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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Conservation 自然保育 >>  FYI: Migratory Birds and Wetlands Newslink
        
(Message started by: Project Officer on Jun 2^nd, 2003, 1:10pm)

Title: FYI: Migratory Birds and Wetlands Newslink
Post by Project Officer on Jun 2^nd, 2003, 1:10pm

Message extracted from the latest issue "Migratory Birds and Wetlands Newslink (1 June 2003)", for your information:

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-- The AWC offers updates from Bangladesh, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam as well as other news on meeting, publications and waterbird related events.  For more information go to:
http://www.wetlands.org/IWC/awc/awcmain.html

-- The Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy News Page now offers images of  Singapore's first wetland of international importance - Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to the East Asian-Australasian Shorebird Network 
http://www.wetlands.org/IWC/awc/waterbirdstrategy/News.htm

China's Three Gorges Dam is a Step Closer to Completion
30 May 2003, Reuters, by Benjamin Kang Lim, Beijing ?after a decade of work, China will begin filling the reservoir for the Three Gorges Dam, a major milestone for the world's biggest hydroelectric project that critics say could bring ecological disaster.  For the full article go to: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-05-30/s_4660.asp

Migratory Birds are Catalysts for International Conservation
9 May 2003, Environmental News Network, by Ben Ikenson ?May 10 is International Migratory Bird Day.  Perhaps more than anything, it is a reminder that wildlife does not recognize political or geographic boundaries.  Migratory birds offer a compelling cue to the conservation community that it must transcend the constraints and borders of human society.  For the full article go to: http://production.enn.com/news/2003-05-09/s_4318.asp

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