The ‘Monument’ Spoon-billed Sandpiper ‘01’ returns to Rudong
Author: Christoph Zöckler (SBS Task Force Coordinator) The male Spoon-billed Sandpiper ‘01’ has bred not far from the village Meinypilgyno in Chukotka, Russia since at least 2010, but possibly…
Continue reading‘Prioritizing Migratory Shorebirds for Conservation Action on the EAAF’ a report by WWF-Hong Kong
From Bena Smith (WWF-Hong Kong) The report is an initiative for regional prioritization of the status of shorebirds using the EAAF, and is an objective assessment of the conservation status…
Continue readingMyanmar Becomes the 32nd Partner of EAAFP
On July 27th, the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar became the 32nd Partner of EAAFP with enthusiastic and unanimous support from all Partners. [caption id=”attachment_8199″ align=”aligncenter”…
Continue readingYalu Jiang International Bird Festival, Dandong, China
The mouth of the Yalu River (Yalu Jiang) in Liaoning Province of NE China forms the border between China and DPRK and is probably the most important…
Continue readingChina Coastal Blueprint Project Launched
The China Coastal Wetland Blueprint Project, jointly implemented by the State Forestry Administration, the Paulson Institute and the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources…
Continue readingSingapore students visited Seocheon, Republic of Korea, as part of Flyway Sister Sites and Sister Wetland Affiliations Programme
Mr. Mohamad Azlin, National Parks Board, Singapore As part of the Sister Wetland Affiliations Programme and Flyway Sister Sites activity, linking Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR)…
Continue readingTrip to encourage Myanmar to join EAAFP
On June 14, Spike Millington, Chief Executive, and Minseon Kim, Program Officer, headed to Myanmar to support and follow up Myanmar’s application to join EAAFP and its nomination of…
Continue readingSingapore Intertidal Zone Conservation Symposium
A two-day Symposium on Intertidal Conservation in Southeast Asia was held at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR) in Singapore on 12-13 June 2014, co-hosted by BirdLife International, the National…
Continue readingA step forward for threatened migratory waterbirds in Incheon, Korea
Incheon and Gyeonggi tidal flats are important for a great number of migratory bird species, which are now at risk through rapid urban development and reclamation of coastal areas….
Continue readingMOU between BirdLife and Seocheon County Signed
Author: Becky Rush Report by BirdLife International Rio Tinto, through the Rio Tinto – BirdLife International Partnership Programme, is providing funding until end 2015 for a pilot…
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