화성습지, 희망을 그리다
“화성습지는 하나의 복합적인 생태계이다. 성장한 갯벌은 대기와 바다로부터 탄소를 흡수하고; 수산자원을 지켜주며; 사람과 도요 물떼새에게는 직접적인 식량 공급지이다. 그렇기에 평생을 걸쳐 어업, 농업, 습지 설계와 관리경험을 지닌 각기 다른 세 대륙의 전문가들이 여기 화성에 모인 것이다. 더욱 지가능하게 번창하는 화성, … read more
Animal Welfare
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
Rason, March 15-26: The First “Early Spring Tour Spectaculars”
Bird News from Nial Moores with Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea office), Cheng Qian (UNESCAP) and Guo Jin, Han Yongxiang and Yang Ziyou (SBS in China, Shanghai) from March 15-19 & from March 21-26 Au Man Cheong, Chan Wai-Man, … read more
Dr Lew Young
This morning heard some genuinely devastating news: Dr Lew Young had a fatal heart attack yesterday. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family, Deborah and Omi and Ken, and to his hundreds of friends. We have all lost a … read more
Bring Out the Buntings: spring is coming!
Bird News, Nakdong Estuary and Eco-parks, March 4th An excellent half-day in the field in Busan in unseasonably warm spring sunshine, with twenty minutes at the Nakdong Estuary (where highlights were one First-winter Relict Gull still and a probable Far … read more
River Bird Survey, West DPRK, January 26-Feb 1
Bird News from Nial Moores, Bernhard Seliger, Andrey Averin, Zeng Qing and Lu Cai with officials from the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection In early December, agreement was reached at the Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force meeting in Dongting and … read more
2018: 새와생명의터 삶 속에서의 한 해
글: 2018년 12월 11일 나일 무어스 박사, (새와생명의터 대표) 2018년이 막을 내리려는 이 때에 우리는 새와생명의터의 한해를 월별로 나누어 10가지 정도의 인상적인 보전 활동을 공유하고자 한다. 항상 그렇듯이 여전히 해야 할 것이 많이 남아있지만, 회원님들과 후원자들에게 감사를 표하고, 이 … read more