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Registration now open for the East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum 2024

The East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum 2024 will be held online on the mornings of 14 and 15 September. Participants will learn about the general principles of citizen science as well as specific considerations that should be given to the needs and wishes of the target groups.

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World Migratory Bird Day highlights vital connection between birds and insects

Amidst the vast landscape of the Wadden Sea, migratory birds find refuge and food to sustain them during their arduous journeys. Insects often play a central role in the diet of many songbirds, but also waterbirds rely on this rich source of protein.

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Insights from 2023 East Atlantic Flyway counts highlight global efforts for the protection of migratory birds

To understand the dynamics of migratory bird populations and the pressures they face, a comprehensive count of migratory waterbirds takes place every three years in January along the East Atlantic Flyway (EAF).

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Exciting book on the East Atlantic Flyway published

From the Wadden Sea as the central hub, the long migratory routes extend to the Arctic breeding grounds of north-eastern Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and northern Siberia.

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Inspiring Conservation Narratives Exchanged at the EAFYF 2023

The 3rd East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum (EAFYF 2023) was concluded on 10 September 2023, after two days of intensive training and collaborative work.

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Flyway Initiative participates in deployment of Rapid Expert Group on Health in The Gambia’s fight against avian flu

In the beginning of 2023, a large outbreak of Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (HPAI) – or avian flu – was documented in West Africa. In The Gambia, more than 7,500 waterbirds have died around coastal nature reserves.

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Register now for the 2023 East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum on Storytelling

Effective communication is key when working with stakeholders from different backgrounds.

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Impressions from the total flyway count in 2023

Once every three years, migratory birds at all important wintering areas along the Atlantic coast, from Norway to South-Africa, are being counted.

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Experts formulate management guidelines for avian flu outbreaks in Sandwich tern colonies

As migratory birds are returning from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding sites in the Wadden Sea, in view of the experience in 2022, researchers and site managers are concerned about new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in colonially breeding birds.

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Bird flu: International experts discuss management priorities for the Wadden Sea

The scale of the outbreak of the bird flu, more specifically the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), in the North Sea region in the breeding season of 2022 was unprecedented.

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Fourth East Atlantic Flyway Waterbird Census to take place in January 2023

Each January, counts of migratory waterbirds take place in all key wetland sites along the East Atlantic Flyway.

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Report reviews success of the 2022 East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum

In 2022, empowering the youth to take action in conservation has been a key focus of the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, with activities not only in the Wadden Sea, but also on the global scale.

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Warm welcome to five new WSFI partners

At the 14th Trilateral Governmental Conference, held in Wilhelmshaven on 28-30 November 2022, five new partner organisations signed the vision of the Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative.

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Strategic Framework 2022-2029 adopted for the Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative

The Wadden Sea is one of the most important breeding, stopover, and wintering sites along the East Atlantic Flyway, visited by millions of migratory waterbirds each year.

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Dim the lights for World Migratory Bird Day 2022

"Dim the light for birds at night!" is the slogan of World Migratory Bird Day 2022 (WMBD). The aim of this year's campaign is to highlight the negative impact that Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) can have on many nocturnally migrating bird species. The artificial glow seems to disturb the internal system birds use to navigate during the night and causes them to stray from their normal migration routes.

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Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative represented at AEWA meeting with side event

“Strengthening Flyway Conservation in a Changing World” is the official slogan of the 8th Meeting of Parties of the African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) which is currently taking place in Budapest.

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Fundraising focus of latest East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum

The 2nd East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum (EAFYF) took place on 9 and 10 July 2022 and focused on building youth capacity in project development and writing grant proposals.

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