AWSG North-west Australia Satellite Tracking Project – Summary (Feb-Jun 2019)
Continue readingThis is the fifth year the AWSG’s North-west Australia Wader and Tern Expedition team has fitted satellite transmitters on migratory waders. Five 5g transmitters were put on to Little Curlew with the hope for more success to compare to the previous studies in 2013 and 2015; and five 2g transmitters were, for the first time […]
EAAFP Secretariat celebrates the 2019 World Migratory Bird Day
Continue readingTo celebrate 2019 World Migratory Bird Day, the EAAFP Secretariat held a public lecture at the Auditorium in G-Tower, Songdo, Incheon, RO Korea on Saturday 11th May, 2019. The theme of this event was “Human, Birds in Incheon”, aiming to raise awareness of citizens on the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitat. Participants of […]
Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Government of Korea hosting the EAAFP Secretariat
Continue readingToday, 10th May, 2019, marks the 10th anniversary of the Government of Korea hosting the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat in Songdo, the Republic of Korea. It is also the beginning of another 5 years of collaboration to conserve migratory waterbirds and wetlands in the East Asian-Australasia region, as new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
ALASKA SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION PLAN, VERSION III
Continue readingIn recognition of declines among perhaps half of Alaska’s breeding shorebirds, ongoing or emerging threats to shorebirds and their habitats, and considerable knowledge of Alaska’s shorebirds acquired over the past decade, the Alaska Shorebird Group updated the Alaska Shorebird Conservation Plan. This plan is one of eleven regional plans associated with the U.S. Shorebird Conservation […]
Cheorwon to Muraviovka: Connecting Cranes and People
Continue readingStudents who joined the International Scrane School in Cheorwon (Photo: You Jin Lee/EAAFP) Not all children love going to schools but in this school, all of the students did not want the class finish. This is the first International Crane School of Cheorwon, an environmental education activity to provide an opportunity for students from Ro […]
EAAFP supported the 2019 Hong Kong Bird Watching Marathon with Sony
Continue reading2019 Hong Kong Bird Watching Marathon – Newbie Delight and Family Tournament was held on Sunday 14 April 2019. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS) organized the race and for the first time the EAAFP joined as an official supporter. Hong Kong is known to have recorded 551 bird species in the wild, which is […]
New e-Storybook for children on Hong Kong Biodiversity is on release!
Continue readingFinding a children’s book to talk about local biodiversity of Hong Kong is not an easy task. In order to introduce the concept of biodiversity to Hong Kong’s children, The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS) has made her second very own storybook, named “The Postman Kingfisher”. Greater news to hear is that it is […]
EAAFP 10th Anniversary and World Migratory Bird Day 2019 Event.
Continue readingEAAFP is going to celebrate the 10th anniversary and World Migratory Bird Day 2019 on 10 – 11 May 2019 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. Please check the hyperlink below for more details of the programme and registration. ©EAAFP ©EAAFP For details of the programme: [Eng] and [Kor] For registration : [Eng] and [Kor] […]
2019 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census Results showed new high number!
Continue readingThe census took place on 25th – 27th January 2019. Over 100 sites were surveyed for the wintering Black-faced Spoonbills (BFS). The census teams recorded a total of 4,463 individuals in this period, a new high figure of this species and finally a breakthrough to four thousand birds. This new high figure sees an increase […]
The Role of Us, to Coordinate with DPRK for the environment of the Korean Peninsula.
Continue readingOn 10 April 2019, there was an event in Seoul, Republic of Korea, titled “The Role of Us, to Coordinate with DRRK for the environment of the Korean Peninsula.” held by Korea Safety Health Environment Foundation. The event mainly aimed to share the previous coordinating progress in the Korea Peninsula and confirm the will to […]
