Activities in the Network Sites and under the Action Plan

Action Plan

Activities in the Network Sites and
under the Action Plan

Here reported were various activities in the Site Network and those in the Network Sites and other key sites for Anatidae in the flyway, and under the Action Plan. Specified reports are also found in the index in the left box.

**Further reports**
*	Cheonsuman International Bird Watching Fair, Oct / Nov 2002-2004.
*	Ceremony of Utonai-ko Wildlife Centre, Jul 2002.
*	2001 Report.
*	Ramsar Symposium "Niigata" II, November 2001.
*	WWD 2001.
*	Okinawa Workshop, Oct 2000.
*	WWD 2000.
*	Launch, May 1999.

"Water Station Summit 1", Fukushimagata, 22 August 2004.

Cover "Water Station Summit 1" A meeting of mayors from 6 cities and towns in the country, including Toyosaka City for Lake Fukushimagata, who have been engaging in the rural development based on the significance of water for citizen life. The report from the meeting was published by Toyosaka City Government, 2005, in Japanese. It reports with record of discussion, a joint communiqué, messages from each mayor, etc., available from "View Fukushimagata" (refer to the Introduction to Fukushimagata).

International Workshop on Wise Use of Lagoon Wetlands, Kushiro, 23-25 Jul 2003.

Proceedings The workshop was held in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Ramsar CoP5, Kushiro Conference in 1993. The workshop was filled with 19 reports and 7 posters from 13 Asian countries, including some Anatidae sites. Participants had two-day study tour in some of eastern Hokkaido wetlands. The Ramsar Center Japan, a member of its organising committee, provided its report in their website. They also have distributed its proceedings where many of the reports are published in English.

Anet Newsletter No.3, cover (12KB) published in November 2002, includes some reports from Network Sites and projects (PDF file (560KB) is also available):

Guidebook on Katano-kamoike and "Saka'amiryo".

Cover: Guidebook on "Saka'amiryo" The Katano-kamoike is a famous site for a traditional method of catching duck by throwing nets, maintained by local people for more than 300 years. The method is called as "Saka'amiryo" in Japanese. For this tradition, local people preserved the lake habitat in a good condition especially for duck species to roost safely. The Society for preservation of "Saka'amiryo" in Katano-Kamoike published a guidebook on the lake and the "Saka'amiryo", compiling their historical records and technical information, in 2001.

Anet Newsletter No.2, cover (11KB) published in November 2001, includes some reports from Network Sites (PDF file (760KB) is also available):

Sanjiang Nature Reserve, a Network Site in Heilongjiang Province, China, has changed its status to National Nature Reserve.

brochure (8KB) Launch of the Website, Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary, a Network Site
Naka-no-Umi Waterbirds International Exchange Foundation, a foundation established by Yonago City Government for management of the Sanctuary, launched its official website, bilingual in English and Japanese at: http://www.yonagomizudorikouen.or.jp

CEPA logomark (20KB) An international workshop has been in preparation to be held in 4-6 October 2000 at a Network Site, Kabukurinuma, Japan. It is organised by the national working group of the Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) in response to the Ramsar Resolution VII.9 (1999), in collaboration with local governments and local NGOs relevant to the lake. A local NGO, Kabukuri Wetland Club, is now seeking voluntary assistace for communication between participants from other Asian countries and local children and people during the workshop, especially at a field work on the lake on the second day. Contact: Mr. M. Kurechi at son_goose@mva.biglobe.ne.jp

Mandarin Duck Society of Japan, a network of people interested in Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata in Japan is being set up. The group is to research and gather information on the species towards the enhancement of the conservation of the species and their habitats in the country. Contact: Prof. Yuzo FUJIMAKI (fujimaki@obihiro.ac.jp).

NASA Space Shuttle (STS-99) launched on 11 Feb 2000 (EST).

It brings an educational programme "EarthKAM". It is a NASA-sponsored program that enables middle school students to take photographs of the Earth from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle.

One of the Japanese school participating in the programme, Kansai Soka Junior and Senior High School opened its website for the activities of the students learning on the programme. They have selected a number of sites across the globe that they wish to study in detail. They include a series of wetlands important for the waterbirds in the East Asian Flyway. The pictures of those wetlands will be on its website, when available, at http://www2.kansai.soka.ed.jp/˜sts-99/indexe.html.

*	Introduction to Biwa-ko.
*	Shiga Prefecture.

Grebe Launch of the Biwa-ko Ramsar Committee, Shiga, Japan, 5 Feb 2000.

Lake Biwa-ko is the largest lake in the country, a Ramsar Site and an Anatidae Network Site, shared by 21 cities & towns in the Shiga Prefecture. Those local governments of cities, towns and the prefecture establish a committee for enhancement of the public awareness around the lake. They celebrate World Wetlands Day 2000 with the launch of the committe along with a short symposium on 5th and field trips around the Lake open to public on the next day.

*	Introduction to Naujan Lake.

Naujan Lake National Park, a Network Site in Republic of the Philippines, has been designated as the Wetlands of International Importance to the Ramsar List, effective 12 November 1999.


*	Introduction to Kabukurinuma.

photo (5KB) Dedication Ceremony for Lake Kabukurinuma, Tajiri, Japan, 31 July 1999.

It was the first dedication ceremony to a Network Site, organised by Tajiri Township Government at the Tajiri Culture Centre. Environment Agency of Japan dedicated a Certificate to the Mayor of the Town. Over the 100 citizens celebrated in the ceremony. Presentations were attached to the ceremony on the Network of the Anatidae key sites, the international importance of the Lake, activities in the enviromental education in the Lake, reporting the Launch Reception in Costa Rica of this May, and others. Refer to the programme of the ceremony.

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The "Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Anatidae in the East Asian Flyway" is a component of the "Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy", and the "Anatidae Site Network in the East Asian Flyway" is a programme of international co-operation to enhance the conservation of the wetlands of international importance for Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) in the flyway under the "Action Plan". The "Anatidae Working Group" of Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Committee oversees the implementation of these programmes with technical support from Anatidae Flyway Officer.

For further information, please contact the Anatidae Flyway Officer. Posted 11 May 2001, updated 20 February 2005.