The safety of migratory birds is a tough endeavor: it isn’t sufficient for them to be protected within the summering (breeding) grounds and wintering grounds, however many species of birds, who don’t journey continuous, want stop-over websites to re-gain power they unfastened by flying. These birds embody, amongst others, stork, geese, swans, geese and lots of different species. Whereas usually, although not at all times, summering and wintering grounds in addition to vital stop-over websites are protected, this may not even be sufficient. Just lately, the Conference on Organic Variety (CBD) launched the class of “OECM”, different efficient area-based conservation measures, for these areas not coated by safety, however nonetheless vital. For Korea, that is very related, since an awesome a part of its birds, as much as 90 %, are migratory, because of the stark local weather variations in summer time and winter. Due to this fact, the safety of migratory birds is right here particularly related. In East Asia, the East Asian Australasian Flyway partnership (EAAFP) since 2009 tries to cooperate and coordinate safety efforts for birds and their habitats.
From February 11 to 17, the 14th Conference of the Events of the United Nations Conference on Migratory Species came about in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Round 1300 coverage makers, conservationists and scientists mentioned in plenaries and a mess of working teams and aspect occasions the standing and insurance policies for cover of migratory species and habitats worldwide. Among the many vital subjects mentioned was the institutional strengthening, after 20 years of dialogue of the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) initiative. The CAF is the neighboring and overlapping flyway to the EAAFP. Hopefully, each can obtain quite a bit for extra successfully defending birds within the area.
Hanns-Seidel-Basis Korea staff, together with Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, each life-time Birds Korea members, along with their colleague Minjae Baek in addition to Felix Glenk (Mongolia), Javkhar Dustov (Uzbekistan) and Dr. Max Meier (Central Asia) for the primary time got here to the CMS convention to debate efficient safety of birds in each flyways. Additionally they organized, in shut cooperation with Spike Millington of the Worldwide Crane Basis, a whole-day pre-event on cooperation amongst flyways worldwide, through which outstanding audio system of all flyways worldwide mentioned cooperation. This was the primary main inter-flyways convention after the World Interflyway Community assembly in South Korea in 2011 which resulted within the publication “Waterbird Flyway Initiatives: Outcomes of the 2011 World Waterbird Flyways Workshop”. Members agreed that extra common convening flyways consultants would assist to craft higher and simpler methods. In a number of a long time of labor on flyways, already many working and non-working methods have been came upon, however not often communicated past the borders of every flyway.
In a aspect occasion with ICLEI, the Native Governments for Sustainability, a world community working with greater than 2500 native and regional governments dedicated to sustainable city improvement, Dr. Seliger mentioned the contribution of Korean city areas for conservation of migratory birds – many protected areas, like Bamseom in Seoul, or Namdong reservoir in Incheon, are typically within the middle of city agglomerations, with a stunning biodiversity.
Different choices with a possible impression on Korea are a strengthened mandate on tackling bycatch and aquatic wild meat; we not too long ago might see that bycatch in fisheries remains to be an issue in Korea, too; the growth and reinforcement of the prevention of unlawful killing, taking, and commerce of migratory birds with a name for strengthening the not too long ago created Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Process Drive and settlement on the launch of a brand new Process Drive in Southwest Asia, based mostly on the profitable mannequin of the Process Drive within the Mediterranean area, and eventually, on a world stage, as a direct and quick response to a number of the key suggestions from the flagship CMS report, “The State of the World’s Migratory Species,” a brand new World Partnership on Ecological Connectivity (GPEC), which was launched throughout a particular occasion of COP14. This alliance goals to make sure that ecological connectivity is maintained, enhanced, and restored in vital areas for migratory species. The difficulty of landbird safety, which incorporates vital species just like the yellow-breasted bunting and lots of different bunting species in decline, was circuitously tackled, however was famous beneath the dialogue of the “State of the World´s Migratory Species”.
Actually, not an excessive amount of may be anticipated from giant assembly like these; there are lots of good intentions, however the implementation is typically doubtful. However, to debate challenges that are our joint duty is sweet, and studying from one another can also be crucial. The group by Uzbekistan was all in all very spectacular. Samarkand is a really previous and outstanding metropolis on the silk street, previously middle of presidency and place, the place a veritable renaissance, the salvage of vintage Greek philosophy by enlightened Muslim students, came about – and the schedule with the pre-event allowed to get a glimpse on the fascinating hen world of Uzbekistan in Zarafshan Nationwide Park on the outskirts of Samarkand.
Brand of COP 14
The Inter-Flyways Workshop on February 9 introduced collectively main consultants on the world´s flyways to trade concepts and enhance the effectiveness of the safety of migratory birds and their habitats.
For six days, round 1300 specialists mentioned enhancements within the safety of migratory species.
Birding in Zarafshan Nationwide Park
A cheerful birder in Afrosiab, the archeological park, the place 4500 years in the past the previous metropolis, precursor of Samarkand, was positioned, and at present an amazing habitat for owls, wallcreepers and different birds.
The Chukar (Alectoris chukar), an Uzbek partridge.
Little Owl (Athene Noctua).
