Incheon Green Korea 28th Anniversary Ceremony
Continue readingOn the 30th of October, the EAAFP Secretariat attended the Incheon Green Korea 28th Anniversary Celebration event held in Yeongjong Seaside Park. The event was held in two parts which garbage collection activity around Yeongjong tidal flat and a commemorative ceremony. All participants including EAAFP Secretariat staff posed for a commemorative photo ©EAAFP Secretariat During […]
The Celebration Ceremony of Korean Getbol World Heritage Inscription
Continue readingOn 27 October, 2021, the Celebration Ceremony of Getbol World Heritage Inscription took place in one of the new World Heritage sites, Shinan County, Republic of Korea (ROK). Beginning with a strong statement by President Moon Jae-In, highlighting his respect to the local citizens who chose to secure coexistence with nature to conserve the tidal […]
Korean Government announced New Master Plan on Management and Ecological Restoration of Tidal flat and Adjacent Areas
Continue readingYubudo © World Heritage Promotion Team of Korean Tidal Flat Following the Republic of Korea (ROK) getbol, or tidal flats World Heritage inscription, the wetland habitats’ “outstanding universal value” is recognized. Not only does it provide habitats for migratory waterbirds, but it plays a key role for ‘blue carbon’1, and aquacultural industry to the local […]
Partners engagement for UNFCCC COP26
Continue readingFrom 31 October to 12 November 2021, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) will be hosted in Glasgow, UK, in partnership with Italy. This year COP will highlight important agendas to finalize the ‘Paris Rulebook,’ which are the implementation guidelines for the 2015 Paris Agreement. Moreover, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
