“Their Future is Our Future” – World Migratory Bird Day 2017

WMBD 2017 highlighted the interdependence of people and nature, and more especially people and migratory animals - in particular birds, as they share the same planet and thus the same limited resources.

In 2016, the Hanns Seidel Foundation joined the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), one of the key partners of WMBD. Every year migratory birds on the East Asian - Australasian Flyway, the most important flight route of migratory birds in East Asia, land on the coasts of North Korea. However, wetlands experienced a significant loss over the past decades, affecting migratory birds and other endangered species.

To protect the birds and conserve their habitats in North Korea and simultaneously protect the services they provide for the rural population, environmental and scientific cooperation with the isolated country is urgently needed although it can be difficult at times due to administrative and political differences. Despite of all obstacles, HSF has been actively engaged in the field of environment in North Korea since 2009. HSF Korea supports environment cooperation on the Korean Peninsula and tries to promote it as a platform for dialogue and exchange.

You can find out more about the project “Transboundary Nature Cooperation – Protection of Wetlands in the DPR Korea”  here.

You can find out more about World Migratory Bird Day 2017 here: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org