Joint bird survey in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) October 2019
Report by Dr. Carmen Or (WWF-Hong Kong), Mr. Yat-tung Yu (Hong Kong Bird Watching Society) and Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation) After the 1st Swan Goose Festival at Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve on 13th October 2019, a 5-day joint bird survey by researchers from MoLEP, Academy of Science of Korea, Hanns Seidel Foundation, WWF-Hong Kong and Hong […]
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World Migratory Bird Day Event 2020 – Australia (The Bowerbird Collective) & Thailand (Bird Conservation Society of Thailand)
Invisible Connection online concert trailer ©Bowerbird Collective Event title: Invisible Connections – A WMBD social media concert event Organizer: The Bowebird Collective & Bird Conservation Society of Thailand (BCST) Participants: Participants engaged in online social media event (more than 1000 viewers and 2000 views) Outcome: A 17-minute online performance celebrating World Migratory Bird Day led […]
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”Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series #5 – Dr. Martin Spray, Chair of EAAFP Finance Sub-Committee, Former Chief Executive of WWT
The EAAFP Secretariat is honored to feature Dr. Martin Spray on our Flyway Story series. Until May 2020 Martin was the Chief Executive of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), one of EAAFP Partners. WWT is the leading UK NGO specialising in the conservation of wetlands across the world. Martin was born in London and […]
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Report of Spoon-billed Sandpiper Census in China – January 2020
China Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) Winter Census 2020 was conducted from 17th January to 19th January, 2020, aiming to better understand the population and overwintering sites of the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper. A total of 33 sites were surveyed in all coastal provinces in South China, namely Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Provinces. The […]
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“Year of the Cranes” story series #5” – Do you know all the crane species in East Asian – Australasian Flyway?
2020 was designated as the Year of the Cranes at the International Workshop of Crane Conservation in East Asia convened in Beijing in October 2019. The campaign aims to raise awareness of crane conservation and was convened by EAAFP Partner, International Crane Foundation (ICF), and calling for Partners and organizations to join the celebration of […]
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Upper tidal flats are disproportionately important for the conservation of migratory shorebirds
The decline of migratory shorebird populations along the EAAF has been largely attributed to the loss of tidal flats in the Yellow Sea region due to coastal development. It is intriguing, however, that the rate of population decline of many coastal shorebirds is much faster than the rate of tidal flat loss. Can it be […]
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First steps for the Restoration of Sanbakbeul in Upo Wetland
On the 22nd of May 2020, Gyeongnam Ramsar Environment Foundation (GREF) based in Ro Korea held an Experts Group Meeting at Upo Wetland to introduce and discuss future plans for the restoration project area around Upo Wetland called Sanbakbeul. Upo Wetland [EAAF096], which became our Flyway Network Site in the year 2008, supports the local […]
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World Migratory Bird Day Event 2020 – Myanmar (BANCA)
Event title: World Migratory Bird Day 2020 Event by BANCA in Myanmar Organizer: Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) Participants: About 20 participants involved in outside activity of installing Ramsar awareness signboards in four villages of MonState and two villages of Bago Region Outcome: Public awareness has been raised by installing interpretive signs at key […]
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World Migratory Bird Day Event 2020 – Malaysia (Shorebirds Peninsular Malaysia Project)
Event title: On The Trail of The Shorebirds (virtual on-line quiz) Organizer: Shorebirds Peninsular Malaysia Project Participants: A total 305 participants as follows: 1. Participants who either Like, shared, and/ or follow our Facebook page during the event’s promotion period between 30th April 2020 – 8th May 2020 : 250 people 2. Participants who participate […]
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World Migratory Bird Day Event 2020 – Myanmar ( Nature Conservation Society (NCS))
Event title: World Migratory Bird Day 2020 Event by NCS in Myanmar Organizer: Nature Conservation Society-Myanmar Participants: Participants engaged in online media event, Conservationist, Bird Watchers, Bird Photographers, Bird tour guides and people who are interested in nature Outcome: The awareness of migration birds and their flyways, the migratory network sites in Myanmar, the benefit […]
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