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FileBay of Bengal LME
Inception Workshop,3-5 November 2009
FileEAF in the BOBLME
Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
FileSOCMON in the BOBLME
Facilitating Community Participation
FileBOBLME TDA-SAP
Framework, Guiding Principles and Process for TransboundaryDiagnostic Analysis (TDA) and Strategic Action Program (SAP) Development in International Waters (LME) ProjectsInception
FileBOBLME Country Report-Bangladesh
Marine & Coastal Fisheries Resources, Activities and Development
FileBOBLME Country Report-India
Implementation of the BOBLME Project in India
FileBOBLME Country Report-Indonesia
Project Report
FileBOBLME Country Report-Maldives
BOBLME Inception Workshop Developments Update
FileBOBLME Country Report-Myanmar
Update Fisheries Information,Environment and Overview For BOBLME Programme
FileBOBLME Country Report-Sri Lanka
Project Inception Workshop
FileBOBLME Country Report-Thailand
Country Report for BOBLME Programme
FileReview of Land-based sources of pollution to the coastal and marine environments in the BOBLME Region
The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) is one of 64 large marine ecosystems (LMEs) recognised world-wide, some of which have recently become the subject of the development of an ecosystem approach focused on sustainable management of biomass yields. The BOBLME encompasses the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca, which are bordered by Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and includes approximately ¼ of the world’s human population.
FileReview of the Status of Shared Common Marine Living Resource Stocks and of Stock Assessment Capability in the BOBLME Region
This report summarises information and issues relating to the utilisation, assessment and management of shared fish stocks in the Bay of Bengal region. The report was carried out as a desk study and is based primarily on published documents and information that is in the public domain, national reports produced under the BOBLME programme, personal communications from specialists in the BOB region and elsewhere, and the author’s own personal observations.
FileReview of Coastal and Marine Livelihoods and Food Security in the Bay of Bengal LME Region
In order to understand the complexities of coastal and marine livelihoods, particularly in the Bay of Bengal region where there are marked contrasts in livelihood conditions around the region and even from area to area within countries, a holistic understanding of livelihoods is necessary. A framework for understanding livelihoods is proposed that helps to relate the diverse elements that contribute to and influence the livelihoods of people in coastal areas.
FileReview of Critical Habitats of Mangroves and Coral Reefs
This review examines the issues related to critical/vulnerable habitats, namely mangroves and coral reefs.
FileReview of Legal and Enforcement Mechanisms in the BOBLME Region
A proposal has been approved under the Project Development Fund of the Global Environment Facility that will facilitate the preparation of a Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME). The participating countries are Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
FileNATIONAL REPORT OF MALAYSIA On the Formulation of a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis And Preliminary Framework of a Strategic Action Programme for the Bay of Bengal
The aim of the national report is to review existing information on the use of, and threats to, the Malaysian coastal and marine resources off the Straits of Malacca and the adjacent waters of the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the process, an attempt is made to identify, examine, and rank those threats that have transboundary effects on man and the environment and to determine information gaps that need to be addressed for integrated management of coastal and marine resources in the region.
FileBOBLME draft TDA vol1 for national consultations
Volume 1 focuses on describing the transboundary issues in the BOBLME, and their proximate and underlying root causes that can be used to develop a SAP.
FileBOBLME draft TDA vol2 for national consultations
Volume 2 contains background material that sets out the biophysical and socio-economic characteristics of the BOBLME, an analysis of the legal, policy and administrative context in the eight countries surrounding the BOB, and an assessment of the status of the marine living resources and the marine environment in the coastal areas of the BOBLME.
FileTDA Synthesis Report BOBLME
The BOBLME Project encourages the use of this report for study, research, news reporting, criticism or review. Selected passages, tables or diagrams may be reproduced for such purposes provided acknowledgment of the source is included. Major extracts or the entire document may not be reproduced by any process without the written permission of the BOBLME Project Regional Coordinator.
FileBOBLME TDA Executive Summary
The eight Bay of Bengal countries have determined three major problems (or areas of concern) affecting the health of the Bay, that they can work on together.
FileBOBLME TDA Volume 1
This document was prepared after the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) Confirmation Workshop held in Phuket Thailand from 13 to 14 February 2012. The TDA is published in two volumes. Volume 1 describes the transboundary issues in the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) and their proximate and underlying root causes. These will be used to develop a Strategic Action Programme (SAP).
FileBOBLME TDA Volume 2
Volume 2 contains background material that sets out the biophysical and socio-economic characteristics of the BOBLME; an analysis of the legal, policy and administrative context in the eight countries that border the Bay of Bengal; and an assessment of the status of marine living resources and the marine environment in the coastal areas of the BOBLME.
FileBOBLME TDA Next Steps
The next step is to draft a Strategic Action Programme that will help the countries of the region to collectively address and remediate the concerns.
FileBOBLME Marine Turtle Conservation: Review Report
The IOSEA Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding is an intergovernmental agreement that provides a framework through which States of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian region, in partnership with other relevant actors and organisations, can work together to conserve and replenish depleted marine turtle populations for which they share responsibility. The MoU and its associated Conservation and Management Plan were developed over a series of consultations and negotiations between 1999 and 2001, under the auspices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The Convention and most of its subsidiary Agreements are administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The geographic coverage of the IOSEA MoU extends well beyond the BOBLME area and currently covers 33 Signatory States, including all BOBLME partner countries. Malaysia, the latest IOSEA Signatory, joined the agreement after the current review had commenced.
FileEncouraging results from sea water quality investigations off southern Myanmar
A research paper by Myanmar scientists, looking into coastal water quality off Myanmar, throws light on some physicochemical properties of sea water in one of the BOBLME Project’s key transboundary habitats, the Myeik Archipelago. The research, undertaken in the course of completing the national report on marine pollution commissioned by the BOBLME Project, was conducted by 14 scientists, led by Prof Dr Kyaw Naing of the Department of Chemistry at Yangon University. The results have now been published in the Thai Environmental Engineering Journal Special Volume January-April 2012, under the title Some Physicochemical Properties of Sea Water in Tanintharyi Coastal Zone, Myanmar.
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