Republic of Korea
Summary
- EAAFP Member since 2006
- Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 19
- Focal Point Contact:
- Mr. Kyung Yup Lee
Deputy Director of Biodiversity Division Ministry of Environment Email: [email protected] Tel: +82 44 201 7245
- Mr. Kyung Yup Lee
Republic of Korea has been a Partner since 2006 (MoP1). It now has 19 Flyway Network Sites, the most recent designation being 2024, October. Republic of Korea’s importance for Key Species of the EAAFP includes breeding habitat for Black-faced Spoonbill, Saunder’s Gull (only in Songdo, Incheon on the west coast) as well as staging for many other migrating waterbirds.
Site Information
| EAAF SITECODE | NAME OF SITE | SITE INFORMATION SHEET | YEAR SIS UPDATED | SITE PHOTOS | VIEW IN GOOGLE EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAAF027 | Cheorwon Basin | n/a | View | View | |
| EAAF028 | Han River Estuary | n/a | View | View | |
| EAAF046 | Cheonsu Bay | SIS | 2014 | View | View |
| EAAF078 | Gumi Haepyung wetland | n/a | View | View | |
| EAAF079 | Suncheon Bay | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
| EAAF095 | Junam Reservoir | SIS | 2008* | View | View |
| EAAF096 | Upo Wetland | SIS | 2018 | View | View |
| EAAF097 | Nakdong Estuary | SIS | 2018 | View | View |
| EAAF100 | Geum River Estuary | SIS | 2010* | View | View |
| EAAF101 | Yubu-do Tidal Flat | SIS | 2011 | View | View |
| EAAF107 | Chilbaldo Islet | SIS | 2010* | View | View |
| EAAF142 | Hwaseong Wetlands | SIS | 2018 | View | View |
| EAAF143 | Janghang Wetland | SIS | 2019 | View | View |
| EAAF145 | Incheon Songdo Tidal Flat | SIS | 2019 | View | View |
| EAAF146 | Aphaedo Tidal Flat | SIS | 2019 | View | |
| EAAF148 | Daebudo Tidal Flat | SIS | 2020 | View | View |
| EAAF150 | Ulsan Taehwa River | SIS | 2021 | View | View |
| EAAF153 | Gochang Getbol | SIS | 2022 | ||
| EAAF156 | Yeoncheon Imjin River | SIS | 2024 | View |
SIS indicates that the Site Information Sheet was last updated more than 6 years ago.
Site Details
Key Species of EAAFP in RoK | ||||
Shorebird | Anatidae | Crane | Seabird | Others |
Curlew Sandpiper | Scaly-sided Merganser | Oriental Stork | Dalmatian Pelican | Black-faced Spoonbill |
Red Knot | Lesser White-fronted Goose | Siberian Crane | Chinese Crested Tern | Japanese Night-heron |
Great Knot | Long-tailed Duck | Red-Crowned Crane | Relict Gull | Chinese Egret |
Asian Dowitcher | Hooded Crane | Saunders’s Gull | Swinhoe’s Rail | |
Far Eastern Curlew | White-naped Crane | |||
Eurasian Curlew | ||||
Black-tailed Godwit | ||||
Spoon-billed Sandpiper | ||||
Spotted Greenshank | ||||
Resources
For pages and posts on the EAAFP site related to ROK follow search: ROK.
- Promotional Materials/Websites:
- Governmental Documents/ Websites:
- Ministry of Environment (Korean, English)
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries News Room (English)
- National Institute of Ecology (Korean, English)
- National Institute of Biological Resources (Korean, English)
- National Environment Information Center (Korean)
- Korean Legislation Research Institute (Korean, English)
- The 4th National Biodiversity Strategy Plan (Korean)
- Diversity of Korean Peninsula; Run by National Institute of Biological Resources (Korean)
- National Institute of Environmental Research (Korean, English)
- Kim, S.B. et al., Korean Red List of Threatened Species (2014), National Institute of Biological Resources
- The Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Upo Marsh; run by Changnyeong-si City (Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese)
- Junam Reservoir; run by Changwon-si City (Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese)
- Nakdong Estuary Eco-center (Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese)
- Key Habitats for Waterbirds and Seabirds in Korea, National Institute of Biological Resources (English)
- Key Habitats for Waterbirds and Seabirds in Korea, National Institute of Biological Resources (Korean)
- New Master Plan on Management and Ecological Restoration of Tidal flat and Adjacent Areas; 2021, MOF (English, Summary)
- New Master Plan on Management and Ecological Restoration of Tidal flat and Adjacent Areas; 2021, MOF (Korean)
- National Marine Ecosytstem Monitoring Program (Korean)
- National Marine Ecosytstem Monitoring Program (English)
- Shorebird Research Method_National Marine Ecosystem Monitoring Program (English)
- The 4th Master Plan on Wetland Conservation (2023-2027); 2022, MOE (Korean)
- Update to Memorandum of Understanding between Wadden Sea and Korean Getbol signed
- Reports:
- Wise Use of the Hwaseong Wetlands Flyway Network Site: 2020 Final Report; EAAFP, Birds Korea, KFEM Hwaseong, and Hwaseong City (English; 2021. 03. 22. uploaded; this report might be revised after extra discussions)
- Wise Use of the Hwaseong Wetlands Flyway Network Site: 2020 Final Report; EAAFP, Birds Korea, KFEM Hwaseong, and Hwaseong City (Korean)
- Report about National monitoring of Black-faced Spoonbills and study on their habitats in Republic of Korea; Waterbirds Network Korea, EAAFP (English)
- Report about National monitoring of Black-faced Spoonbills and study on their habitats in Republic of Korea; Waterbirds Network Korea, EAAFP (Korean)
- International Importance of the Hwaseong Wetlands Flyway Network Site: 2021 Report. Birds Korea, EAAFP Secretariat (English)
- International Importance of the Hwaseong Wetlands Flyway Network Site: 2021 Report. Birds Korea, EAAFP Secreatiart (Korean)
- WWT. 2023. A Vision for the Hwaseong Wetlands. EAAFP Secretariat, Hwaseong Eco Foundation, and Hwaseong City. (in Korean and English)
- KFEM Hwaseong. 2023. Report on the local engagement project for the Hwaseong Wetlands (2022). EAAFP Secretariat, Hwaseong Eco Foundation, and Hwaseong City. (in Korean)
- BfS & Friends. 2023. Report on the Regular Monitoring of Migratory Waterbirds such as Black-faced Spoonbill in the Songdo Tidal Flat Ramsar Site (June 2021 – May 2022). EAAFP Secretariat and Incheon Metropolitan City.
