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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 Poster for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
We are celebrating World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) twice a year, on every second Saturday of May and October. This day aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and calls for international cooperation to conserve them. The global annual campaign is held together with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement, the Environment for the […]
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Launch of “Coastal High-tide Shorebird Habitat Management Guidelines”
The EAAFP Secretariat, together with the Australasian Wader Studies Group are hosting a webinar “Launch Event: Coastal High-tide Shorebird Habitat Management Guidelines” on 17 September at 4pm – 5pm (KST). The editors of the guidelines will provide an overview of their content and the collaborative, evidence-based process used to develop the guidelines. A panel of experts, many […]
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Far Eastern Curlew
Name: Far Eastern Curlew Scientific name: Numenius madagascariensis Conservation status: IUCN – Endangered, CMS – Appendix I The Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis is endemic to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. It is the largest migratory shorebird species in the world. EAAFP Far Eastern Curlew Task Force was officially endorsed by the Partnership in January 2015, […]
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Baer’s Pochard
Name: Baer’s Pochard Scientific name: Aythya baeri Conservation status: IUCN – Critically Endangered, CMS – Appendix I Baer’s Pochard is a poorly known migratory diving duck endemic to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF). It was uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2012. A Species Action Plan was developed […]
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Name: Spoon-billed Sandpiper Scientific name: Calidris pygmaea Conservation status: IUCN – Critically Endangered, CMS – Appendix I Spoon-billed Sandpiper is the rarest shorebird and endemic to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF). It was uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2008. A Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team was set up […]
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Black-faced Spoonbill
Name: Black-faced SpoonbillScientific name: Platalea minorConservation status: IUCN – Endangered, CMS – Appendix I Black-faced Spoonbill is a waterbird restricted mainly to the East Asia region. It is the smallest and rarest of the six spoonbill species in the world. It is recognized as a successful case of conservation with international collaboration, which helped the […]
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Join the #legflagchallenge and contribute to migratory bird conservation!
This year, the EAAFP Secretariat is teaming up with the Oriental Bird Club, BirdLife International and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force, to launch the #legflagchallenge social media campaign. The #legflagchallenge campaign encourages birdwatchers, bird photographers and all kinds of citizen scientists to observe, document and report sightings of waterbirds in the countries of the East […]
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1st EAAFP briefing for the development of guidelines for National/Site Partnership and Sister Site Programme
Starting with the speech of Mr. Robert Kaler, the Chair of EAAFP, the first webinar for Briefing on Development of Guideline/Recommendation for Site and National Partnership and Sister Site Programme was held on 2 July, 2021. Following the Decision 8 and Decision 9 at EAAFP MOP10, the Secretariat has been working with Ms. Jennifer George, […]
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IBRRI 4th Annual Meeting to share future opportunities for strengthening wetland ecosystems in the Indo-Burma Region
The EAAFP Secretariat participated in the Fourth Annual Meeting of Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) virtually held on 18 February 2021. The aims were for the IBRRI parties to share the past events and to discuss potential future opportunities for strengthening wetland ecosystem services in the Indo-Burma region. Representatives from governments, academia, NGOs, and Ramsar […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 invites us to reconnect with Nature by appreciating “bird songs and flight”
The World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), a global annual campaign is held on every second Saturday of May and October, to raise awareness of migratory birds and calls for international cooperation to conserve them. Together with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement, and Environment for the Americas, East Asian Australasian Flyway […]
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