As you recognize, for twenty (lengthy!) years Birds Korea has been working for the conservation of birds and their habitats in Korea and the broader Yellow Sea Eco-region. We do that work as a result of birds are splendidly necessary in themselves, and since additionally they present so many advantages to folks, starting from pollination and pest management to offering a way of place and well-being. Importantly, birds are additionally glorious bio-indicators – serving to to disclose modifications in ecosystem well being by means of modifications of their abundance. Monitoring modifications in chicken populations helps us to know the impacts of growth initiatives and the altering local weather on biodiversity.
Birds Korea subsequently gathers trustworthy knowledge on birds after which does all that our capability permits to share these knowledge, supported by related data, by means of education schemes, displays and publications. We additionally use these knowledge to supply a strong scientific basis for all of our plans and designs.
In solely the primary three months of 2024, we now have already carried out counts of seabirds off the Gangwon Coast with the Hanns Seidel Basis (captured fantastically by Youtuber 새덕후); used 12-dates of rely knowledge to put in writing a report potential chicken strike danger on the proposed New Busan Worldwide Airport on Gadeok Island; written an in depth opinion assertion on flaws discovered within the Strategic Environmental Affect Evaluation for a courtroom case introduced in opposition to the proposed New Saemangeum Worldwide Airport; counted birds on Baengnyeong Island in preparation for expanded effort there in 2025, following the signing of an MOU with Incheon KFEM on March 21st ; and continued analysis (led by Yeoncheon Birds Korea) in Yeoncheon County, whereas working with a staff from College of California Berkeley, officers from Yeoncheon County and the corporate Land Aura, on the proposed Jeongok Wetlands Park.
As well as, Birds Korea members independently continued their analysis at varied websites from Gimpo south to Jeju; whereas the previous Birds Korea web site spinner Andreas Kim printed a particularly necessary report utilizing 25 years of information from the Ministry of Surroundings Winter census.
Birds Korea has solely 300 members. What we urgently want is to seek out extra of our members who is likely to be prepared to volunteer at the very least 10 hours every month to Birds Korea – a day of subject work or a number of late nights of translation or fund-raising emails. We want you to assist us enhance communication between present members, to strengthen our abilities base and capability, and to assist us develop new conservation leaders for the many years forward.
Please tell us if you’ll be able to assist! Thanks.
Birds Korea, March 24th 2024.
