Yeongjong-do Mudflat Migratory Bird Day (2017 영종도 갯벌 철새의 날)
Event title: Yeongjong-do Mudflat Migratory Bird Day (2017 영종도 갯벌 철새의 날) Organizer: The event was co-hosted by GREENKOREA INCHEON(인천녹색연합), Incheon Bridge((주)인천대교) and supported by Incheon Metropolitan City(인천광역시), Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education(인천광역시교육청), Incheon Junggu office(중구청) and EAAFP. Participants: Around 400 students from surrounding schools. Summary: On May 20th, ‘The 2017 Yeongjong-do Mudflat Migratory […]
Continue readingWMBD 2017 – Hong Kong
Event title: Launch of a tailor-made education pack about wetlands, waterbirds and sustainable living Organizer: Fujian Minjiang River Estuary Wetland National Nature Reserve and WWF-Hong Kong Summary: To celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, Fujian Minjiang River Estuary Wetland National Nature Reserve and WWF-Hong Kong organized a launch ceremony of the education pack “Connect with the […]
Continue readingWorld Migratory Bird Day 2017- Bangladesh
Event title: World Migratory Bird Day Event Organizer: Nature Conservation Society Participants: Nearly 1000. Most of them were school and college students & members of the local community Outcome: – Mass awareness for youth and local community for the conservation of wetlands and supported species, specifically migratory birds. – Motivation of policy makers, social and media […]
Continue readingSpoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force: News Bulletin No.17, April 2017
The 17th Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (SBS TF) News Bulletin is now available here. The contents are as below. To read previous news bulletins and find out more about Spoon-billed Sandpiper, please visit our SBS TF page. Contents Foreword from the Editor Guest Editorial by Minister Min Kyi Win Workshop on SBS National Action Plan in Mawlamyine, Myanmar […]
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Studies show climate change having an adverse effect on migrating waterbirds
Spike Millington, Chief Executive EAAFP Secretariat It is well known that migratory birds have adapted the timing and altitude of their migratory journeys to take advantage of prevailing tail winds that result from global climate patterns. For example, Bar-tailed Godwits breeding in Alaska can use favorable wind patterns after the breeding season to make their […]
Continue readingA Survey of the State of the World’s Wetlands: tell us about a wetland you know
Nick Davidson & Rob McInnes (SWS Ramsar Section) Chris Rostron (WWN) Matthew Simpson (WWT) Why undertake this survey? Knowledge about the status and trends of the world’s remaining wetlands is very patchy and limited. To improve this knowledge, and so as to better inform wetland policy and decision-making, we are conducting a simple worldwide questionnaire […]
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Declining Long-distance Shorebirds linked to Yellow Sea Mudflat Loss
Read in other languages: EAAFP Secretariat Birdwatchers have been watching, counting and monitoring shorebirds along the coasts of Australia and New Zealand for many years, resulting, at some sites, in decades-long datasets. Now, these amateur “citizen scientists” have teamed up with researchers to use this long-term information to identify trends in individual species’ populations […]
Continue readingMOP interactive sessions lead to lively discussions (and drawings)
Spike Millington, Chief Executive, EAAFP Secretariat One of the challenges of designing a large meeting involving a diverse set of stakeholders with different backgrounds and interests, as well as expectations, is to come up with a format that effectively engages these different groups. At EAAFP’s Eighth Meeting of Partners (MOP8) in Hokkaido, Japan in January […]
Continue readingBaer’s Pochard: Cause For Optimism?
11 March 2017 Birding Beijing Last week I was invited to Hengshui Hu in Hebei Province by officials from the German government-owned development bank, KfW. In partnership with the Hengshui Hu nature reserve and Hengshui University, KfW is beginning a project to support the sustainable management of this impressive wetland which, as well as supporting breeding […]
Continue readingWhy are we losing our large waders?
1 March 2017 Graham Appleton, WaderTales A review of the global threats to the world’s Numeniini (curlews, godwits & Upland Sandpiper) has just been published. It does not make for good reading. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of Eskimo Curlews were migrating the full length of the two American continents 150 years ago – […]
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