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World Migratory Bird Day 2019
About the World Migratory Bird Day 2019 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was initiated in 2006 as an annual awareness-raising campaign aimed at people living in all the major flyways that highlights the ecological importance of migratory birds and calls for their global conservation through international cooperation. It was established by the Secretariat of the Agreement on […]
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ASEAN Flyway Network – soaring to greater heights
The ASEAN Flyway Network (AFN) National Focal Points of various ASEAN Member States, site managers of existing or potential East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF) sites, experts from Wetlands International, Japan Bird Research Association, and Ministry of Environment-Japan, and EAAFP Secretariat representatives flocked together from 13-15 May 2019 for obvious reasons – conservation of migratory […]
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Promoting the conservation of EAAF migratory birds in freshwater wetlands at the AWGNCB Meeting, Vientiane
The countries that make up Southeast Asia are among the world’s most biodiverse. This region supports a quarter of the world’s bird species, as is the majority of the migratory bird species the use the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. To strengthen collective action and cooperation to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable use of natural resources, the […]
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MoP 10
Period: 10-14 December 2018 Venue: Changjiang City, Hainan Island, P.R. China Note: pre-meeting day on 9 December for Working Groups and Task Forces to meet if they so wish. Contact: [email protected] Final Discussion Papers You can find the compilation of MoP10 final discussion papers from [here] and final decision papers from [here]. You can also find these […]
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Updates of worldwide avian influenza situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH
FAO/EMPRES-AH is constantly monitoring the avian influenza situation worldwide and compiles information from multiple national and international sources as well as peer-reviewed scientific articles. Close collaboration with country and regional offices, the implementation of avian influenza field surveillance projects and networks of expertise like the OIE/FAO OFFLU (www.offlu.net) provide access to timely information on outbreaks, […]
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A board game for the EAAF!
What are the dangers faced by migratory birds on migration? How can invasive plants affect the homes of migratory birds? What kinds of threats can our skyscrapers pose to migrating birds? A new board game conceptualised by the BirdLife International (Asia) Secretariat and its Singapore and Malaysian partners, the Nature Society (Singapore) and the Malaysian […]
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How did the EAAFP Secretariat celebrate WMBD in May 2018?
The East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) has been celebrating the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) from 2006 to raise awareness of the importance of the conservation of migratory waterbirds and the sustainable management of their habitats. This year, 2018, the EAAFP Secretariat held two major events under the global WMBD theme of “Unifying […]
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Bako Buntal Bay–East Asian-Australasian Flyway Network Site Dossier
Sarawak Forestry Bako Buntal Bay [EAAF112] as covered by this document is located on the coasts of Sarawak, East Malaysia. The Bay represents tidal influenced coastal habitats which stretches from the tip of Santubong peninsula to the mouth of Sadong River. Bako Buntal Bay remained quite significant a part of Sarawak’s coastline due to large […]
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Asian Waterbird Census with the Pulau Ketam Community
By Mr Woo Chee Yoong, Wildlife RA of the Malaysian Nature Society On the 15th until 19th of January, 2018, I was given the opportunity to engage the Pulau Ketam community in the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) activity. The first task was to survey about the island community’s knowledge and interests in waterbirds. The second […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2018
About the World Migratory Bird Day 2018 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was initiated in 2006 by the Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (UNEP-AEWA) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) as an annual awareness-raising campaign aimed at people […]
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