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The eBird and Merlin Asia Meeting took place on 28–29 October in Songdo, Republic of Korea, bringing together key partners from across the Flyways - East Asian-Australasian and Central Asian Flyways. Dr Bernhard Seliger and Dr Hyun-Ah Choi of the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Korea participated alongside partners, including Nature Foundation, Wildlife Science and Conservation Centre of Mongolia, Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, and Birds Korea. The meeting aimed to strengthen regional collaboration for bird conservation and enhance knowledge exchange across Asia. To date, more than 2.3 billion bird records have been collected through eBird, the world’s largest citizen-science platform, accounting for over half of all known biodiversity data. While the first billion observations took until 2021, the second billion were...

On October 14, the workshop “Global Flyways, the Emerging Central Asian Flyway Initiative and Conserving Habitat” took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Organized by the Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea under the Global Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (GMACC) program, in collaboration with the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK), the workshop focused on the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) and its significance for Kazakhstan. The final part of the day emphasized opportunities for collaboration across the Central Asian region, underscoring the shared consensus that regional cooperation is essential for effective conservation. The event opened with welcoming remarks from Marina Koshkina (Strategic Partnership Coordinator, ACBK), H.E. Matthias Kiesler (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Almaty), Sergey Sklyarenko...

"Global Flyways, the Emerging Central Asian Flyway Initiative, and Habitat Conservation" 📆 Date: Tuesday, 14 October 2025 🕓 Time: 10:00 – 17:00 (Almaty time, GMT +6) 🗣 Language: English We are pleased to invite you to this international event, focusing on the protection of migratory birds along global flyways and the growing importance of the Central Asian Flyway Initiative. Together with experts from science, conservation, and international organizations, we will discuss strategies to preserve critical habitats and strengthen cross-border cooperation. 👉 How to Participate: Register via the following link or simply scan the QR code: 🔗 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ado4jy0FScu-oSxGn6QZMw We look forward to welcoming you to this important exchange!

Strengthening Flyway Conservation: The Role of Hanns Seidel Foundation We are proud to share that Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi of the Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea have published a new peer-reviewed article highlighting our role in international cooperation for migratory bird conservation. Special thanks to Ms. Minjae Baek for her dedicated coordination of the GMACC Project (2023–2024) - this achievement would not have been possible without her efforts. Together, let’s continue building bridges for biodiversity.  Citation: CHOI, H.A. and SELIGER, B. 2025. Strengthening flyway conservation through NGOs' engagement: Case of Hanns Seidel Foundation. Avian Research, 100287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2025.100287. Read the full article on ScienceDirect:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716625000660?via%3Dihub#ack0010

New Factsheet Available! Learn more about wetlands, migratory birds, and biodiversity along the Central Asian Flyway. Download our new factsheet (Russian version) and explore the key challenges and conservation efforts supported by HSF Korea and its partners. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to Ms. Karina Yessimova for her support with the Russian translation.

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!🤝

From January 28-31, 2025, in Musov in Southern Moravia, a meeting of more than 80 specialists on nature protection took place to discuss the worldwide status and development of different goose species. Goose are among the most visible and well-known migratory birds. IUCN is the largest international actor in nature conservation efforts. It works mainly through expert and specialist groups. Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea works together with partners in Northeast and Central Asia on issues of the East Asia Australasian and Central Asian flyway of migratory birds. The emergence of the initiative for the Central Asian Flyway opens windows for political and policy cooperation among governments and also NGO in the region. While some species saw – in particular after the reduction of...