This week #COP15 on #biodiversity #ForNature begins. One way we take action on biodiversity #conservation is through @CAFFSecretariat's #Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) to secure long-term sustainability of declining Arctic-breeding #migratorybird populations.
Many #Arctic migratory bird species are threatened by overharvest and habitat alteration outside the Arctic, especially along the East Asian flyway. @CAFFSecretariat established AMBI to improve the status of priority species in decline #Arcticmigbirds #ForNature.
The Bar-tailed Godwit is a super flier! Known to take the longest non-stop flight of any bird: 12K kms, 11 days straight from Alaska🇺🇸 to New Zealand🇳🇿. @CAFFSecretariat works in partnership to conserve its declining populations.
Great Knots are stocky #shorebirds that breed in the northeast Siberian tundra and winter in Asia. @CAFFSecretariat seeks to improve knowledge on breeding distribution, population productivity and threats, and reverse declining trends.
Red Knots are shorebirds that breed in #Arctic tundra and winter in coasts across South America, Africa and Australasia. #ClimateChange leaves the species vulnerable, and @CAFFSecretariat’s Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative is investigating and promoting #conservation.
Critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers are born only in far east #Arctic #Russia and migrate to SE Asia via the #YellowSea in the East-Asian Australasian Flyway. @CAFFSecretariat works with the Council’s Observers to promote the conservation of this charismatic species.
Curlew Sandpipers are long-distance migratory #shorebirds with declining populations. @CAFFSecretariat is working with partners in Observer States, including India, to fill important data gaps to help conserve this species and other #Arctic #migratorybirds.