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“Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series #11 – Ms. Jing Li, Co-Founder of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China
Continue readingIf you are aware of conservation work for Spoon-billed Sandpiper, you may have heard about Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China (SBSinChina), a local NGO aiming to protect this Critically Endangered species in our Flyway. This time for the EAAFP Flyway story, we interviewed, Ms. Jing Li, Co-founder of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China, she is also a […]
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Farewell to Programme Assistant, Seoyun Kang
Continue readingIn the words of Seoyun Kang “Working at the EAAFP Secretariat taught and trained me not only with the basic administrative skills but also provided me valuable networking experience, enhanced my project management ability, and taught me the need for specific ecological conservation. Entrusted with several projects including the 2021 EAAFP Small Grant Fund (SGF) […]
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International Forum on Ecology & Evolution of Avian Influenza
Continue readingThe International Forum on Ecology and Evolution of Avian Influenza (IFEEAI) is a bi-weekly webinar series over the period of May 2021 to December 2024. It is organized by six institutions from China and USA. IFEEAI aims to provide an interactive platform to bring together researchers, students and stakeholders to share and discuss the recent […]
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The 1st International Symposium on the Conservation of East Asian Population of the Dalmatian Pelican held in China
Continue readingFrom May 12-14, the Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry (RISF) of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) and the Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE) in Beijing co-hosted The First International Symposium on the Conservation of East Asian Population of the Dalmatian Pelican. The theme of the symposium was “connecting habitats along the Dalmatian Pelican’s […]
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Literature list (April-June 2021)
Continue reading1) Biology & ecology Piersma, T., E. M. A. Kok, C. J. Hassell, H.-B. Peng, Y. I. Verkuil, G. Lei, J. Karagicheva, E. Rakhimberdiev, P. W. Howey, T. L. Tibbitts, and Y.-C. Chan. When a typical jumper skips: itineraries and staging habitats used by Red Knots (Calidris canutus piersmai) migrating between northwest Australia and the […]
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World Albatross Day 2021 “Ensuring Albatross-friendly Fisheries”
Continue readingToday is the World Albatross Day (WAD)! It was launched in 2020 by the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) to dedicate 19th June every year to raise awareness of the conservation needs of albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters. Many of them are being killed as a result of fisheries operations and other human-induced […]
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Introducing marine conservation and management policy in the Republic of Korea
Continue readingEcological axis The Natural Environment Conservation Act, 1991 in the Republic of Korea (RO Korea) aims to sustain the utilization of the natural environment, providing the people to co-exist with nature through systematic conservation and management. In Article 2, the term “ecological axis” is defined as an ecological habitation space that links areas of ecological […]
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“Development of a Joint Inventory of the Status of Migratory Birds in the West/Yellow Sea” – Webinar summary
Continue readingOn 27 May 2021, a webinar namely “Development of a Joint Inventory of the Status of Migratory Birds in the West/Yellow Sea” was held. This webinar and the planned Joint Inventory of the Status of Migratory Birds in the West/Yellow Sea were to implement activities from an Action Plan of the Working Group on the […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 May Event– Australia (The Overwintering Project)
Continue readingEvent title: Stories of Home Date: 8th May, 2021 Participants: 12-20 members of the local youth communities (aged 14-18) with migrant or Indigenous backgrounds, 200 participants of School students, teachers, and parents, 50 childrens Summary: Between March 6 and May 23, 2021, the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery exhibited the Overwintering Project: Westernport. The exhibition focussed […]
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Ms. Hyeseon Do, the Programme Officer of the EAAFP Secretariat awarded the Environment Minister’s Award 2021
Continue readingEAAFP Secretariat is very pleased to share Ms. Hyeseon Do, our Programme Officer has received the Ro Korea Environment Minister’s Award on 21st May, recognizing her exceptional efforts and contribution to conserving migratory waterbirds and their habitats. This award was announced on 21st May, by the Ministry of Environment of Ro Korea during the ceremony to […]
