Damming China’s largest freshwater lake could harm fragile ecosystem
Read in Chinese: Chinadialogue 9 January 2017 Plans to build a lake between China’s largest freshwater lake and largest river have provoked fierce criticism, writes Liu Qin Last November, Jiangxi, a province in central China on the Yangtze River, unexpectedly announced that an environmental impact assessment was underway for a dam project between Poyang Lake [EAAF025] […]
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Satellite tracking of migratory birds to take flight this year
9 January 2017 Today Online NParks plans to track 22 birds, including some Arctic breeders, over two years SINGAPORE — The National Parks Board (NParks) will launch a two-year project this year to find out more about the lives of 22 shorebirds via satellite tracking. The solar-powered satellite tracking devices, weighing 5 or 9.5g each, […]
Continue readingSingapore hosts two migratory bird events for the first time
9 January 2017 Today Online For the first time, Singapore is hosting two events aimed at protecting migratory birds that use a major pathway called the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF). On the agenda: The protection of a critically endangered shorebird called the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, of which an estimated 150 breeding pairs are left in the […]
Continue readingThree Questions With: Spike Millington
Read in Chinese: The Paulson Institute There is much doom and gloom about China’s wetlands and the future of the migratory birds they sustain. More than 60% of those wetlands have disappeared since 1950. Do you see any positive developments? Are you actually hopeful? Yes, there have been positive developments, not least the declaration last […]
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A tern for the better
6 January 2017 Shaun Hurrell, BirdLife International – Asia Asia’s rarest seabird has been discovered breeding in the Korean Peninsula. This new stronghold could help the Chinese Crested Tern bounce back from near-extinction. “Our hearts raced as we saw them,” recalls Yunkyoung Lee and Se-Kyu Song. Amongst the hustle and bustle of a Black-tailed Gull […]
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Adelaide’s bird sanctuary joins global flock
11 January 2017 Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources of Government of South Australia Adelaide’s International Bird Sanctuary [EAAF 131] has been officially declared part of the global East Asian-Australasian Flyway Network, strengthening the site’s significance in bird conservation. The East Asian-Australasian Flyway is one of the world’s great bird migration flight paths. It encompasses […]
Continue readingSpoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Meeting in Myanmar
Christoph Zockler, Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Coordinator A Two days meeting of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force will be held in Mawlamyine, Myanmar on 18-19 January 2017. To download the tentative agenda below in Word document, click here. Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Meeting January 2017 Agenda (tentative) Date: 18-19-January 2017 […]
Continue readingScientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds statement on 20 December 2016
Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds statement on: H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in poultry and wild birds 20 December 2016 This statement, from the United Nations Environment Programme/Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Co-Convened Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds is […]
Continue readingEcologically and Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs): A Focus for Connectivity
Spike Millington, Chief Executive, EAAFP Secretariat At the Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya, Japan, government parties agreed on a process for describing Ecologically and Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) to notify the UN General Assembly (UNGA) of the need to effectively conserve and manage these areas. The […]
Continue reading“AI 근본대책은 철새에게 잘해주는 것” 두루미와 공생하는 철원 농민들
2016년 12월 15일 김기범 기자, 경향신문 “AI 근본대책은 철새에게 잘해주는 것” 두루미와 공생하는 철원 농민들 – 김기범 기자의 살아남아줘서 고마워(25) “두루미, 재두루미들 때깔이 예전보다 좋아보이네요?” “건강 상태도 이전보다 좋아 보입니다!” 지난 13일과 14일 경향신문을 포함한 언론사 취재진, 철원 농민, 철원군청 관계자, 전문가, 6사단 관계자 등이 강원도 철원 민통선 내 두루미 서식지역을 둘러보면서 감탄하며 나눈 대화 […]
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