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Welcoming a new Partner, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT)
Posted on March 2, 2010Continue readingWildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) became the 21st Partner of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership on 23 Feb 2010 which coincided with the opening day of the 4th Meeting of Partners. Partners warmly welcomed Dr. Baz Hughes who represented WWT at MOP4.
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New Flyway Network Site in Japan
Posted on February 18, 2010Continue readingThe latest addition to the network of important sites for migratory waterbirds (the Flyway Site Network), Kejo-numa in Japan, was celebrated at a ceremony in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on 14 February 2010. Kejo-numa is Japan’s 28th Network site and comprises a system of water storage wetland and rice paddy fields. It meets Network […]
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Fourth Meeting of Partners
Posted on January 14, 2010Continue readingThe Fourth Meeting of Partners of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) is scheduled for Tuesday 23 February and Wednesday 24 February 2010. The meeting will be held in Songdo, Incheon City, Republic of Korea and arrangements will be handled by the EAAFP Secretariat team.
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The new Chairman of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership has now been appointed
Posted on October 19, 2009Continue readingCongratulations to Dr JEONG Yeon-Man, Director-General, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea on his appointment as Chairman of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership. One of the first roles of the EAAF Partnership Chairman has been the appointment of the Chief Executive of the Secretariat. The position of Chief Executive of the EAAF […]
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MoP4
Posted on October 19, 2009Continue readingThe Chairman of the EAAF Partnership has suggested that the next MoP (scheduled for late November or early December) should be held in the new year to allow for the newly appointed office bearers to settle in their new roles and prepare for the next MoP. Letter from EAAF Partnership Chairman
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New Secretariat arrangements and call for Chair nominations: The Chairman of the East Asian-Australasian Partnership, on behalf of the Partners, accepted a generous offer by the Republic of Korea to take over the hosting of the Partnership Secretariat from the interim Secretariat in Australia
Posted on February 15, 2009Continue readingIn order to effect a smooth transition of the Secretariat from Australia to the Republic of Korea a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to be developed by the Partnership Management Committee and endorsed by all Partners by about mid March 2009. This is to enable the Republic of Korea sufficient time to appoint an Executive […]
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새만금 방조제 완공 2년 ‘철새 재앙’ 왔다
Posted on October 9, 2008Continue readingㆍ도요새 개체수 ‘4분의 1’ 급감…넙적부리 도요는 단 3마리뿐 새만금 방조제 완공 후 우리나라를 찾는 도요새가 4분의 1로 줄었다는 조사 결과가 나왔다. 새만금 사업이 ‘철새 재앙’을 부르리라는 우려가 현실화된 것이다. 환경단체 ‘새와 생명의 터’가 8일 공개한 ‘2008 새만금 도요·물떼새 모니터링 결과’에 따르면 지난 5월 새만금을 찾은 도요·물떼새 개체수는 3만9557마리로 2006년 같은 기간의 17만6955마리의 22.3%에 그쳤다. 새만금을 찾는 붉은어깨도요는 8만6288마리에서 5.6%인 4847마리로 줄었고, 국제 멸종위기종인 […]
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New EAAF Partnership Secretariat
Posted on May 27, 2008Continue readingIn early May, the Partnership Chair (Australian Government) accepted the offer by Wetlands International – Oceania to host the Secretariat for the Flyway Partnership until the 3rd meeting of Partners. Wetlands International – Oceania has contracted Ms Maki Koyama to be the Secretariat working under the guidance of the Partnership Chair. Ms. Koyama has been […]
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Partnership Website
Posted on January 27, 2008Continue readingAvifauna Research & Services in Australia (ARS) were awarded the contract to design and establish a website for the EAAF Partnership. ARS will also maintain the website in association with the Secretariat until the end of 2008. Part of the website is a news page ‘What’s new’ interesting news associated with the Partnership activities are […]