Ecology and Peace, PyeongChang Peace Forum 2020
The Demilitarized Zone, also known as DMZ, has been widely acknowledged as one of the most well-preserved areas in the world due to the variety of endangered animal and plant species. Gangwon-do Province and PyeongChang County, therefore, organized the PyeongChang Peace Forum 2020, which took place from 9-11 February 2020 at PyeongChang Alpensia Convention Center […]
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“Year of the Cranes” story series #2 – Connecting Cranes and Community: The 2nd International Crane Camp in Cheorwon 2020
* Please scroll down for Russian version In celebrating the Year of the Crane, the enchanting 2nd International Crane Camp took place from 4th to 6th February, 2020 in Cheorwon, Ro Korea, aiming to educate and linking students from breeding and wintering sites of the cranes in North-east Asia. This year, there were a total […]
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”Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series #2 – Interview with Georgina Steytler, Grand Prix Winner of 2019 EAAFP Waterbirds Photo Contest
Our second interviewee ”Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series is Ms. Georgina Steytler from Australia, Grand Prix Winner of 2019 EAAFP Waterbirds Photo Contest, to share with us her success story. EAAFP: Ms. Georgina Steytler, Please introduce yourself. Georgina: My name is Georgina Steytler. I am a conservationist and part-time photographer from Australia. […]
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Team SPOON 5th anniversary project “SPOON BFS election 2020”
Team SPOON aims to connect between people and black-faced spoonbills, people and nature, and people themselves. Black-faced Spoonbills(BFSs) are endangered migratory birds that fly around East Asia. Established in Tokyo in 2015, Team SPOON created rings that have same colors and patterns with spoonbills’ foot rings, and has introduced the rings to people in Japan […]
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“Year of the Cranes” story series #1 – First recorded wintering Siberian Cranes in Guangdong, China
On 9 December 2019, a flock of Siberian Cranes (8 adults, 1 juvenile) was found at the rice paddy and lotus ponds on the island of Shazaichang, Sansha Town, Xinhui District of Jiangmen City, west of the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province, China. This is the first time Siberian Crane is recorded in Guangdong Province. […]
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EAAFP Partners engagement at CMS COP13
In a week’s time, the 13th Meeting of Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Sepcies of Wild Animals (CMS COP 13) will be kick-started between 15 and 22 February, 2020 in Gandhinagar, India. As the environmental treaty under United Nations, CMS provides a global platform for the conservation and […]
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Black-faced Spoonbill bridging two EAAFP sister sites
On 31st of January, 2020, the Environment Bureau of the Government of the Incheon Metropolitan City of Republic of Korea and EAAFP Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding to achieve the conservation of Black-faced Spoonbill and migratory waterbirds in Incheon and support the sister site arrangement between Incheon Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea […]
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Myanmar designated Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary as Flyway Network Site in celebration of the World Wetlands Day
On 2nd February, 2020, the government of the Republic of the Union Myanmar announced the designation of Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary as EAAFP Flyway Network Site (EAAF 147) in celebration of the World Wetlands Day. This marks the 6th EAAFP Flyway Networks Site for Myanmar. “On this World Wetlands Day, Ministry of Natural Resources and […]
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World Wetlands Day 2020 – Wetland Biodiversity Matters
Each year on 2nd February, people around the world celebrate World Wetlands Day, to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971. It is a day to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands and the biodiversity they support. This year, […]
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Work and achievements of EAAFP Partners and Secretariat in 2019
A lot of things had been carried out and happened in 2019. Here is a quick summary about what EAAFP Partners and Secretariat had done and achieved in 2019. 10th Anniversary of Secretariat Hosting / New MOU EAAFP celebrated the 10th Anniversary of Government of Korea hosting the EAAFP Secretariat and signing the New […]
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