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PEMSEA Shares ICM and SDS-SEA Experience in Pacem in Maribus

19 Dec 2013 | by pemsea.org
Bangkok, Thailand — PEMSEA participated at the 34th Pacem in Maribus (Peace in the Oceans) Conference to contribute to discussions on current marine issues and challenges relevant to the event’s theme, "International Forum on Sustainable Governance of the Ocean."

Under Theme 2 of the conference titled "Follow-up of the Outcome of Rio+20 and Implementation of UNCLOS and Related Instruments in the Southeast Asian Region," PEMSEA Acting Executive Director and Chief Technical Officer Mr. Stephen Adrian Ross shared the organization's experience in facilitating the implementation of integrated coastal management (ICM) in PEMSEA Country Partners and ICM sites. Mr. Ross also emphasized how ICM tools could help address issues in fisheries and conservation management at the local level.