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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 October Event– BIOPALAS, Indonesia
Continue readingEvent Title : Migrasi Burung di Tengah Pandemi Organizer: Biologi Pecinta Alam dan Studi Lingkungan Hidup (BIOPALAS) Himpunan Mahasiswa Biologi USU (HIMABIO USU) Date: 30th September – 2nd October, 2021 Participants: 75 participants for the event, including 45 children participants for the counseling in school, and there are 30 participants for the counseling in Universitas […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 May Event– Ibaraki Academy
Continue reading©️Ibaraki Academy Event Title : GenSan World Migratory Bird Day Organizer: The Ibaraki Academy together with Kidlikasan and Yabong Philippines Date: 8th October – 9th October, 2021 Participants: There were a total of 36 participants, 32 out of 36 were college students and 4 participants were high school students. Summary: In celebration of the World […]
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Preparatory Workshop for Flyway National Monitoring in Japan
Continue readingMinistry of the Environment of Japan The preparatory workshop for flyway national monitoring was held on 2nd and 3rd of February 2021 with the theme of understanding the trends of waterbirds migration using the Flyway Site Network and strengthening the monitoring system in Flyway Network Sites (FNS) (hosted by Ministry of the Environment, via online). […]
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Goodbye and Good luck to Ms. Yejin Jung, Administration and Finance Officer
Continue readingWith mixed emotion, the Secretariat announced that Administration and Finance Officer, Ms. Yejin Jung, returned to work with the Incheon City Government, finishing her four-years secondment to the EAAFP Secretariat. Yejin joined the Secretariat in 2017. Since then, she supported all the administration and financial issues for the Secretariat. She contributed enormously to improve the […]
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The Third World Seabird Conference: seabird study and conservation in Asia
Continue readingThe Third Seabird World Conference was held virtual from 4 to 9 October 2021 (covering all time zones). It was scheduled to be convened in Hobart, Australia in 2020 but postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemics. Finally, the World Seabird Union decided to hold the meetings online – a challenge because of time zone difference […]
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2021 National Monitoring of Black-faced Spoonbill in Ro Korea
Continue readingBlack-faced Spoonbill National Monitoring at the Hwaseong Wetlands ⓒ Yunjoo Cho/EAAFP Since 2020, the EAAFP Secretariat has been supporting the project “the National monitoring on Black-faced Spoonbill and study on their habitats in the Republic of Korea“. Led by the Waterbird Network Korea, the Endangered Species Restoration Center of the National Institute of Ecology, the […]
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2021 Yellow Sea Peace Forum: The search for a Peace Zone in Maritime Border Areas and the Roles of Incheon City, Ro Korea
Continue reading© Incheon institute The 2021 Yellow Sea Peace Forum was held on October 15th, 2021 in Songdo, Incheon, Ro Korea, hosted by Incheon Metropolitan City and the Incheon institute, with sponsor from the Ministry of Unification and Governors Association of Korea. The aims are to discuss publicity and cooperation surrounding the peaceful value of the […]
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The First National Forum and Action Planning Workshop for Seabirds in the Philippines
Continue readingDespite the restriction imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1st National Seabird Forum and Action Planning Workshop was successfully held online from 13–15 October 2021. Organized by a consortium of organizations including the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), Isla Biodiversity Conservation, Tubbataha Management Office, Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines, Wetlands […]
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EAAFP and Partners participated in 11th INTECOL, New Zealand
Continue readingThe 11th International Association of Ecology (INTECOL) International Wetland Conference held from 10-15 October 2021 was hosted in Christchurch, New Zealand. The 11th INTECOL focuses on ‘traditional knowledge & innovative science in wetland research & management’ to promote and increase awareness on traditional ecological knowledge, which will support integrating traditional knowledge into western science, recognizing […]
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An uncertain time ahead for migratory waterbirds in South-east Asia
Continue readingSandwiched between the land masses of East Asia and Australia, South-east Asia lies near the geographical heart of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, an important migratory corridor used by over 550 bird species. This includes several of Asia’s most threatened waterbirds. These species converge in South-east Asia in areas ecologically and geographically distant from their usual […]
