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  On June 18, 2025, the Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea hosted a Virtual Masterclass Webinar titled “Cooperation to Enhance the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) Initiative”. Participants from CAF range countries such as India, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and Bhutan joined the event. The focus was on the protection of migratory birds along the CAF. Topics included the work of the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the conservation of the Great Bustard in Uzbekistan, the role of civil society in the Flyway Initiative, and possible next steps for regional cooperation. Tillmann Schneider (Avian Species Team, CMS Secretariat) delivered the special presentation on the CMS’s role and current activities. He highlighted the various roles of the Convention as well as the importance...

We´re excited to invite you to our virtual masterclass, titled:"Cooperating to Enhance the Central Asian Flyway Initiative"🦅🌏 📆 Date: June 18 2025 🕓 Time: 16:00 - 18:00 (KST, GMT +9) To join us, please register via the link or scan the QR Code:🔗https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9CfvhWTeQwmNmzQPCzYTIQ#/registration

We´re excited to invite you to our side-event in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, titled:"Glaciers, the 3rd Pole and the Central Asian Flyway of Migratory Birds"🦅🌏📆 Date: May 29 2025🕓 Time: 14:00 - 16:00 (Tajikistan Time GMT+5)Please invite your friends and colleagues to come to our side-event!🤝

The escalating impacts of climate change, driven by human activities, continue to threaten lives, devastate ecosystems, and contribute to rising sea levels. In response, the Mid-Latitude Region and Third Pole Experts Group Meeting (EGM) convened from 18 to 23 December 2024 to explore sustainable solutions, address policy gaps, and foster community engagement in adaptation and mitigation strategies. Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Representative of HSF Korea, and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Senior Researcher at HSF Korea, participated in the EGM to strengthen collaborative efforts. On the first day, Dr Seliger met with Her Majesty Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, Founding President of the Tarayana Foundation, introduced HSF Korea's activity and exchanged insights with the delegation from Nepal, Mongolia, RO Korea, and Bhutan. During...

Two days before the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Migratory Species will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Korea will organise the 'Inter-Flyway Workshop'.

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) is set to take place in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 12 to 17 February 2024. The conference will be convened under the slogan, "Nature knows no borders", which, along with the logo, is a reminder that the journeys of migratory species do not adhere to political boundaries, and that their survival is dependent on international collaboration and transboundary conservations efforts. CMS COP14 is a significant international meeting where governments, scientists and stakeholders will come together to agree on strategies for the conservation of migratory species and their habitats. The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Korea in collaboration...

From 12 to 19 November, a networking visit to Uzbekistan was implemented by the HSF Korea office. The aim of the networking visit was to promoted climate projects for biodiversity conservation and the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) initiative under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). Several meetings with local organisations and government institutions were arranged to discuss further cooperationin the CAF initiative as close partners. Moreover, the delegation and experts from the Institute of Zoology Uzbekistan visited Tuzkan/Aydarkul Lake. Aydarkul Lake is the largest waterbody in the Aydar-Arnasay lake system. The lake was formed in 1969 due to an emergency evacuation from the Chardara water reservoir. It is fed by water from Tuzkan Lake and Arnasay water reservoir. This area was designated...