of Important Migratory Shorebird Habitat (‘Directory’) was newly published by BirdLife Australia and supported by the Australian Government. The Directory identifies, and guides investment into the protection and restoration of, important migratory shorebird habitat around Australia. It builds community awareness and Indigenous knowledge, helps achieve the goals of the Australian Government’s Wildlife Conservation […]
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Kick-starting the first EAAFP Conservation Status Review
The 1% waterbird population estimate threshold is a key criterion for identifying sites of international importance, including designating Ramsar Sites and EAAFP Flyway Network Sites. Thus, this information of waterbird population estimates needs to be regularly updated. To ensure researchers, government agencies, conservationists and other stakeholders can get access to up-to-date information of waterbird population […]
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