Technical Reports
TDAs, SAPs ...
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Bay of Bengal LME
- Inception Workshop,3-5 November 2009
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EAF in the BOBLME
- Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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SOCMON in the BOBLME
- Facilitating Community Participation
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BOBLME TDA-SAP
- Framework, Guiding Principles and Process for TransboundaryDiagnostic Analysis (TDA) and Strategic Action Program (SAP) Development in International Waters (LME) ProjectsInception
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Country Report-Bangladesh
- Marine & Coastal Fisheries Resources, Activities and Development
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Country Report-India
- Implementation of the BOBLME Project in India
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Country Report-Indonesia
- Project Report
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Country Report-Maldives
- BOBLME Inception Workshop Developments Update
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Country Report-Myanmar
- Update Fisheries Information,Environment and Overview For BOBLME Programme
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Country Report-Sri Lanka
- Project Inception Workshop
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Country Report-Thailand
- Country Report for BOBLME Programme
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Review 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.
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Review 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.
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Review 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.
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Review of Critical Habitats of Mangroves and Coral Reefs
- This review examines the issues related to critical/vulnerable habitats, namely mangroves and coral reefs.
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Review 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.
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NATIONAL 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.
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BOBLME 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.
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BOBLME 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.
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TDA 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.



