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Reducing Environmental Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (YSLME)

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GEF ID: 790
Project Description:

The Yellow Sea is one of the most intensely exploited areas in the world. Approximately 10% of the world population lives in the area that drains to the Yellow Sea. This Sea is a semi-enclosed basin, shallow but reach in resources, and its waters are a highway for international shipping. Large cities, among them Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin and Seoul, depend on the Yellow Sea as a source of marine resources for human nutrition, economic development, reacreation and tourism. The analysis conducted during PDF-B works indicated the following major transboundary environmental problems: (i) Decline/collapse of transboundary fish stocks; (ii) degradation of Biodiversity and of critical habitats; (iii) water quality deterioration; (iv) unsanitary conditions due to dispersion of pathogens and contaminants threatening human health and mariculture. The objective of the proposed project is to promote multi-country ecosystem based management practices with the aim of reducing stresses to the environment due to population and industrialization pressures. The project will enhance consultations among littoral countries building on existing partial agreements (APEC etc.) and operationalizing elements of UNEP's Regional Seas Programme (NOWPAP). The project will complement activities of the East Asian Seas GEF project and of the Tumen River GEF projects.

 
Project Website URL: http://www.yslme.org
Region: Asia
Sub-Region: Central Asia
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Project Contacts:
  • Mr. Andrew Menz
    Deputy Regional Director, Europe and Middle East, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS),
  • Mr. Yihang Jiang
    Project Manager, UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project Management Office,
  • Dr. Andrew Hudson
    Principal Technical Advisor, International Waters, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environment Facility
  • Ms Euidea Yun
    IT Specialist, UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project Management Office,
  • Mr Isao Endo
    Environmental Economist, UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project Management Office,
  • Dr Mark Walton
    Fisheries and Biodiversity Officer, UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project Management Office,
  • Mr. Jose Erezo Padilla
    Regional technical Adviser(RTA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
  • Mr. Jongtae Choi
    IT Administrator, UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project Management Office, YSLME
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General Information:
Project Type Full Size Project
Project Status Under Implementation
Start Date
May 01, 2000 07:00 AM
End Date
Dec 31, 2009 07:00 AM
 
GEF characteristic:
Operational Programme OP8 - Water based Program
Focal Area International Waters
GEF Allocation to project 14.74M US$
Total Cost of the project: 25.04M US$
 
Partners:
Countries: China, Korea Republic of
Lead Implementing Agency United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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