Conservation of wetlands and migratory waterbirds in the DPR Korea
During a side event at Ramsar COP13 on the implementation of the Ramsar Convention in the DPR Korea, the representative from the DPRK, Mrs. Ri Kyong Sim…
Continue readingA board game for the EAAF!
What are the dangers faced by migratory birds on migration? How can invasive plants affect the homes…
Continue readingEAAFP at Ramsar COP13 (Side events we and our Partners are organizing)
Ramsar COP13, 21 October 2018 – 29 October 2018, Dubai Sunday, 21 October Meeting of Ramsar Regional initiatives Lead Organizations: EAAFP, RRC-EA, IBRRI Time: 18:00 –…
Continue readingClimate change, immigration and survival: Many unknowns in search of answers!
Adj. Prof. Peter M J Fisher, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. Figure 1: How do…
Continue readingThe Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai as New Zealand’s new Flyway Network Site
(c) William Simpson On 14 October, a celebration was held at the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai near Christchurch (New Zealand), to mark the site being designated as the newest Flyway Network Site under the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAF). The Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai is the summer home to some 1.8% of the EAAF population of bar-tailed godwit (kuaka), after having flown some 11,000-kilometers from their breeding sites in Alaska. The celebration was attended by the Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage who said that the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai Trust has worked incredibly hard for the conservation of the site and for the past two years, been working with the Department of Conservation to have the estuary recognised internationally by the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership. The Conservation Minister believes it’s important sites like the estuary are recognised for the role they play in supporting birds like the bar-tailed godwit. “The species is declining at an annual rate of 2%, we need to do what we can to protect them,” said Ms Sage. “The estuary’s new status emphasises the need to protect it to ensure it remains a safe-haven for bar-tailed godwits, lesser knots/huahou, and other shorebirds such as the threatened wrybill/ngutuparore. “The location of the estuary next to the city drives home the message to visitors, these birds are important on the world stage,” she said. (c) Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust The site is now the third Flyway Site Network in New Zealand and the second in the South Island. There are now 137 Flyway Network Sites along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Useful info: https://www.doc.govt.nz/eastern-bar-tailed-godwit https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/stories/2014/june/the-incredible-godwit-migration/ https://eaaflyway.org/new-zealand/
Continue readingRiver Tern facing unfavourable future in SE Asia
The River Tern Sterna aurantia, currently listed as Near-threatened globally, is having a drastic…
Continue readingScaly-sided Merganser Single Species International Action Plan 3-rd Workshop will be held on 5-7 December, 2018 in Changde, China
This workshop is for: (1) fulfillment of the Single Species International Action Plan; (2) improvement for national Action Plans; (3) coordinate surveys within key states; and (4) further cooperation…
Continue readingInternational Workshop for Flyway Site Managers from the RO Korea (11~12 Oct, Ulsan)
*Schedule*Inquiries : chingo1@korea.kr
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