Festival

     We, UKM HIMPUS - student representation of Veterinary Faculty of Syiah Kuala University, will carry out our second organized event to spread the word about WMBD. In 2015, UKM HIMPUS participated in a WMBD event organized by Aceh Birder. In 2016 - 2017 UKM HIMPUS continued WMBD celebrations as an organizer. So, this year we would like to continue our engagement in WMBD celebrations.

The series of activities that we propose starting in April 30th and then May 13th, 2018 as the peak of the celebration, namely:

Description: Indoor festival with booths, presentations, and activities for adults and kids including a live raptor demonstration. Door prizes and gifts for moms. We may also offer field trips at local sites.

World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated annually at River Point Conservation Area, where BRI, our partners, and the community join together in a celebration of migratory birds. This event takes place early May and features a day filled with fun and activities such as bird walks, nature walks, and the unique opportunity to see research in action through bird banding demonstrations. This event is free and open to the public. Visit our webpage at briloon.org/WMBD for a schedule of events and directions to River Point Conservation Area.

Join us at Cooper's Rock State Forest for bird walks, live birds of prey, educational displays, and more.

Second Migratory Wings Festival "Celebrating Bird Migration in Laguna de Términos"

Come and join us in our second festival celebrating the migration of birds. We will have many activities for kids and adults to raise awareness about the importance of protecting birds and their habitat. Enjoy with us the birds, art, games, movies and birding walks.

Activities of the event:

May 20th - Guided Bird Hikes, Live Raptor Exhibit and Talk, Bird Banding, Native Plant Sale, Ecological Rummage Sale, Fun Workshops for Families, Wildlife Experts, & More! FREE and Open to the Public! Rain or Shine – Food Available

Primary school „ Strasho Pindjur “ Chesinovo and the municipality of Cheshinovo-Obleshevo are orginizing the Stork day festival 2017 for the fifth time, since the municipality received the European Stork village award in 2013. Cheshinovo-Obleshevo has one of the largest populations of White Storks, with over 70 nests built on roofs and electrical pylons. The friendly attitude of the locals to the storks was also one of the main reasons why this municipality received the award.

Like last 5 years, Nature Study and Conservation Club, Department of Zoology, Jagannath University is going to celebrate the world migratory bird day. However, 10th May is national holiday in Bangladesh. To get the more audience in the program the organizing comittee decide to celebrate the day on 9th May this year instead of 10. The program is going to be celebrated in the zoology department auditorium of Jagannath University.

Events detail:

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, in collaboration with the municipality of Kherbet Kanafar, will be hosting a national conference titled “Homat Al Hima - The Way of Life, for Sustainable Development”, under the patronage of the Ministry of Tourism. The two-day-conference is planned in partnership with the West Bekaa Country Club and Homat Al Hima International; funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC and MAVA Foundation.

The « Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée » or CBG is a mining company exploiting bauxite since 1973 and co-owned by the Government of Guinea and international companies such as ALCO, Rio Tinto Alcan, etc.

To be aligned with international best practice, CBG has implemented a Biodiversity Program since  August 2016.

The objective of the CBG’s Biodiversity program is to implement a sustainable approach by engaging internal and external stakeholders.