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[Oversea] 2011 年世界候鳥日 World Migratory Bird Day 2011

2011 年世界候鳥日 World Migratory Bird Day 2011

2011 年世界候鳥日
還候鳥一片淨土
2011 年5 月14-15


每年飛行數千公里,候鳥以一個獨特的視角觀察著地球。不幸的是,這無與倫比的獨特視角也讓他們意識到巨大的變化正在上演。這些變化威脅著我們地球的許多生態系統。每年候鳥遷徙途中的棲息地正在加速消失。隨著生態系統的改變,當候鳥下次返回之時,也許再也找不到曾經的那片土地讓他們稍作停留。

絕大多數的變化都是由於人類濫用土地造成的。有些候鳥對干擾棲息地的行為會非常敏感。這樣的變化直接影響著這些候鳥種群。人類許多利用土地的方式嚴重破壞了鳥類棲息地。例如,城市化和集約化農業會割裂和替代了複雜的棲息地網路。森林砍伐和礦產開採會破壞候鳥遷徙路上整片休憩區域。除此之外,填海工程和生物燃料生產致使重要的濕地以及其他許多鳥類的棲息地消失或退化。

當人類的生存依賴于自然區域的轉型,那麼土地的可持續利用變得至關重要。這樣做可以減少對水、土壤、植物、動物——包括候鳥在內的自然資源的影響。

今年世界候鳥日的主題是“還候鳥一片淨土”。我們希望讓人們更深刻地瞭解到土地濫用對候鳥及他們依賴的生態系統造成的巨大影響。與世界各地的朋友一起參與到2011 年5 月14-15 日的世界候鳥日的活動中來吧!參與的方式包括組織觀鳥活動、科普專案、講座、藝術展覽以及其他公共活動。無論您通過何種方式參與進來,您的貢獻都將幫助這一活動取得圓滿成功。

世界候鳥日是一個每年度全球性的宣傳活動,旨在世界範圍內促進候鳥及其棲息地的保護。世界候鳥日由聯合國環境規劃署下屬的非歐亞遷徙水鳥協定(AEWA)和遷徙物種公約(CMS)——兩個國際野生動物條約的秘書處組織。

詳細資訊請見www.worldmigratorybirdday.org

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World Migratory Bird Day 2011
Land use changes from a bird’s-eye view
14-15 May 2011

Flying thousands of kilometres each year, migratory birds have a unique perspective of the Earth. Unfortunately, this unrivalled view also enables them to notice the dramatic changes which are currently threatening many of our planet’s ecosystems. Each year more and more of the sites migratory birds depend on during their journeys
disappear. As these ecosystems change, there is no guarantee that the habitats migratory birds need along their migration path, will be there the next time they return.

The majority of these changes are caused by human use of land and have a direct impact on migratory bird populations, which are particularly sensitive to any interference to the sites they use throughout their migratory cycle. Many aspects of human land use are extremely damaging to the birds’ habitats. For example, urbanization and intensive agriculture can fragment and replace complex networks of habitats needed by the birds. Deforestation and mineral extraction can damage entire regions used along the birds’ annual migration paths. In addition, land reclamation and biofuel production remove or degrade crucial wetlands and other habitats for many migratory bird species.

While human survival depends on these transformations of natural areas, a sustainable use of land is vital to reduce the impacts on our natural resources, such as water, soil, nutrients, plants and animals – including migratory birds.

This year’s theme for World Migratory Bird Day is “Land use changes from a bird’s-eye view”. We want to raise awareness on the dramatic effects human land use has on migratory birds and the ecosystems upon which they depend.
Join others around the world and take part in World Migratory Bird Day on May 14-15, 2011 by organizing birdwatching events, educational programmes, lectures, art exhibitions and other public events; however you decide to participate, your contribution will help make this campaign a success!

World Migratory Bird Day is a global, annual awareness campaign to promote the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats worldwide. It is organized by the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) – two international wildlife treaties administered by
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

For more information please see: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org

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