MANNAM Peace News : Bird hunters 'emptying Afghan skies' and Suncheon Bay (2)

Suncheon Bay Ecological Park is a protected natural area near Suncheon, South Korea. It is effectively a bay between Yeosu peninsula and Goheung peninsula. It is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from the center of Suncheon, and has 21.6 km2 (8.3 sq mi) of mudflats and 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) of reed beds.
From the junction of the Dong stream and Isa stream to the front of the mudflat in Suncheon bay, it has the widest reed bed in Korea. In autumn, reed blossoms, red turkeis, and white migratory birds make the area a popular attraction.

Suncheon Bay is the treasure house of having the various many species.
It is very important to be studied. Because of little pollution sources, It has the developed salt swampy land. It abounds in fresh marine products, multifarious invertebrate animal and sea plant.
The extensive reedbeds is the wintering site and the habitat for the national rare birds which are a hooded crane, a sea gull, a white stoke, a blackfaced spoonbill and a white heron etc.
Suncheon bay is known to be the area which rare birds inhabit and especially the unique habitat of a hooded crane.

Convention-Swamp is the most productive life supporting ecosystem. The protection of it is very important in biological, hydraulical, and economic reasons. Even so, in many parts of the earth, swamps are damaged due to irrigation, reclamation, pollution and such. To stop the damage to swamps, international conference and technological conference were held in sequence sponsored by International Waterfowl Research Bureau in 1960. As the result of conferences, a conference was joined in Ramsar, Iran on February 2, 1971. The established form of Ramsar Convention is Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Korea joined this convention on July 28, 1997 as the 101st. Young Swamp of Daeam Mountain in Inje-gun, Gangwon-do and Upo Swamp in Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam are registered as Ramsar Swamps.
Suncheon Bay started to gain attention as the fact that waterfowls enlisted in Ramsar Convention became known. Especially it satisfies 'various kinds of birds requiring different types of habitat inhabiting' part of Ramsar Conventions. It makes Suncheon Bay a very proper candidate to become a Ramsar Swamp. Suncheon bay was designated as a swamp preserving area of Korea in December, 2003, and it joined 'international network for protection of crane in northeastern Asia' in 2004. Northeastern Crane Network was organized as a protection strategy of Asian and Pacific passage birds at the 6th Ramsar Convention conference in 1996. Also, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Korea will request registering of Suncheon Bay as Ramsar Swamp in August or September this year. If it becomes a Ramsar Swamp, the natural environment of Suncheon Bay, the treasure house of ecosystem, will be better preserved.

via Wikipedia

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I am not judging Environment Afghanistan in this way but saying South Korea used to be one of countries who didn't have a chance to give attention to birds and environment since this country had to go over many situations.

But have a look how this country has grew up, and the hit spot saying "we can give a care to others" is Suncheon Bay(I personally think it this way but pretty much sure others would agree with me!).
South Korea has Suncheon Bay which is my favorite place among many beatiful spots in my home country.
If you have an idea to come and visit Korea, you should swing by Suncheon Bay(It's not enough to swing by though! lol).
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Do I love my home country?
 Yes as you can see.
Because it has Suncheon Bay?
 Partly.
 And Plus, MANNAM Volunteer Association's head office is located in South Korea too :)