Belief in People’s Power, Citizen Ecological Survey Group Activities in 2022, Hwaseong Wetland, Ro Korea
Continue readingAs conservationists, we believe in people’s power. One of the fields where you can see this is “Citizen Science”, which means scientific research with citizens involved, such as data collection or analyzing scientific data by trained citizens, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists. We’d like to introduce one example of citizen […]
Winner of the Youth Think Tank Competition for the EAA Flyway revealed!
Continue readingAfter a wonderful 2-years, the Youth Think Tank Competition for the EAA Flyway came to a close on Saturday 22nd October 2022. To extend the momentum of 2020 Flyway Youth Forum which became the first spark for dialogue amongst youth in the EAA Flyway on conservation of wetlands and migratory waterbirds, the Youth Think Tank […]
Youthful Wetland Dialogue on Metaverse at Ramsar COP14
Continue readingYouthful Wetland Dialogue on Metaverse Call for exhibiters and presenters Young people are key stakeholders to wetland conservation and many of them are taking actions. We are creating an extraordinary virtual event on Gather.Town for all youth participants to showcase their work, share ideas and interact with each other around the world during Ramsar COP14 […]
Ramsar COP14: Pre-COP Orientations
Continue readingAs Ramsar COP14 is 2 weeks away, to equip delegates, especially youth, smaller CSOs and NGOs and newcomers to Ramsar COP14, two Pre-COP Orientations were set this week. One is for Youth and Civil Society (25th October and 1st November) and another one is on the Ramsar CEPA programme by Wetland Link International (25th and […]
Closing Ceremony of Youth Think Tank Competition for EAA Flyway
Continue readingAfter a wonderful 2-year-long journey, the Youth Think Tank Competition for the EAA Flyway is coming to an end. To celebrate the accomplishments by each team and to announce the winner of the competition, we would like to invite everyone to join our Closing Ceremony for the Youth Think Tank Competition. Join the Ceremony and […]
Winners of 2022 “Year of the Terns” Photo Contest Announced!
Continue readingOn the second peak of 2022 World Migratory Bird Day (8th October, 2022), the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat and its Seabird Working Group announced the results of the 2022 “Year of the Terns” Photo Contest”, featuring the beauty of terns in East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Over 170 entries covering 19 out of 27 tern […]
New Zealand Government launched a online tool of using birds to track light pollution at sea
Continue readingNew research has expanded our understanding of which migratory bird species are most threatened by light pollution at sea. A fishing vessel with spotlights © Johannes Fischer/DOC Tomorrow, 8 October, is World Migratory Bird Day, an international awareness day as birds embark on their seasonal migration. These epic journeys happen twice a year, one […]
World Migratory Bird Day 2022 Webinars
Continue readingBrief Introduction With the official slogan of World Migratory Bird Day 2022 “Dim the Lights for Birds at Night!”, this global campaign focus on the impacts of light pollution on migratory birds. To raise awareness among EAAFP Partners, researchers, conservationists, and the general public about the impact of Light Pollution to migratory birds in the […]
The Hunter Estuary Forum 2022
Continue reading0 Participants of Hunter Estuary Forum ©Hunter Wetlands Centre The Hunter Estuary in Newcastle NSW, Australia is a place of great contrasts. It hosts the most important estuary in NSW for migratory shorebirds, the Hunter Estuary National Park and the Hunter Estuary Ramsar site, which includes Hunter Wetland Centre, Australia’s first dedicated wetlands centre. The Hunter […]
Community Support Project for Conservation of the Hwaseong Wetlands in 2021
Continue readingThe Hwaseong Wetlands are a vital stopover site of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) and a repository of biodiversity. In 2018, it was listed as the EAAFP Flyway Network Site (FNS), and its value was internationally recognized. To promote the importance of the Hwaseong Wetlands and to conserve wetlands in the hands of the local […]
