World Ocean Week in Xiamen (XWOW 2011): Land-Sea Use Integration for Sustainable Marine Economy: Planning for Sustainable Marine Economy Development
| What | Asia, Meeting |
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| When |
Nov 04, 2011 02:00 PM
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Nov 11, 2011 01:00 AM |
| Where | Xiamen, PR China |
| Contact Name | Ms. Liu Xuan |
| Contact Phone | +86 592 539 6362 |
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As the last territory on the earth, the ocean is the living space and treasure house for human beings. From a global perspective, World Ocean Week (WOW) in Xiamen serves as a platform for regional cooperation as well as for connecting marine and social science, technology, education, public awareness in making policies, management decisions and actions to achieve sustainable use of coastal and marine resources and for achieving sustainable development of the oceans. The annual World Ocean Week in Xiamen commits itself to providing a working platform for international cooperation and communication among the governments of coastal cities, national agencies, experts in marine science & technology, members of international and inter-governmental organizations and of relevant marine industries, enterprises and institutions. WOW intends to facilitate the healthy development of marine industries and to promote sustainable utilization of marine resources, publicizes the marine-related culture festivals, and involves the participation of the public and raise their awareness of marine environmental protection.



