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Up one levelPEMSEA News chronicles on-the-ground experiences and activities in PEMSEA sites and hotspots. Community-based initiatives, such as mangrove planting, coastal cleanups and waste management, are highlighted in the articles, as well as other workshops, conferences and programs organized or participated in by the Regional Programme.
Philippines and PR China Strengthen SDS-SEA Collaboration through Joint Action Plan
Quezon City, Philippines - The Governments of the Republic of the Republic of the Philippines and the People's Republic of China signed late last year the Joint Action Plan for Strategic Cooperation between the two countries which provides, among others, that "the two sides shall continue to participate in regional/international initiatives/collaboration to promote sustainable development such as the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)."
Cooperation with DPR Korea: PEMSEA Executive Director Visits Pyongyang, DPR Korea
Pyongyang, DPR Korea – Prof. Raphael P.M. Lotilla, PEMSEA Executive Director, visited Pyongyang, DPR Korea, upon the invitation of the Director General of the General Bureau for Cooperation with International Organizations (GBCIO) of the Ministry of Foreign Trade on 15-19 June 2010. The purpose of the visit was to review DPR Korea’s progress and achievements with regards to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA).
Prime Minister Okays Decree on River Basin Committee, Interagency Coordination Seen to Improve Water Resource Management in Lao PDR
Vientiane, Lao PDR – On 15 June 2010, Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh signed Decree No: 293 on the Establishment and Activities of the River Basin Committee, a decree that puts into place an intergovernmental and multisectoral body to sustainably manage the priority river basins and sub-basins of the country. Accordingly, some five river basin committees are expected to be setup in the next five years.
Four Coastal Provinces Go for Integration, Support ICM Implementation across Cambodia
Sihanoukville, Cambodia – In an effort to promote sustainable management of coastal areas, more than 50 key agency representatives from the four coastal provinces and the national government and the Ministry of Environment gathered in Sihanoukville for a five-day training workshop on ICM, as well as to discuss how better integration of initiatives across sectors and ecosystems would facilitate effective coastal management.
PEMSEA Releases Workshop Proceedings for the "Coastal and Ocean Governance" Theme of the East Asian Seas Congress 2009
During the East Asian Seas Congress 2009, seven workshops under the "Coastal and Ocean Governance" underscored the importance of coasts and oceans as life-support systems while covering central- and local- level initiatives related to the development and implementation of ocean and coastal governance and the economic contribution of marine activities in East Asia.
Singapore Develops Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Strategy and Implementation Plan
Even as a small island city state, with much of the island less than 15 meters above sea level, Singapore recognizes the benefits of an integrated approach to coastal management and has developed an ICM Strategy and Implementation Plan, along the lines of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) Framework developed by PEMSEA.
Recapturing a Paradise Called Boracay
Boracay Island, Philippines - Boracay Island is one of the Philippines' premier tourist destinations. It is best known for its white powder-fine sand beaches and crystal clear waters, earning its status as a tropical island paradise. Aside from its famous beaches, the island also hosts highly productive natural ecosystems including a mangrove forest, coral reefs, seagrass beds, marshland and lagoons. It has evolved from a relatively undeveloped island in the 1960s into an intensively developed, internationally renowned tourism destination today. Since the early 1970s, development has proceeded in an unprecedented manner to cater to the increasing tourist arrivals.
Vietnam Initiates ICM Scaling up
Hanoi, Vietnam - The Government of Vietnam through the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has undertaken the necessary steps to initiate scaling up of integrated coastal management (ICM) across the country.
Bataan Province Shares Best Practices in ICM implementation to the Ilocos Region
Bataan, Philippines - The Philippines has over three decades of experience in implementing coastal management projects and programs. The Coastal Resource Management Program for the Ilocos Coast (CRMP-Ilocos Coast), for instance, which evolved from the Lingayen Gulf Coastal Resource Management Project implemented in 1988 to 1992, has contributed to the increasing body of knowledge on best practices in coastal resource management (CRM) implementation in the Philippines. The CRMP-Ilocos Coast, a special program initiated by the Regional Development Council of the Ilocos Region in 2001, covers the 4 provinces, 6 coastal cities and 49 coastal towns in the northern part of the Philippines.
Guimaras Sets in Place a Reporting Mechanism to Show Progress Made in ICM Implementation
Guimaras Province, Philippines - The Province of Guimaras, a PEMSEA ICM parallel site, has embarked on the development of its State of the Coasts (SOC) baseline report. The SOC Baseline details the social, economic and environmental conditions in the coastal Province and serves as a benchmark for measuring changes and assessing the impacts of the ICM program over time.
Philippines and PR China Strengthen SDS-SEA Collaboration through Joint Action Plan
