Workshop 3 - Wetland conservation

Location: Xinchen, Budai
Date: March 14 – March 16, 2014

The theme of this workshop is to engage the local community in Xinchen, Budai in southern Taiwan for the purpose of developing a wildlife protection and environmental education center located at the Xinchen elementary school. The school is located immediately adjacent to one of the major roosting areas of the Black-faced Spoonbill. Over the past several years the Taiwan team, in association with Randy Hester, has begun an effort to engage the local village in developing a community-based plan for the protection as well as environmental education regarding the Black-faced Spoonbill, the wetland ecology, and local economic development opportunities. Participants in this workshop will stay in the village for four days/three nights, work on site directly with village residents and community groups, and observe the wetland ecology firsthand including the Black-faced Spoonbill. The workshop will focus on developing educational programs as well as designing facilities to accommodate visitors. Interested participants are encouraged to submit comparable case studies and papers that can be useful in dialogue and exchange. We expect around 15 conference participants to join this workshop.

Organizer: Mr. Fu-chang TSAI

Senior Planner/ Board Director

Building and Planning Research Foundation

National Taiwan University

Taipei, Taiwan

Professional advisor: 
Dr. Randy HESTER
Dr. John K.C. LIU

Contact person: Ms. Pei-pei LEE

EMAIL: hualien369@gmail.com