Report of the 1st Asia-Pacific Regional Network Meeting

The first Asia-Pacific annual regional network meeting was organised by GEF LME:LEARN and the IOC of UNESCO Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) at the Chatrium Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand (3-4 May 2018). The primary objectives of the meeting were to provide a forum for GEF funded project leaders, non-funded GEF projects, regional agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to network with one another; to enhance their understanding of related activities in the region; and to identify partnership building opportunities by engaging members actively involved in key thematic areas (marine and coastal management, biodiversity, fisheries and coastal climate change).