Maintaining habitat for birds in Bako Buntal Bay [EAAF112], Malaysia
Read in Bahasa Malaysia Translated by Rosa Risdiana, EAAFP intern The situation of Buntal village in Bako Buntal Bay is different from other estuaries in eastern Malaysia. Hundreds of waterbirds visit this village, feeding on the lakes and breeding on the shore. The abundance of birds makes the village unique, and it attracts many tourists. The estuary […]
Continue readingAustralian Pelicans stop over in Serangan, Bali, Indonesia
Read in Indonesian Translated by Rossa Risdiana, EAAFP intern Denny Hatief, coordinator of the “World Migratory Bird Day 2015” was observing migratory waterbirds on Serangan Island, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, on 10 May 2015. He was with his friends from the Veterinary and Biology Faculty of Udayana University. The students started the observation on 8 May 2015 […]
Continue readingA Wader Ringing Program: Hitting the ground running….
Nigel Clark (British Trust for Ornithology) and Jing Li (SBS in China) Together with ‘SBS in China’ I am leading a group of international wader experts (Guy Anderson from RSPB, Richard Hearn from WWT, Ewan Weston from Highland Ringing Group and David Melvile from New Zealand) who have come to China to help Professor Chang […]
Continue reading정부, 갯벌 복원 추진…경제가치 16조원
노승길 기자, 아주경제 정부가 간척과 매립 등으로 사라져가는 우리 갯벌을 복원하고 갯벌을 활용한 생태관광 활성화 등을 추진하기로 했다. 해양수산부는 지난 8월 25일 국무회의에서 ‘갯벌 복원을 통한 자원화 종합계획’을 보고했다. 해수부는 이번 계획에 대해 갯벌을 보전하는 데에서 한 걸음 더 나아가 갯벌 복원으로 경제적·생태적 가치를 극대화해 갯벌을 새로운 성장동력으로 활용하기 위함이라고 설명했다. 우리나라 갯벌은 2500㎢ 규모로 국토 면적의 […]
Continue readingBaer’s Pochard Task Force has been established
The Baer’s Pochard is a Critically Endangered species on the edge of extinction in the wild. It has undergone a decline that has accelerated rapidly in recent years, and there may now be fewer than 300 individuals surviving in the wild. The exact causes of the decline are unclear. Recent surveys in the northern part […]
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The 5th WLI-Asia Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand
by EAAFP Secretariat The fifth Wetlands Link International-Asia Conference was held from 24 to 28 August 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was organized by the Ramsar Regional Center-East Asia, Wetlands Link International, Ramsar Convention, and EAAFP and hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Korea and ONEP, Thailand. There were more than 50 participants […]
Continue readingEAAFPの日本国内パートナーシップについて
Read in English by EAAFP Secretariat 2015年8月17日、環境省 自然環境局野生生物課より辻田香織 湿地保全専門官が東アジア・オーストラリア地域フライウェイパートナーシップ事務局を訪問されました。この機会に、日本の国内パートナーシップについての発表を行っていただきました。概要は次の通りです。 日本には、32の東アジア・オーストラリア地域渡り性水鳥重要生息地ネットワーク参加地があります。その数は、フライウェイパートナーシップ参加国の中で最多です。日本では、それぞれの参加地は、その参加地が支えている水鳥の種類により、ガンカモ類、シギ・チドリ類、ツル類を対象とする国内ネットワークのいずれか、またはそのいくつかに属しています。 それぞれのネットワークではコーディネーターが指名されており、コーディネーターはニュースレターの発行などを通じて、情報共有や保全活動を促進しています。 また、環境省では、毎年ないし２年に一度、いずれかのネットワークを対象に、ネットワーク交流会を開いています。交流会には、専門家、ネットワーク参加地の管理者、参加地が位置する自治体の職員、湿地センターのスタッフ、関連NGOなどが集まり、課題や経験、情報の共有を行い、ネットワークの強化につながっています。費用は、日本国環境省が負担しています。 専門家やネットワーク参加地の管理者、関係団体等の国内交流のためのこのような仕組みは、国レベルでのEAAFPの目的の達成において重要な役割を担っています。また、環境省では、ネットワーク参加地の管理に寄与している地元NGOのリストを作成し、参加地のより効果的な保全に向けてそれらのNGOとの連携強化を図ろうとしているところです。 なお、辻田専門官は、事務局の所在地インチョン市周辺の主要な水鳥の生息地も視察されました。 発表のスライドはこちらからご覧いただけます。
Continue readingA presentation on Japan’s National Partnership
Read in Japanese (日本語) by EAAFP Secretariat Japan’s Focal Point, Ms. Kaori Tsujita, Wildlife Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, visited the EAAFP Secretariat on 17 August 2015 and gave us a presentation on the national partnership in Japan. She also visited several important wetlands in and around Songdo where the Secretariat […]
Continue readingFirst eleven Scaly-sided Mergansers hatched in China and 1000th in Russia
by Dr. Diana Solovyeva, Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force Coordinator The year of 2015 became extremely successful for Scaly-sided Merganser production in artificial nest sites. After 10 years of failure the Artificial nest box program in China provided first results: eleven ducklings hatched in Chevy Volt Battery box in Changbaishan. See links: Inhabitat: http://inhabitat.com/chevy-volt-battery-covers-recycled-as-adorable-nesting-boxes-for-endangered-birds/ Good Magazine: […]
Continue readingR.I.P Yangkou
by Devaram T Yangkou also known as XiaoYangkou, the very famous coastal town for the Spoon-billed Sandpipers came into the light only in 2008. When Spoonies were found in good numbers since 2008, numerous birders and photographers came from every corner of the world to see this “Holy Grail.” Even before 2008, the mudflats were reclaimed for the […]
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