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WMBD2017 Reports
Bangladesh | Cambodia | China | Indonesia | Republic of Korea | Mongolia | Myanmar | Philippines | Thailand | Vietnam | Bangladesh Event name: WMBD Bangladesh Organizer: Nature Conservation Society Summary: In Bangladesh, World Migratory Bird Day 2017 was celebrated in a colorful way. The main event was conducted in Moulovibazar. On the 9th of May an art competition […]
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To Our Winged Travellers
About the project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_kY954r5WE Video Your message will be delivered to the countries in East Asian-Australasian Flyway! ‘To Our Winged Travellers‘ is an interactive art project to celebrate the annual migration of migratory waterbirds. Since last May, over 1000 people participated in the project via online and at the local bird events in the East […]
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Minseon’s farewell
28 August 2017 Spike Millington, Chief Executive of EAAFP Ms. Minseon Kim has been the heartbeat of the EAAFP Secretariat, the reassuring presence since her arrival in 2009 when the Secretariat set up in Songdo, Incheon. She has always been a diligent worker, but what I have noticed since my arrival in 2012 is a […]
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Seoul Mates
BirdLife Australia 5 June 2017 In late May, representatives from BirdLife Australia and BirdLife International hosted Indigenous Yawuru and Murujuga Rangers from Broome and Karratha, academics from Deakin University and representatives of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership and Woodside Energy in a visit to South Korea. While they were there they witnessed first-hand conservation work […]
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This Korean recipe could save Piper
On the west coast of the Republic of Korea, there is a precious mudflat remaining in a sea of coastal concrete. Following a BirdLife team visit with a nature-tourism focused county government, we tell the story of Yubu Island [EAAF101], its people, its renowned cuisine, and its millions of birds 11 May 2017 Samir Whitaker Military […]
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Republic of Korea celebrates World Wetlands Day 2016 and highlights the need for mudflat restoration
Minseon Kim, Programme Officer The national celebration of World Wetlands Day was held in Seocheon on 19th-20th May 2016. Every year since 2002 , the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment jointly organise this event to raise public awareness of the value of wetlands and the need for conservation in Korea. This event […]
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2,700 Hooded Cranes arrived in Republic of Korea
Kisup Lee, Waterbirds Network Korea Hooded Cranes are on the move! About 2,700 Hooded Cranes arrived in Republic of Korea from Japan on 20 – 21 March. We are expecting more Hooded Cranes coming from Izumi, Japan. According to monitoring results on 20 March, Cheonsu Bay [EAAF046] in Seosan currently supports around 2,900 Hooded Cranes […]
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Workshop on Yellow Sea Ecosystem Conservation held in the Republic of Korea
Minseon Kim, Program Officer The first workshop on Yellow Sea Ecosystem Conservation was held at the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea in Seocheon on 15 December 2015. It was organised by the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries (MOF), the Ornithological Society of Korea, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), Korea Institute of Environmental Ecology […]
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EAAFP Participates in the Geum River Migratory Bird Festival
Read in Korean Eunjin Yu, EAAFP intern From November 6th to 8th 2015, members of EAAFP Secretariat participated in the Geum River Migratory Bird Festival in Seocheon, Republic of Korea. The festival took place in the Bird Village, near the Geum River Estuary. Many government officials including the mayors of Seocheon and Gunsan city and Deputy Director joined the […]
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New Agreement for the Conservation of the Republic of Korea’s Top Coastal Wetland
Read in Korean By Mike Crosby, BirdLife International BirdLife International and the Government of Seocheon County have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on the conservation of the Geum Estuary [EAAF100] in the Republic of Korea. The MoU was signed by Mr Pakrae Noh, the Mayor of Seocheon County, and Patricia Zurita, BirdLife’s Chief Executive […]
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