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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Ministry of Environment of Korea Celebrated International Day of Biological Diversity and World Migratory Bird Day 2020
On 22 May 2020, a celebration for International Day of Biological Diversity and World Migratory Bird Day 2020 was held in Nakdong National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR), Sangju City, Republic of Korea, hosted by Ministry of Environment of Korea. With the theme “Our Solutions are in Nature”, the event emphasized biodiversity for conserving the […]
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Webinar series: Green Climate Fund IEU Virtual Talk and World Environment Day talk
GCF IEU Virtual Talk On 28 May 2020 at 16:00 (KST), Mr. Doug Watkins, Chief Executive of EAAFP, together with Dr Bernhard Seliger, the Resident Representative of Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) in Korea (EAAFP Partner) were invited to present on the Virtual Talk organized by Green Climate Foundation (GCF) Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU). The topic […]
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Oriental Stork breeding in eastern Japan, after more than a century
On 7 June 2020, two Oriental Stork chicks were confirmed on an artificial nest tower at Watarase-yusuichi, a Ramsar Site at Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan. This is the first case of Oriental Stork hatching in the wild in eastern Japan for more than a century. The four-year old father stork was a released bird […]
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