Winners of 2022 “Year of the Terns” Photo Contest Announced!
On the second peak of 2022 World Migratory Bird Day (8th October, 2022), the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat and its Seabird Working Group announced the results of the 2022 “Year of the Terns” Photo Contest”, featuring the beauty of terns in East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Over 170 entries covering 19 out of 27 tern […]
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New Zealand Government launched a online tool of using birds to track light pollution at sea
New research has expanded our understanding of which migratory bird species are most threatened by light pollution at sea. A fishing vessel with spotlights © Johannes Fischer/DOC Tomorrow, 8 October, is World Migratory Bird Day, an international awareness day as birds embark on their seasonal migration. These epic journeys happen twice a year, one […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2022 Webinars
Brief Introduction With the official slogan of World Migratory Bird Day 2022 “Dim the Lights for Birds at Night!”, this global campaign focus on the impacts of light pollution on migratory birds. To raise awareness among EAAFP Partners, researchers, conservationists, and the general public about the impact of Light Pollution to migratory birds in the […]
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The Hunter Estuary Forum 2022
0 Participants of Hunter Estuary Forum ©Hunter Wetlands Centre The Hunter Estuary in Newcastle NSW, Australia is a place of great contrasts. It hosts the most important estuary in NSW for migratory shorebirds, the Hunter Estuary National Park and the Hunter Estuary Ramsar site, which includes Hunter Wetland Centre, Australia’s first dedicated wetlands centre. The Hunter […]
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Community Support Project for Conservation of the Hwaseong Wetlands in 2021
The Hwaseong Wetlands are a vital stopover site of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) and a repository of biodiversity. In 2018, it was listed as the EAAFP Flyway Network Site (FNS), and its value was internationally recognized. To promote the importance of the Hwaseong Wetlands and to conserve wetlands in the hands of the local […]
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Community Support Project 2020 – Honest Stories of Local People and Citizens Joining Together: ‘How can We Maintain the Benefits from the Hwaseong Wetlands?’
© KFEM Hwaseong From March to May 2020, it gets busy at the Hwaseong Wetlands. During this period, flocks of shorebirds flying over the Pacific Ocean from Australia and New Zealand arrive. Along with Summer migratory waterbirds such as Black-faced Spoonbills and Egrets coming from the west coast for breeding, winter birds, including Bean Geese […]
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“Flyway: Connecting People and Migratory Waterbirds” Story Series #17 – Interview with Mr. Masayuki Kurechi, awardee of Eighth edition of Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards
In this issue of Flyway story, we invited Mr. Masayuki Kurechi, Board Member of Ramsar Network Japan and Chair of EAAFP Anatidae Working Group, who has recently won the Eighth edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards for his significant contributions to the long-term sustainable use of wetlands (link). EAAFP: HelloMr. Kurechi, congratulations on winning […]
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Linking environmental educators from Hong Kong and Incheon for conservation of migratory waterbirds
Environmental education is key to conservation efforts. Exchanging knowledge and skills along the migratory routes of waterbirds is especially essential. Therefore, on the 20th – 21st August 2022, WWF-Hong Kong and local NGO Black-faced Spoonbill & Friends (BFS & Friends) from Incheon, with support from EAAFP Secretariat, led an Environmental Education Training Workshop at the […]
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Tracking Nordmann’s Greenshanks from Schaste Bay, Russian Far East with Druid Nano GPS devices
Summary During the boreal summer of 2021, the project team tagged 10 Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer) with 3.5 g Nano GPS tracking devices developed by Druid Technology Co., Ltd (Image 1) on their breeding grounds in western Schaste Bay, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. The team was awarded these tracking devices from a competition at […]
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Updates of Worldwide Avian Influenza Situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH (Jun 2022 – Sept 2022)
FAO/EMPRES-AH is constantly monitoring the avian influenza situation worldwide and compiles information from multiple national and international sources as well as peer-reviewed scientific articles. Close collaboration with country and regional offices, the implementation of avian influenza field surveillance projects, and networks of expertise like OIE/FAO’s OFFLU (www.offlu.org) provide access to timely information on outbreaks, surveillance […]
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