World Wetlands Day 2026
Jennifer George, Chief Executive Wetlands are often quiet places. They don’t shout for attention. They filter water, soften floods, feed communities, and give migratory birds somewhere safe to land after journeys that span continents from New Zealand in the south through east Asia to the Arctic in the north. And yet, despite everything they give us, there is […]
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“Flyway Friends: A Long Journey Home” Storytelling Session on Migratory Waterbirds and Wetlands with Local Youth from Cebu, Philippines
EAAFP Youth Task Force Book Launch and Story Telling Session at EAAFP MOP12, Cebu, Philippines ⓒ EAAFP Youth Task Force Author: Matthew Vincent Tabilog Report: Link Cebu, Philippines – Ahead of the 12th Meeting of Partners (MOP12) of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) in Cebu, Philippines, the EAAFP Youth Task Force, the […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2025 Celebrations Across the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Group photo of the participants (Than De Village) © Nature Conservation Society–Myanmar (NCS) World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an annual awareness-raising campaign that highlights the conservation needs of migratory birds and their habitats, and the importance of international cooperation, and is now celebrated twice each year—on the second Saturday in May and in October. […]
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Education Interrupted, Commitment Continues: Environmental Learning and Post-Disaster Recovery in Coastal Pidie Jaya
Figure 1. The remains of a coastal school in Pidie Jaya, Aceh, destroyed by the November 2025 hydrometeorological disaster. The school community now continues learning in temporary shelters. ©Mukhsin_SDIT-An-Nur Author: Mukhsin and Mursidah Report: Link Along the northern coast of Aceh, Indonesia, schools in Pidie and Pidie Jaya are helping to raise awareness […]
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“Flyway Friends: A Long Journey Home” Storytelling Session on Migratory Waterbirds and Wetlands with Local Youth from Cebu, Philippines
EAAFP Youth Task Force Book Launch and Story Telling Session at EAAFP MOP12, Cebu, Philippines ⓒ EAAFP Youth Task Force Matthew Vincent Tabilog Cebu, Philippines – Ahead of the 12th Meeting of Partners (MOP12) of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) in Cebu, Philippines, the EAAFP Youth Task Force, the youth stakeholder of […]
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2025 Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats Young Leaders Forum in Suncheon Bay [EAA079]
EAAFP Delegates with Young Leaders for the Future On 13 December 2025, the EAAFP Secretariat participated in the 2025 Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats Young Leaders Forum, held under the theme “How Not to Lose Our Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats.” The forum, held in Suncheon, was organised in cooperation with the Getbol World Heritage Promotion […]
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Rolex supports Beijing Forestry University in the conservation of Chinese mergansers, “GIANT PANDAS OF THE WATER”
Dr Qing Zeng and the Beijing Forestry University, with the support of ROLEX and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, are protecting a species that has been in existence for over 10 million years. Having existed on Earth for over 10 million years – and with an annual migration route of thousands of kilometres – the […]
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Snow Goose Restoration in Japan: Insights from Wrangel Island – Anatidae Working Group
© Yutaka Sabano December 18, 2025, by Yutaka Sabano On November 26, 2025, the symposium “Snow Goose Restored in Japan and the Present Status of Wrangel Island, the Native Place of Japanese Snow Geese” was held at the Abiko City Museum of Birds. The symposium was organized by the Japanese Association for Wild […]
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Welcoming Lake Mainit [EAAF158], Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary [EAAF159], Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve [EAAF160] as Philippines’ New Flyway Network Sites
Duft ducks at the Lake Mainit [EAAF158] ⓒ Godofredo Jakosalem Three ecologically important wetlands in the Philippines have been newly designated as Flyway Network Sites (FNS) under the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), recognising their vital role in supporting migratory waterbirds along one of the world’s most significant flyways. The designations were formally announced on 10 November during the welcome […]
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Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!
World Migratory Bird Day 2026 to Highlight Important Role of Community Science in Bird Conservation Bonn/Boulder/Incheon, 18 December 2025 – The global Partners behind World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) are excited to announce the theme for 2026: “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” highlighting the important role of community science (also referred to […]
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