PRC - Preliminary Working Meeting to Implement the RFI in the People’s Republic of China Read more about PRC - Preliminary Working Meeting to Implement the RFI in the People’s Republic of China
Taej Mundkur Keywords wetlands wetlands in flyway Read more about Taej Mundkur Dr. Taej Mundkur started his career with Wetlands International (then Asian Wetland Bureau) in Malaysia in 1991 where he coordinated the Asian Waterbird Census.
Challenges and Opportunities for Waterbird and Wetland Conservation and the Work of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Read more about Challenges and Opportunities for Waterbird and Wetland Conservation and the Work of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Building a flyway network of internationally important wetland sites that are sustainably managed is crucial in maintaining migratory waterbird populations and their broader ecosystem services. Learn about the existing challenges and opportunities in waterbird and wetland conservation.
Yoeung Visal Keywords environment wetlands WWT Read more about Yoeung Visal Yoeung Visal is currently the Government Liaison Officer for Cambodia of the WWT. He was technical officer for 6 years at the Department of Freshwater Wetland Conservation of the General Directorate of Administration for Nature Conservation and Protection, Ministry of Environment of Cambodia.
Vinayagan Dharmarajah Keywords biodiversity regional flyway initiative People’s Republic of China water natural resources ecosystem wetlands flyway initiative climate change Read more about Vinayagan Dharmarajah Vina is the Regional Director (Asia) of BirdLife International and has been in post since January 2017. BirdLife International is a Partnership of about 120 local organizations globally and supports conservation in 15 countries in Asia. Prior to joining BirdLife, Vina worked for the business school INSEAD for almost 6 years as its Legal Counsel in Asia. He has a Bachelors (LL.B. Hons) degree in law from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, a BA.
Webinar: The East Asian-Australasian Flyway – Opportunities to Support Wetlands, Livelihoods, and Biodiversity in East and Southeast Asia Read more about Webinar: The East Asian-Australasian Flyway – Opportunities to Support Wetlands, Livelihoods, and Biodiversity in East and Southeast Asia The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic heightened global awareness of the need to protect nature as well as people and address threats to biodiversity. Efforts to protect migratory waterbirds and their wetland habitats provide opportunities to help improve the protection of natural capital to benefit biodiversity and people.
Silvia Cardascia Keywords biodiversity regional flyway initiative People’s Republic of China water natural resources ecosystem wetlands flyway initiative climate change Read more about Silvia Cardascia Silvia is a water resources specialist at ADB, where she supports the design of projects in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. She also works on knowledge management and is one of the authors of the Asian Water Development Outlook 2020. Prior to joining ADB in 2018, she was a research assistant at the University of Oxford, a United Nations Fellow and a Programme Officer for the Italian Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Addis Ababa.
Thomas Panella Keywords biodiversity ecosystem wetlands development hunting flyway conservation Read more about Thomas Panella Tom Panella is the Director for Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture in the East Asia Department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is Chair the Water Sector Committee/Group for ADB. As Director in East Asia, he is responsible for managing operations including strategy; project development, management, and programming; policy dialogue; and knowledge management.
Mark Bezuijen Keywords biodiversity ecosystem wetlands development hunting flyway conservation Read more about Mark Bezuijen Mark has worked on biodiversity conservation, protected area management, and environmental impact assessment in Asia and Australia for over 20 years. Key areas of work currently include the piloting and design of sustainable tourism projects in Mongolia, and overseeing environmental safeguards for a range of natural resource projects in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. He is the departmental focal point for the Regional Flyway Initiative.