PEMSEA News

Quezon City, Philippines — PEMSEA Country Partners reaffirmed their commitment to support PEMSEA and allocate necessary assistance to facilitate the transformation of PEMSEA to an independent self-sustaining and country-owned regional organization, during the 12th expanded Executive Committee Meeting held from 3 to 4 April 2013 in Manila.

PEMSEA News Quezon City, Philippines — To start its year-long anniversary celebrations, PEMSEA dedicated the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) library to Dr. Chua Thia-Eng and launched the PEMSEA History Wall at the PEMSEA Office Building in Quezon City, Philippines, last 4 April 2013. read more

PEMSEA News Bataan, Philippines — The number of local governments championing coastal and marine management is steadily increasingly over the past decade. read more

PEMSEA News Manila, Philippines — "You can not manage what you can not measure," goes an old management adage. "Unless you measure something, you don't know if it is getting better or worse." read more

Feature Stories Quezon City, Philippines — As I spend my last days in the Philippines, it is interesting to recall my experiences and wonderful memories as an intern for PEMSEA. After four months working and living in Manila, I must say that my life in Manila was truly memorable and rewarding. read more

PEMSEA News Quezon City, Philippines — PEMSEA welcomes Ms. Regina Sison, Ms. Maria Monica Edralin and Mr. Humprey Garces to the PEMSEA Resource Facility. read more

Marine and Ocean News Champack, Southern Lao PDR — More than 300 stakeholders from key government agencies, schools and environmental organizations gathered in the Paksong District for the first celebration of the International World Water Day (WWD) in Southern Lao PDR. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Laguna, Philippines — The expression "a picture is worth a thousand words" may be an old cliché, but the great power of a photograph to inspire people or move them into action is not. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Moscow, Russia — The North Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) was convened by the Convention of Biological Diversity Secretariat in Moscow, Russia, from 25 February to 1 March 2013 in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region (NOWPAP), the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), and the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC). read more

Partner/Collaborator News Toyama, Japan — NOWPAP and NEASPEC jointly organized the Workshop on Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Marine Protected Areas in the Northwest Pacific on 13-14 March 2013 in Toyama, Japan. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Chengdu, PR China — Invited as an observer, NOWPAP representative attended the 17th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of the North-East Asian Sub-regional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) held on 20-21 December 2012 in Chengdu, PR China. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Jeju, RO Korea— The 17th NOWPAP Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) was held in Jeju (Korea) on 1-2 November 2012. All NOWPAP member states (PR China, Japan, RO Korea and Russia) were represented, as well as NOWPAP Regional Activity Centers (RACs) and four major partners (PEMSEA, PICES, WESTPAC and YSLME). read more

PEMSEA News Sihanoukville, Cambodia — The Royal Government of Cambodia approved Decision No. 152 SSR on the Establishment and Function of the National Committee for Management and Development of Cambodian Coastal Area on 13 July 2012 to promote sustainable management of coastal areas through integrated planning and monitoring of development activities along the coasts. The decision was developed following the country's acceptance as a member of the Club of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World in May 2011. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Bangkok, Thailand — Fifty experts on marine environment from WESTPAC, NOWPAP and COBSEA Member Countries participated in the Regional Scientific and Technical Capacity Building Workshop on the World Ocean Assessment (the Regular Process) in Bangkok, Thailand, from 17 to 19 September 2012. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Palawan, Philippines — The government of Philippines has chosen as its fifth Wetland of International Importance the extremely interesting Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (22,202 hectares, 10º10'00"N 118º55'00"E), which is already a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Man and Biosphere (MAB) Biosphere Reserve. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Laguna, Philippines — Government information officers, journalists and members of the ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHP) Committee from the ten ASEAN Member States will meet in Surabaya, Indonesia on November 19-21 for an international meeting-workshop on promoting public awareness of the role of taxonomy in biodiversity conservation. In partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) of Indonesia and the Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH)-Surabaya, the event is funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund through the Expanded Taxonomic Capacity Building and Governance for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity Project. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Toyama, Japan — In conjunction with the 4th Northeast Asia Region Youth Environmental Program sponsored by the Toyama Prefectural Government, a special lecture on NOWPAP and its activities was delivered to local school students by the NOWPAP Deputy Coordinator on 19 August 2012. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Yeosu, RO Korea — The Oceans Compact, an initiative to strengthen United Nations system-wide coherence to deliver on its oceans-related mandates, was launched by the UN Secretary General in Yeosu, RO Korea on 12 August 2012, the closing day for the 2012 Yeosu Expo. read more

Marine and Ocean News Kyoto, Japan — NOWPAP representatives attended the Marine Litter Summit on 25-26 August 2012 in Kameoka city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan where participants from environmental NGOs, central and local governments discussed ways of dealing with marine litter in Japan and in the region. read more

Partner/Collaborator News Bangkok, Thailand — The Regional Scientific and Technical Capacity Building Workshop on the World Ocean Assessment (WOA), contributing to the UN Regular Process, was held on 17-19 September 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. read more