Educational Activity

Locals residing along the mangrove forests of the Sandspit Backwaters Karachi will be taken to the mangrove wetlands. Boat safaris will be offered to the mangrove jungle. Additionally, mangrove trees will be planted to afforest destroyed areas.

07th May : Community Outreach in Kpg Kuala Sibuti
0900hrs-1700hrs: Talks and slideshows for children and parents at Kpg Kuala Sibuti Community Hall on the following themes: Fireflies and River Conservations, Waterbirds and Wetland Habitats, Reefs and Marine Ecosystems.

14th May: WMBD: Birdwatching at Lambir HillsBirdwatching in conjunction with World Migratory Bird Day.
0700-1000hrs: We will meet at Lambir Hills National Park for birdwatching at the park.
1000-1200hrs: Talks and slideshow "Birdwatching in Sarawak" at Lambir Hills Conference Hall.

This WMBD event includes:

TUNZA CAMPAIGN will include education and awareness raising in 30 primary schools in Busia county. Children should be informed about the global, national and local values of biodiversity and to encourage community participation in conservation through promotion of sustainable benefit.

Charlas sobre la importancia de las migraciones, aves migratorias del PN Iguazu y salidas de campo para observar aves.

Conference on the importance of migratory birds at the Iguazu National Park will be held, followed by birdwatching and a field trip.

Environment Conservation Focus will undertake a media awareness raising campaign, birdwatching trips and education events on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day.

Educational event organized in cooperation with NGO-s, involved in nature protection in Croatia. Several workshops, lectures as well as entertainment activities will be organized. The theme of this years WMBD will be respected and sustainable land use will be the main topic of the event.

This WMBD event includes discussions and interactions on the surveys that have been carried out by school children in the winter season. Resided communities from all around the protected areas (such as Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur, Rajasthan) and Mt Abu Wildlife Sanctuary (Sirohi, Rajasthan) will take part in the event accompanied by local/regional media. The interactive sessions will raise awareness on the importance of these sites and strategies for the protection of these sites will be discussed.

A series of public talks on the migration of birds and a bird photography print exhibition will take place on 14th and 15th May 2011. (venue will be finalized and updated in the website link below)

Proposed talks on
• Bird / nature watching as a past time;
• Approaches to bird photography - Techniques & tactics;
• Bird migration & changes in land use;
• Other topics related to bird watching & photography.

NGOs, students and QMM employees will observe aquatic birds during 2 days. The morning session of the event runs from 5h00hrs until 9h00hrs with birdwatching activities and will be followed by sensitisation about the 2011 theme.
In 2010, within the 2 days we observed around 300 aquatic birds. QMM supports this educational programm since 2002 and this year will be the 10th anniversary of our birdwatching event in collaboration with Asity Madagascar.