EAAFP CEPA Programs in the East Asian Australasian Flyway Yuna Choi Communication Officer, EAAFP Secretariat
African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
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The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) The EAAFP Secretariat: was proposed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg (2002) as a Type II Partnership for the conservation and sustainable use of sites of international importance for migratory waterbirds in East Asia, South East Asia and Australasia; EAAFP Migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the East Asian Australasian Flyway are recognized and conserved for the benefit of people and biodiversity.
The EAAF Partnership s Objectives Five Objectives: 1. Develop the Flyway Network of Sites of international importance for the conservation of migratory waterbirds 2. Enhance Communication, Education, Participation and Awareness (CEPA) of the values of migratory waterbirds and their habitats 3. Enhance flyway research and monitoring activities, build knowledge and promote exchange of information on waterbirds and their habitats 4. Build the habitat and waterbird management capacity of natural resource managers, decision makers and local stakeholders 5. Develop flyway wide approaches to enhance the conservation status of migratory waterbirds
Working Groups Anatidae Working Group Avian Influenza Working Group Crane Working Group Seabird Working Group Shorebird Working Group CEPA Working Group
EAAFP CEPA Working Group Members The Chair of CEPA Working Group: Dr. Lew Young (Ramsar Secretariat) Government: Ms. Sharon Chan (Singapore), Mr. Agus Sriyadi Budi Sutito (Indonesia) Intergovernmental Organization: Dr. Sandra Hails (Ramsar Secretariat), Ms. Yuna Choi, Dr. Judit Szabo (EAAFP Secretariat) Non-governmental Organization: Mr. Phil Straw (Australasian Wader Studies Group), Mr. Chris Rostron (WWT), Ms. Amy M. Lecciones (Society for the Conservation of Philippine), Ms. Christine Prietto (Australia)
Communication, Education, Participation and Awareness (CEPA) Communication Education and Participation are all critical processes to increase Awareness and can be used at all levels to achieve Partnership objectives. The EAAFP CEPA Working Group was formed at MoP5 in Cambodia, 2010 and they were asked by MoP5 to reviewed the EAAFP Communication Strategy and report to Partners at MoP6. As a result, a CEPA Task Force was established and met at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (September 2011) to carry out this task. They also developed a draft CEPA Strategy to carry on from the 2007 Communication Strategy. After MoP6 (March 2012), the CEPA Strategy for the EAAFP was finalized.
CEPA Strategy The CEPA Strategy aims to provide the communication and education tools (skills, templates, materials etc.) to raise awareness of the importance of the EAAF so that people will participate in activities that contribute towards the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitat, that will benefit the community and contribute to sustainable development. The key actors for implementation of the CEPA Strategy include those working at the Flyway, national, regional and sites level - governments, multilateral environment agreements, UN agencies, technical institutions, development agencies, the private sector, academia, NGOs, site managers and members of the local communities.
CEPA Tasks CEPA Tasks Flyway National Site 1. Provide coordination and facilitate communication within/across the Partnership 2. Raise profile of and promote the Flyway and the Partnership 3. Foster connection among site managers 4. Coordinate communication from Working Groups to share knowledge 5. Build partnerships that can assist in achieving flyway objectives 6. Support site managers by providing relevant technical and CEPA training 7. Communicate messages about the benefits of protecting flyway sites 8. Educate and engage different groups, including the private sector, about the Flyway concept, the important sites and the birds and people using them 9. Encourage participation as a tool for enhancing awareness and understanding of wetland values
Specific CEPA Interventions to realize the tasks 3 types of CEPA Interventions were identified to help support the achievement of the CEPA Tasks: Tools, e.g. EAAFP WGs to provide regular and consistent information for the EAAFP website; Linkages, e.g. Enhance linkages with other conventions (e.g. CBD, CMS) and processes, and their focal points and programmes (e.g. NBSAP of CBD); Activities, e.g. Encourage wetland centres to help deliver the Flyway partnership messages.
EAAFP CEPA Strategy Interventions 1. Tools (PPT Presentations, Photographs, etc.) Logo Video
EAAFP CEPA Strategy Interventions 1. Tools (Developing websites and events) - Review and update the paper on the benefits of the EAAFP and flyway site designation for bird. - Up-coming events - Database of experts - Case studies of successes from the EAAFP - e-news letter - WWD, WMBD - Communication Materials (electronic and weblinks)
Social Networking Service (SNS) 1) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eaafp
Social Networking Service (SNS) 2) flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/eaafp
EAAFP CEPA Strategy Interventions 2. Linkages - Partners to enhance the profile of the Flyway partnership by promoting its relevance under the Ramsar Convention, CMS, CBD and CITES. - National partners to ask if the issue of the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats has been included in the country s National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPS) - Representatives of International Partners to promote the flyway objectives to their national offices/focal Points to support national implementation including the government partner.
EAAFP CEPA Strategy Interventions 3. Activities - The Secretariat, in collaboration with the WLI network, to encourage Wetland Centres to deliver the Flyway partnership messages, promote the EAAFP through site twinning, exchange of centre staff, development of common flyway messages and materials, etc. - Partners, with the support of the Site managers, to engage with local communities to ensure their participation in decision-making and monitoring, and that their local knowledge about history, values, and traditional management techniques are taken into account in management planning. - Partners, with the support of the Site managers, to identify and promote the benefits for local communities from site designation.
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) Starting in 2006, the second weekend of May is celebrated as World Migratory Bird Day around the world. The 2013 World Migratory Bird Day Poster highlights a few of the thousands of sites important for bird migration.
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) The EAAFP Secretariat encourage our partners along the 22 countries, the international community - governments, conservation organizations and dedicated people alike to work together to conserve migratory birds around the world. Students raising their hand to answer the question Mongolia
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) Australia Sungei Buloh, Singapore
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) World Wetlands Day & World Migratory Bird Day 2012 Celebration at Bako-Buntal Bay, Malaysia:
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) Website www.eaaflyway.net/wmbd
Thank you!! Habitat EAAFP People Migratory waterbirds