Birds Korea, February 7th 2018 To the background of final preparations for the winter “peace” olympics, the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands on February 6th welcomed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) as the 170th and … read more
The Sanchi, a tanker carrying 136,000 tons, or about 1 million barrels, of oil, caught fire and sank in Chinese waters in mid-January, with the spill area affecting 332 sq km of sea surface by January 21st. According to media … read more
이것이 리더십이다: “중국이 이전에 없던 엄격한 매립 규제를 내놓다” 나일 무어스 박사 , 새와생명의터, 2018년 1월 23일 2018년 1월 17일, 중국 공영언론 신화통신은 “중국은 기존의 불법 매립지를 허물 것과 일반적인 매립사업계획 승인의 중단을 서약하는 국가 해안선 연안 매립에 관한 엄격한 … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, January 23 2018 On January 17th 2018, Xinhua, the official press agency of the People’s Republic of China, announced that, “China has introduced its toughest regulation on land reclamation along the country’s coastline, vowing to … read more
2017: A Turning Point For China’s Biodiversity? Terry Townshend, Birding Beijing, January 3rd 2018 This article has been reproduced here in full, with the author’s permission, to help reassure everyone who cares for conservation that progress really can be made… 2017 … read more
Lush Life Radio: Turning Point Have a listen to Lush Life Radio, as Dr Nial Moores, conservationist and director of Birds Korea, answers the question: “What was the one decision or conversation that changed your life forever?” read more
Last Murmurations of a Destroyed Wetland In 2006, the Saemangeum seawall strangled life from South Korea’s largest and most ecologically dynamic mudflat, and contributed to critical declines for several of our flyway’s migratory shorebird species. Find out what is happening … read more
Wetlands in and near cities always have to balance between the understandable desire of citizens to enjoy nature close to their home and the necessities for protection. The outcome is often a compromise between both. In South Korea, also the … read more
Below is a letter sent on November 4th to USA President Donald Trump by the Border Peace School in Cheorwon, on the southern side of the inner border of Korea, to mark the President’s visit to the Republic of Korea. … read more
Last weekend I had the pleasure of giving a 20-minute talk at the Congrès Québec Oiseaux 2017 in Victoriaville, Québec. The talk, which was given in (rusty) French, started with a sketch of what it’s like to live and bird … read more