Conservation of Shorebirds in the East AsianAustralasian Flyway

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The Progress of Partnership for the Conservation
and Cooperation in the East Asia-Australasian
Flyway and Korea's Role in the future Jin
Han KIM National Institute of Biological
Resources
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Migratory species International cooperation
needed
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Migratory birds flyways in Asia-pacific region
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Migratory birds flyways in Asia-pacific region
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East Asian - Australasian Flyway
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The End of the Cold War

• April 26, 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant
  accident occurred
• October 1986 Summit meeting between USA and USSR
• - Gorbachev proposed a 50-percent reduction
  in the nuclear arsenals of each side
• December 8, 1987, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear
  Forces (INF) Treaty was signed in Washington
• November 10, 1989, one of the most famous symbols
  of the Cold War came down the Berlin Wall
• September 30, 1990 Korea and Russia established
  diplomatic ties
• October 24, 1992 Korea and China
• established diplomatic ties

Countries within the flyway can communicate and
cooperate
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ASIA-PACIFIC MIGRATORY WATERBIRD CONSERVATION
STRATEGY 1996 - 2000
Establishment of flyway reserve networks
Develop and support a network of sites of
international importance - for migratory
shorebirds - for migratory cranes - for
migratory Anatidae
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Launch of the North East Asian Crane Site
Network Beidaihe, China 7 March 1997
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ASIA-PACIFIC MIGRATORY WATERBIRD CONSERVATION
STRATEGY 2001-2005
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East Asian - Australasian Flyway

• gt 250 populations are regular migrants
• gt 20 million migratory waterbirds

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Bar-tailed Godwit
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Bar-tailed Godwit Migration March Sept 2008
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Internationally Important Sites for Migratory
Waterbirds
gt700 sites Cranes Anatidae Shorebirds
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Flyway Network Approach migratory species need a
network of sites to ensure survival
Internationally important site for migratory
waterbirds gt700 Existing Network 97 sites
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East Asian - Australasian Flyway Partnership
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Waterbird Migration in the East Asian -
Australasian Flyway

• 23 countries in the East Asian - Australasian
  Flyway
• Migratory waterbirds are dependent on a network
  of wetlands
• international cooperation is needed on the
  management of important wetlands
• International, national and local frameworks are
  needed to plan and coordinate actions

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Launch of the Partnership (Bogor, Indonesia,
2006)
Partnership Text key features

• Voluntary (non-binding) arrangement with
  endorsement
• Open to Governments, international non-government
  and intergovernmental organisations, private
  sector
• 5 Objectives

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Five Objectives of the Partnership

• Network of Sites of international importance
• - Developing and implementing activities
• Public Awareness
• Importance of birds for local communities
• Research and Monitoring
• Enhancing and sharing knowledge
• Capacity Building
• Training and Management
• Protecting Endangered Species
• Flyway approach to recovery

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Flyway Partnership 2006 - 2010
EAAF Flyway Partnership Government, IGOs, NGOs,
Research Bodies, Business, Donors

• Implementation Strategy
• Development and management of Network of Sites
• Awareness and Communications
• Increasing Knowledge Base
• Capacity development
• Priority Species

Network of Sites, managers, scientists, NGOs
Anatidae WG
Crane WG
Shorebird Group
Seabird WG
AI WG
Communication TG
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Flyway Partnership Implementation

• Flyway Level
• international coordination and support
• National Level
• national partnerships in each country
• Site Level
• partnerships of stakeholders surrounding the
  local sites

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Koreas Role in the Future

• Develop Partnership
• Support Secretariat
• CEPA (Communication, Education and Public
  Awareness)
• Enhance Multilateral Cooperation
• Agreements migratory birds conservation
• International cooperations (Ramsar, CMS, CBD)