2008年亚洲水鸟保育基金申请开始了,截止10月31日

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Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund

The 'Asian Waterbird Conservation Fund' has been established to provide
financial support to projects at site of importance for migratory
waterbirds in the East Asia - Australasian Flyway.

Cathay Pacific placed an initial donation of HK$500,000 (approx.
US$65,000) into the Fund which is administered by WWF Hong Kong, and
further donations are actively being sought to increase the amount in
the Fund so that a greater number of worthwhile projects can be
supported in future.

Each year, up to 25% of the amount in the Fund will be earmarked for
disbursement to support approved projects. At present, the maximum
amount that can be applied for each project shall not exceed US$4,000.

Seven projects have been funded since the first round of application in
June 2006. You may visit our website
<http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/maipo/awcf/projects.html
<http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/maipo/awcf/projects.html> > for details.

There will be a single call for applications to the Fund each year with
the deadline currently being 31-October-2008. For further information,
please check http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/maipo/awcf/
<http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/maipo/awcf/> or contact the AWCF
Administrator, Miss Katherine Leung, by e-mail awcf@wwf.org.hk
<mailto:awcf@wwf.org.hk> .