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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“World Natural Heritage & Biodiversity: The Conservation and Sustainable Development of Coastal Migratory Bird Sanctuaries” side event at 44th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting, China
On the evening of 16th July, 2021, the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting kicked off in Fuzhou, China. This is the first time in UNESCO’s history that World Heritage topics will be reviewed and discussed online. The meeting was held from 16th July to 31st July, 2021 evaluated 45 agenda items […]
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EAAFP: New Zealand National Partnership Meeting report
As part of the recent 2021 New Zealand Bird Conference held in Thames the opportunity was taken to have a short informal National Partnership meeting. Present were Bruce McKinlay (Government representative), William Perry, David Lawrie, Keith Woodley, and Gillian Vaughan (Pūkorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust), David Melville (EAAFP Technical subcommittee) and Phil Battley (Massey University). As […]
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“Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series #13 – Ms. Miyoung Choi
“I think the best conservation action is not to destruct anything in the first place.” — Ms. Miyoung Choi. Ms. Miyoung Choi, a former Finance Officer of EAAFP Secretariat, and a person who loves birds. Serving public services at Environment category of Incheon Metropolitan City, she is eager to enhance the habitats of migratory […]
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