The workshop, which took place from 4 to 6 March, was jointly organized by the Directorate General of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment, the ASEAN Bird Flight Network (AFN) of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), and NParks of Singapore, with financial support from the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).
"The workshop aims to increase knowledge, share experiences, and enhance the capacity of park officials, wetland managers, and stakeholders on monitoring migratory birds and effective management of wetlands," the Ministry of Environment stated.
Migratory birds are a species of bird that migrates annually along its flight path from one region to another or through many countries around the world.
The conservation of migratory birds requires the participation and cooperation of various countries within its flight path.
Cambodia is located on the East Asia-Australia Bird Flight Route and has been an international cooperation member of the East Asia-Australia Bird Flight Route Partnership since 2007, with the Ministry of Environment as the Secretary-General.
The major wetland areas that have been incorporated as part of the East Asia-Australia Bird Flight Network have more than 100 sites, forming a large network for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.
Nearly 50 key participants included Mr. Sun Kong, Head of Siem Reap Provincial Environment Department, Mr. David Li from NParks, Mr. Amiel Same, Head of Conservation Programme of the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity, and officials and park rangers in charge of biodiversity management and conservation from 11 wetland protected areas in Cambodia.
Those areas are Ramsar Preah Tau Area, Ramsar Stung Treng, Ramsar Koh Kapi, Ramsar Stung Sen, Ngong Preng Landscape Protection, Pumpkin Lake Landscape Protection, Trampang Rock Pond Landscape Protection, Talai Lake, Love Lake, Bangladesh Multi-Use, Bakan Landscape Protection and North Sap River Plain Landscape Protection Area.
The workshop also featured presentations from speakers on the Ramsar Convention, and regional Ramsar initiatives such as the East Asian Bird Flight Route Partnership, Australia, the East Asia Regional Ramsar Centre, and the ASEAN Bird Flight Route Network.
Apart from that, there are also methods for rapid assessment of ecosystem services, wetland management planning, waterfowl identification, coastal bird identification and monitoring, waterfowl monitoring methods, bird tracking, and Asian waterfowl census, etc.
During the workshop, a study visit was also organized to the Reef Reservoir Landscape Protected Area in Fort Mean Chey Province to study and practice in the field in identifying and monitoring waterfowl and migratory birds present in the wetland area.
Countries that are international cooperation members of the East Asia-Australia Bird Flight Route Partnership have studied and designated wetland areas of importance to migratory birds as areas of the East Asia-Australia Bird Flight Route Network.
Those areas are selected based on criteria, such as the importance of biodiversity factors and the ecological function of the area, especially providing an important habitat for migratory birds in their life cycle.
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