A WMBD 2017 local event by the EAAFP Secretariat (20 April 2017 – 29 May 2017)
Ga-on Lee, Senior intern, EAAFP Secretariat After several months of preparation, our World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) event is nearing the end. I was fully involved in the preparation to promote the event through the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, and also lead the local event in the G-Tower in Incheon, the Republic of Korea. I would […]
Continue readingAll hands on deck: the 2017 breeding season is imminent
26 May 2017 Rebecca Lee, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper It’s that time of year again! The monitoring and headstarting team have arrived at the breeding grounds in Meinypil’gyno, Russia to await the return of the Spoon-billed Sandpipers, and at WWT Slimbridge, we’ve moved birds to breeding aviaries and the singing and nest scraping has begun. […]
Continue readingA conference on developing effective coordinated monitoring of East Asian Waterbirds in the 21st century was held in China
Yi Kunpeng, Chinese Academy of Sciences The International Conference on developing effective coordinated monitoring of East Asian Waterbirds in the 21st century was held on 6th-10th April 2017, in Hulun Lake National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia, China. More than 40 academics from 8 countries and regions, including China, Russia, Mongolia, Australia, Japan, the Republic of […]
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New protection for a key Spoon-billed Sandpiper site in Myanmar
26 May 2017 Christoph Zöckler, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper The government of Myanmar has designated part of the Gulf of Mottama [EAAF117] in Mon State, a key site for Spoon-billed Sandpipers, as Myanmar’s fourth Ramsar site. It’s great news for Spoon-billed Sandpipers and wetland conservation in Myanmar. Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of […]
Continue readingSpring tagging in Jiangsu, China: update from Dr. Guy Anderson
26 May 2017 Dr. Guy Anderson, Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper In October 2016, we fitted satellite transmitters to three Spoon-billed Sandpipers on their autumn moult and migration staging area in the south-west corner of the Yellow Sea; in Jiangsu province, China. The tags performed very well and tracked these birds south and west to their […]
Continue readingRed Knots Are Battling Climate Change—On Both Ends of the Earth
The tiny, threatened bird is an omen for how devastating ocean acidification can be. By Deborah Cramer for Audubon magazine May – June 2016 The vast, unbroken beach at Bahía Lomas stretches for about 30 miles along the Strait of Magellan in Tierra del Fuego, at the southern end of South America. I’ve stood for […]
Continue reading[Illustrated Aviary] Reimagining the Red Knot
Artist Claire Brewster uses pieces of the world to craft the birds that wander it. Claire Brewster summer 2016 Knife, pen, and tracing paper are Claire Brewster’s essential tools for crafting her nature-inspired paper sculptures. This iteration of Audubon’s Red Knot was cut from The Times Atlas of the World from the 1970s, given to […]
Continue readingThis Korean recipe could save Piper
On the west coast of the Republic of Korea, there is a precious mudflat remaining in a sea of coastal concrete. Following a BirdLife team visit with a nature-tourism focused county government, we tell the story of Yubu Island [EAAF101], its people, its renowned cuisine, and its millions of birds 11 May 2017 Samir Whitaker Military […]
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Enhancing the conservation of wetlands in Myanmar: the government designates part of the Gulf of Mottama [EAAF117] in Mon State as Myanmar’s fourth Ramsar site
Christoph Zöckler, EAAFP Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Coordinator Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of wetlands, from mountainous wetlands, large freshwater wetlands and lakes to coastal wetlands like mangroves, mudflats, and coral reefs. These ecosystems provide a wide range of food, water supply, flood protection, and other ecosystem goods and services that underpin local […]
Continue reading2017 World Migratory Bird Day Statement from CBD
MESSAGE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CHRISTINA PA?CA PALMER on the occasion of WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY 10 May 2017 Convention on Biological Diversity “Their Future is Our Future” Every year, millions of migratory birds fly across continents and national borders. They can often involve incredible feats of navigation and endurance. These […]
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