In partnership with the Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research of Universiti Brunei Darussalam and with the support of the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity conducted the National Capacity Building Workshop on Migratory Waterbirds and Wetland Management from 17 to 21 February in Brunei Darussalam.

The five-day event was attended by field practitioners, educators, and representatives from the Department of Environment, Parks, and Recreation (JASTRe) of the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism and the Department of Museums of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei Darussalam. Apart from discussions, field exercises were conducted to give the participants hands-on experience in bird identification and bird counting.