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

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 Category Large Marine Ecosystem

Ecosystems LME

Project website http://archive.iwlearn.net/www.yslme.org

Waterbodies Yellow Sea (LME)

Documents & Resources
report 5th RWG-Investment 5th RWG-Ecosystem 5th RWG-Biodiversity 5th RWG-Fisheries 5th RWG-Pollution 4th RWG-Investment 4th RWG-Biodiversity 4th RWG-Fisheries 4th RWG-Pollution 3rd RWG-Investment 3rd RWG-Ecosystem 3rd RWG-Biodiversity 3rd RWG-Fisheries 3rd RWG-Pollution 2nd RWG- Investment 2nd RWG- Ecosystem 2nd RWG-Biodiversity 2nd RWG-Fisheries 2nd RWG-Pollution YSLME 1st RWG-Investment YSLME 1st RWG-Ecosystem YSLME 1st RWG-Biodiversity YSLME 1st RWG-Fisheries YSLME 1st RWG-Pollution Analysis of Environmental Status and Trends for YSLME Small Grants Programme 2006 Final Reports Guideline for Economic Analyses of Environmental Management Actions for the Yellow Sea Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for the Yellow Sea LME Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem - Preliminary Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis experience-note Experience Note: Regional Conference on Parliamentary Environment and Sustainable Use of Marine Resources in the Yellow Sea newsletter yellow sea newsletter No.4 Vol.1 (2007.10 - 2007.12) Yellow sea newsletter no.4 vol4(September) Yellow sea newsletter no.4 vol 3(June 2008) yellow sea newsletter Vol 2 No.4 Jan 2008 yellow sea newsletter no.1 vol.1(2005.03-2005.05) yellow sea newsletter no.1 vol.2(2005.06-2005.08) yellow sea newsletter no.2 vol.1(2005.09-2005.12) yellow sea newsletter no.2 vol.2(2006.01-2006.03) yellow sea newsletter no.2 vol3 (2006.4-2006.6) yellow sea newsletter no.2 Vol.4 (2006.7 - 2006.9) yellow sea newsletter no.3 Vol.1 (2006.10 - 2006.12) yellow sea newsletter no.3 Vol.2 (2007.01 - 2007.03) yellow sea newsletter no.3 Vol.3 (2007.04 - 2007.06) yellow sea newsletter no.3 Vol.4 (2007.07 - 2007.09 workshop Proposed Workplan for 2008 Involvement of DPR Korea in the Project Progress of SAP Development Project Manager's Report on 2007 Project Implementation Final Draft of the Regional Governance Analysis Report On Implementation of Regional Working Group for Fisheries Report from Chairperson of the Ecosystem Regional Working Group (RWGE) Report of National Project Co-ordinator – Republic of Korea The Regional Conference on Protection of the Marine Environment and Sustainable Use of Marine Resources in the Yellow Sea Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Investment Component Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Ecosystem Component Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Biodiversity Component Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Fisheries Component Fifth Meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Pollution Component 4th Regional Working Group Report for the Pollution Component 4th Regional Working Group Report for the Investment Component 4th Regional Working Group Report for the Fisheries Component 4th Regional Working Group Report for the Ecosystem Component 4th Regional Working Group Report for the Biodiversity Component 3rd Regional Working Group Report for the Pollution Component 3rd Regional Working Group Report for the Investment Component 3rd Regional Working Group Report for the Fisheries Component 3rd Regional Working Group Report for the Ecosystem Component 3rd Regional Working Group Report for the Biodiversity Component Proposal and Report Writing Workshop for Environmental Practitioners 2nd Regional Working Group Report for the Pollution Component 2nd Regional Working Group Report for the Investment Component 2nd Regional Working Group Report for the Fisheries Component 2nd Regional Working Group Report for the Ecosystem Component 2nd Regional Working Group Report for the Biodiversity Component 1st Regional Working Group Report for the Pollution Component 1st Regional Working Group Report for the Investment Component 1st Regional Working Group Report for the Fishery Component 1st Regional Working Group Report for the Ecosystem Component 1st Regional Working Group Report for the Biodiversity Component List of Participants Second Meeting of the Regional Scientific and Technical Panel for YSLME First Meeting of the Regional Scientific and Technical Panel for YSLME Second Project Steering Committee Meeting for YSLME First Project Steering Committee Meeting for YSLME Fourth Meeting of the Project Steering Committee for Yslme Fourth Meeting of the Regional Scientific and Technical Panel for YSLME project-document Yellow Sea Youth Programme Environment Education Programme for Youth in Yalujiang River Estuary Marine and Coastal Environment in the Yellow Sea: Environment Education Programme for Youth Yellow Sea LME - Project Document Reducing Environmental Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (China, Republic of Korea):Project Brief evaluation-report YSLME MID TERM EVALUATION File 4th RWG-Ecosystem 2011 Results Notes - Reducing Environment Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Third Meeting of the Project Steering Committee for Yslme Third Meeting of the Regional Scientific and Technical Panel for YSLME Link The Yellow Sea – A Sea of Co-operation, Peace, and Prosperity Yellow Sea Parliamentary Conference map Yellow Sea Yellow Sea Videos The Yellow Sea – A Sea of Co-operation, Peace, and Prosperity

General information
GEF ID	790
Project type	Full-Sized Project
Project Status	Project Closure
Start Date	12 Apr 2004
End Date	31 Mar 2011

Results
YES - See results data (790)

Project documents
Experience Note Mid-term Evaluation Other Project Information Report TDA

GEF characteristic:
Focal Area	International Waters
GEF Allocation to project	USD 14,394,183
Total Cost of the project:	USD 24,696,248

Partners
Countries China , Korea Republic of , - Regional Lead implementing agency United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Executing agencies United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Project contacts
Mr. Andrew Menz Deputy Regional Director Mr. Yihang Jiang Project Manager Ms Euidea Yun IT Specialist Mr Isao Endo Environmental Economist Dr Mark Walton Fisheries and Biodiversity Officer Mr. Jongtae Choi IT Administrator Dr. Andrew Hudson Head of Water & Ocean Governance Mr. Jose Erezo Padilla Regional technical Adviser(RTA)

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