Asia

Conservation of Amur Falcon in Nagaland and along its migration route

In 2012 Nagaland, a small State in NE India made global environment news for the wrong reasons. A hard-hitting campaign by Indian conservationists published graphic video images to expose a mass harvest of Amur Falcons – a small but long distant migrant bird of prey that breeds in Eastern Russia and China, and annually flies around 22,000km all the way across Asia, over the Indian Ocean to wintering grounds

25 January 2018

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Dugong, Seagrass and Coastal Communities Initiative

The Dugong, Seagrass and Coastal Communities Initiative encompasses complementary activities to support the conservation of dugongs and their seagrass habitats throughout the over 40 Range States.

14 March 2014

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Avian Influenza (H5N8) Outbreak in Republic of Korea – Statement from the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds

Bonn, 28 January 2014 – The Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds has responded to the reported outbreak of Avian Flu strain H5N8 among domestic poultry in the Re

31 January 2014

UN General Assembly Proclaims 3 March as World Wildlife Day

Wildlife in the Sangha Trinational Site, where Dzanga-Sanga National Park of the Central African Republic is located. Photo: Andréa Turkalo

The United Nations is highlighting the intrinsic values and contributions of wild animals and plants, particularly endangered and protected species, by devoting 3 March as ‘World Wildlife Day.’ In

15 January 2014

Safe Flyways for the Siberian Crane

A flyway approach conserves some of Asia’s most beautiful wetlands and waterbirds Terminal Report of the UNEP/GEF Siberian Crane Wetland Project: Development of a Wetland Site and Flyway Network for Conservation of the Siberian Crane and Other Migratory Waterbirds in Asia, GF/2712-03-4627

07 Octubre 2016