Incheon International City Forum in Songdo
On the last October, Incheon International City Forum was jointly hosted by Incheon Development & Tourism Corporation and the Incheon International Relations Foundation at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea, with an aim to ensure the sustainability of Incheon as an international city and to find ways to support to co-prosperity of the local community […]
Continue readingBirds Korea News from Jeollanamdo, South Korea
Written by Andreas Kim from Bird Korea After the strong rain the day before had brought the river visited had largely very brownish color and the water level was rather high. Most numerous species was Eastern Spot-billed Duck with c. 40 individuals all along the observed area. In addition 6 Mallrad, one Common Teal, 3 […]
Continue readingWorld Parks Congress, Sydney, 12-19 November 2014
The World Parks Congress, held every ten years, brings together protected area agencies, managers, practitioners and researchers to chart a path forward for improved coverage, management, support and financing for protected areas throughout the world. The Sydney Congress was attended by Heads of State, government ministers, representatives of development agencies, universities and citizen groups. More […]
Continue readingThe Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) in North America
Written by Chuck Cerbini, Toledo Zoo/Associate Curator of Birds In 2004, the International Wild Waterfowl Association (IWWA) conducted a survey to assess the state of captive waterfowl collections in the United States. As a result of this survey, the IWWA completed an importation from Europe of several waterfowl species whose populations were considered critically […]
Continue readingThe International Black-faced Spoonbill Census Report 2014
The full report of the 2014 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census is now available, provided by the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, and the BirdLife International Asia Division. Below is the abstract, and you can download the full report here Abstract: The annual International Black-faced Spoonbill Census was conducted on 17-19 January 2014. This is an […]
Continue readingProtection of most important stop over site in Dongtai and Rudong in China remains a big challenge
Jing Li (SBS in China) & Christoph Zöckler (SBS TF Coordinator) 29 October 2014 The Spoon-billed sandpiper Task Force (SBS TF) held its 10th anniversary meeting on 14 October in Rudong, China. Sixteen members from six flyway countries, the UK and Germany discussed progress on the flyway conservation and shared experiences. Prior to the […]
Continue readingExperts get together in Beijing to discuss conservation of key sites for migratory birds in the Yellow Sea
Article released by CMS Bonn, 23 September 2014 – Flyways around the world include key stopover sites that are essential for migratory birds to rest and refuel before continuing their journey. Delaware Bay in the Eastern Americas Flyway and the Wadden Sea in the African-Eurasian Flyway are good examples of such critical sites. In the […]
Continue readingClimate Change Will Disrupt Half of North America’s Bird Species, Study Says
The National Audubon Society has released Climate Change Report, which says more than half of 588 North American birds will face their habitat loss over the next 65 years. If no action is taken regarding to climate change in the future, they could be victims of it and ended up becoming extinct. Mr. Yarnold of […]
Continue readingNow back in the UK – Update from the Spoon-billed Sandpiper survey team
Written by Nigel Clark A team lead by SBS in China and with five international wader experts: Nigel Clark from BTO, James Phillips from Natural England, Guy Anderson and Andy Schofield from RSPB and Rich Hearn from WWT, has come together to survey the autumn concentration of Spoon-billed Sandpiper on the Jiangsu coastline. The […]
Continue reading연안 돌보기: 연안 습지 복원을 위해 제안된 선언문
[Read in english] 지난 10월 14일 동아시아 대양주 철새이동경로 파트너십 (EAAFP)는 람사르 협약 사무국, 생물다양성협약(CBD), 국제조류보호협회(Birdlife International)과 협업하여 평창에서 열린 제12차 생물다양성협회 당사국총회(CBD COP12)에서 EAAFP 스파이크 밀링턴 사무국장을 의장으로 ‘연안 돌보기(Caring for Coasts)’를 주제로 서식지 소실에 대해 대책을 촉구하는 새로운 제안(이니셔티브)을 공표했다. 이 자리에서 생물다양성협약(CBD) David Coates 씨는 연안지역에서 일어나는 생태계 서비스와 연안 보전의 중요성을, […]
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