제주도 비자림로: 과거와 현재의 환경영향평가, 그 다음은?
환경영향평가는 “환경친화적인 개발을 위해 필수적이다” (유엔 2018). 능력 있는 사람들이 정직하게 진행한 환경영향평가는 위정자들이 현명한 결정을 내리도록 돕고 지역과 국가의 장기적인 이익을 도모하는 가장 값싼 방법입니다. 능력 없는 사람들이 불성실하게 진행한 환경영향평가는 시간과 돈을 낭비할뿐 아니라 위정자들이 현명한 결정을 내리는 … read more
Conservation
Bijarim Ro, Jeju: 2014-2015 Assessment, then the June 2019 Reassessment. Now What?
Environmental Impact Assessments are “crucial in advancing environmentally friendly development” (United Nations 2018). Environmental Impact Assessments, if conducted honestly by people with appropriate skill-sets, are the most cost-effective tools for helping decision-makers to make decisions wisely, in the long-term interests … read more
Information Sheet on the Japanese Night Heron
Birds Korea, June 2019 During our recent bird surveys of Bijarim Ro requested by Jeju Doseong we heard three Japanese Night Herons and made sound recordings on June 11th, June 14th, 15th and 17th. We also saw one additional Japanese … read more
새와생명의터 정보지; 제주도 비자림로의 붉은해오라기
붉은해오라기Gorsachius goisagi , 2010년 5월 소청도 ©나일 무어스/Birds Korea 제주도의 의뢰로 진행 중인 비자림로 조류상 조사에서 붉은해오라기 3개체가 관찰되었습니다. 6월 11일에 처음 기록된 이후 14일부터 17일에 걸쳐서 소리가 들렸으며 15일에는 먼 거리에서나마 육안으로 관찰할 수 있었습니다. 붉은해오라기는 IUCN에서 위기종(EN)으로 지정한 … read more
Test Case for Biodiversity Conservation: The Bijarim Ro, Jeju Island
Nial Moores, Birds Korea, June 13th 2019 Birds Korea strives to avoid disturbance to birds. We therefore have, since our foundation in 2004, refused to post images of birds at the nest; and purposefully made vague the location of sites … read more
Incheon Songdo Wetland, May 10 – Designation as Flyway Network Site
Dr. Bernhard Seliger with Maria Seliger On Friday, May 10, on occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, in Songdo, Incheon the East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) celebrated the 10th anniversary of the EAAFP Secretariat. Among the guests were … read more
The Hwaseong Wetlands: An Important Update
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, May 2019 On May 13th 2019, Mayor Seo Cheol-Mo announced to the 130+ participants of the second international symposium on the Hwaseong Wetlands that following designation of 4,550 ha of the wetland as a Flyway … read more
Some thoughts on the chances and threats of preservation of the Han River Estuary
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Choi Hyun-Ah (both Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and Birds Korea) When Koreans talk about the “miracle of the Han River”, they refer to the stellar economic growth catapulting South Korea from being one of the poorest countries … read more
Birdwatching Tours to Rason in the DPRK: A Quick Introduction
In March 2019, Birds Korea and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (Korea office) organized two short birdwatching tours to Rason in the far northeast of the DPRK, bordering on Russia and PR China. The first tour, part-funded by the HSF, included … read more
April 4th: A Day with KFEM’s Kim Choony…
April 4th started early, with a 4AM text from long-time colleague and friend, Deputy Secretary-General Kim Choony of the nation’s largest environmental NGO, KFEM, sharing an update on the planned opening of three Peace Trails into the unintended ecological sanctuary … read more