Office Visit of U.S. High Schoolers
The 22 enthusiastic high-school students from US visited EAAFP Secretariat office on 12 July 2018. “Do you have any favorite bird in your mind?” Hyeseon Do, Programme Officer in EAAFP, started with this question and continued to explain about EAAFP. She detailed works in EAAFP such as Partners Working Groups, Task Forces, World Migratory Bird […]
Continue readingInternational Workshop and Training on the Conservation of the Intertidal Wetlands of Yellow/West Sea
The Yellow/West Sea Working Group successfully held its 2nd workshop on 9 July in Shanghai (China), with representatives from the governments of China, DPR Korea and RO Korea, as well as supporters such as international organizations, NGOs and other experts, to discuss future cooperation for the conservation of the Yellow/West Sea coastal wetlands and tidal flats. The workshop […]
Continue readingR.O. Korea to Restore 3㎢ of Tidal Flats from 2019-2023 at an annual cost of KRW 19.5 billion
Translated by EAAFP Secretariat Original article: 5년간 갯벌 3㎢ 복원, 연간 195억 원 갯벌가치 되살린다 – The Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries established ‘Mid and Long-Term Ocean Restoration Plan (2019-2023)’ – On 9th July, the Minister of the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries (Mr. Young-Choon Kim) announced the ‘Mid and Long-Term Ocean Restoration Plan […]
Continue readingDeveloping Waterbirds and Habitats Database of China’s Coasts Project
On 27 June 2018, Dr. Lew Young, the Chief Executive of the EAAFP Secretariat attended the project meeting of the “Developing Waterbirds and Habitats Database of China’s Coast”. From 2014-2015, the Paulson Institute carried out the important China Coastal Blueprint Project to review the status of China coastal wetlands along the Bohai and Yellow Seas, […]
Continue readingChina-ASEAN Wildlife Conservation Training Workshop
Dr. Lew Young, the Chief Executive of the EAAFP, attended China-ASEAN Wildlife Conservation Training Workshop in Sichuan, China for government officials from the ASEAN countries with responsibility for wildlife conservation, and to give a presentation on the work of the EAAFP and in the ASEAN region in particular. The workshop was held from 18th to […]
Continue readingSpecial Donation from Chadwick International School
Since 2014, the EAAFP Secretariat and Chadwick International School (Incheon, Republic of Korea) have built a good relationship through organizing educational lectures on conserving migratory waterbirds and habitats for young students. The school is located in Songdo International City which is home to the EAAFP Secretariat. The former EAAFP communication officer, Ms. Tomoko Ichikawa, delivered […]
Continue readingNEW:KIT’s endangered bird species T-shirts / Eco-bags
A Korean design brand NEW:KIT launched a summer 18’ collection inspired by 5 endangered bird species in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway; Red-crowned Crane, Black-faced Spoonbill, Saunders’s Gull, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Bar-Tailed Godwit. T-Shirts, eco-bags and bracelets inspired by the listed bird species are available in the NEW:KIT’s online store. EAAFP provided consultation to the […]
Continue readingEAAFP Strategic Planning Workshop for 2019 – 2028
On 11 – 13 June 2018, under the coordination of EAAFP Strategic Plan Task Force (Martin Spray – Chair, Alison Russell French – Vice Chair, Doug Watkins – Coordinator), around 20 representatives from national governments, international non-governmental partners and the EAAFP Secretariat gathered in the Copthorne King’s Hotel, Singapore to develop the EAAFP Strategic Plan […]
Continue readingBriefing on the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and Wetland in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
On 11 June 2018, the “Briefing on the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and Wetlands in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” was held from 10:00h – 12:30h at Board Room, 8 Floor, G – Tower, Songdo, Incheon. The event was co-organized by the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership Secretariat (EAAFP) and the Hanns Seidel […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2018 – Cambodia
Event Title:World Migratory Bird Day 2018 Cambodia Organizer:Department of Freshwater Wetlands Conservation, Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Department of Environment of Kampot Province and Pannasastra University of Cambodia(PUC) Number of Participants: around 300 people Summary: WMBD was celebrated on 9th and 10th May 2018 by Department of Freshwater Wetland Conservation of General Directorate of Administration […]
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