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(Message started by: Project Officer on Apr 1^st, 2004, 10:09pm)

Title: East Asia-Pacific Symposium (5/4/04)
Post by Project Officer on Apr 1^st, 2004, 10:09pm

For information. Members who feel interest in waterbird and wetland conservation would find this information useful.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Taej Mundkur"
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 12:48 PM
Subject: [APMW] East Asia-Pacific Symposium, 5 April, GFC, Edinburgh

> Dear colleagues,
>
> Kindly find attached the final provisional agenda for the East
> Asia-Pacific Symposium that will be held on 5 April, during the Global
> Flyways Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland (3-8 April 2004).
>
> Many of you will be participating in this important conference and on
> behalf of the Chair I cordially invite you to attend in this symposium
> that promises to be exciting, interesting and though provoking.
>
> Seven well illustrated presentations will set the scene by celebrating
> successes, reviewing progress and plans primarily related to activities
> implemented under the Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation
> Strategy. This should guide and stimulate an active discussion. Your
> active participation will make this a greater success.
>
> East Asia-Pacific Symposium
> Date: 5 April 2004
> Timing: 16.00-18.00 (120 mins)
> Venue: Bruce Room (A/B)
>
> Chair: Barry Baker, Department of the Environment and Heritage,
> Australia
> Convenor: Taej Mundkur
> WI staff support: Doug Watkins
>
> Rationale: in a few larger scale flyways institutional developments have
> taken place to co-ordinate and stimulate conservation and sustainable
> use on a flyway scale. This can provide "lessons learned" for other,
> emerging regions.
>
> Aims: provide overview for each region of existing policies, case
> studies and problems. Discuss the effectiveness of the different
> approaches and identify gaps. Formulate recommendations for further
> developments and guidance for the merging regions.
>
> Provisional agenda (as at 31 March 2004)
>
> Proposed time allocation & Speaker
> 16.00-16.05, Introduction to session - Chair Barry Baker, Department of
> the Environment and Heritage, Australia
> 16.05-16.20, Overview of Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation
> Strategy ?the way ahead. Taej Mundkur, Wetlands International
> 16.20-16.35, North-East Asian Crane Site Network, Simba Chan, Wild Bird
> Society of Japan
> 16.35-16.45, Statement on restoration work at Kushiro Marsh, a Crane
> Network Site in Hokkaido, Japan, Dr. Tatsuichi Tsujii, President,
> Hokkaido Environment Foundation and President, Wetlands International
> Japan
> 16.45-17.00, The role of wetland centres and the conservation of
> wetlands and migratory waterbirds. - Lew Young, WWF Hong Kong
> 17.00-17.15, Shorebird research in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway -
> looking into the future, Phil Straw, Australasian Wader Studies Group
> 17.15-17.30, Threatened waterbird species in East and South-East Asia
> and actions needed for their conservation, Simba Chan, Wild Bird Society
> of Japan
> 17.30-17.45, Monitoring of waterbirds in the Asia-Pacific. - David Li,
> Wetlands International
> 17.45-18.30, Open discussion, conclusions, to feed into conference
> outcomes
>
> The full programme for the conference can now be downloaded as a PDF
> file (844 KB) from the Programme link at: http://www.wetlands.org/GFC/Default.htm
>
> For those unable to attend the conference, reports of the outcomes and
> formal proceedings will be produced. We invite you to follow progress of
> the conference and its outcomes on the Wetlands International website.
>
> Do feel free to forward this information to colleagues interested in
> collaborating and cooperating to promote and achieve the conservation of
> migratory waterbirds and wetlands in the region.
>
> For those attending the Conference, do have a safe migration to
> Edinburgh and see you soon.
>
> With best wishes, Taej
>
>
> With best wishes, Taej
>
> Dr. Taej Mundkur
> Coordinator, Asia-Pacific Waterbird Strategy Coordination Unit
> Wetlands International
> 3A39 Block A, Kelana Centre Point, SS7/19 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor,
> Malaysia