Educational Activity

-Lectures(Birds and roles)
-awareness on migratory birds - habitat and threats
-pictures and films

Some juices, biscuits and small gifts to my kids will be given. We will create a beautiful picture of a Crown Crane, dimentioned 100 x 50cm for their mother.

Birdwatching, environmental education, press meeting, and information session at Aras Bird Research and Education Center located in Aras River valley Important Bird Area and Key Biodiversity Area (www.karsigdir.org)

Members of the birdwatchers club of Turkmenbashy City visited the north part of the Turkmenbashy Bay shore. They counted all birds included migratory. Prof. Rustamov told about AEWA activities and World Migratory Bird Day. All participants received a newsletter and posters of IBAs Program in Turkmenistan and stickers devoted to World Migratory Bird Day.

Au Maroc, la célébration de la journée mondiale des oiseaux migrateurs aura lieu le samedi 10 mai 2008 au Centre National d'Education Environnementale de Mehdia sur les bords du site Ramsar de Merja de Sidi Bou Ghaba.

Les organismes organisateurs sont :

Four separate awareness and outreach events were organized to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day and World Biodiversity Day 2008. An orientation program, wetland walk and discussion event were successfully performed among representatives of the Institute of Forestry, Biodiversity Conservation and Research Forum, Shelf Help Environment Awareness Club and Bird Conservation Nepal Pokhara Branch. Dr. Keshab D Awasthi - Dean of Institute of Forestry, Raj Kumar Koirala - As. Campus Chief of Institute of Forestry and Gandhiv Kafle briefed the importance of both conservation days.

To celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, the presentations in our Interpretation Center and Birds´s Observatory "Vuelo Latitud 40", during April and May, are focused on the theme of this year´s celebration: Migratory Birds - Ambassadors for Biodiversity.

Kijabe Environment Volunteers (KENVO) is a community based organization that works for environmental conservation and community development in Lari Division, Kiambu District, Kenya. The group undertakes a number of activities chief among them being forest rehabilitation, school outreach program, income generating activities, community/youth empowerment and development among other activities.

Public opening of a new facility for birdwatchers with all necessary infrastructure and observation tower at Ventes Ragas Ornithological Station as part of the UNEP/GEF/AEWA "Wings Over Wetlands" Program. The WMBD will include guided birdwatching of waterbirds in the Nemunas River Delta Regional Park (designated Ramsar site)and lectures about importance of this area for migratory birds.

Lake Victoria Sunset Birders will participate in the World Migratory Bird Day from 8th-10th May 2008. The aim of this year’s activity will be to initiate birding in schools by promoting active participation in these activities.
The activities will include: a birding competition - this will involve organizing wildlife club students from three schools to participate in bird identification and bird counts of the migrant species.

A l'occasion de cette journée mondiale, nature Mauritanie mettra l'accent sur l'éducation, la sensibilisation des groupes d'écoliers du bas delta sur le phénomène migratoire des oiseaux d'eau. Ainsi une journée de réflexion sur le thème « Oiseaux migrateurs : traits d’union entre les continents » sera organisé le 10 mai 2008 à la périphérie du Parc National du Diawling.