Mr. Brecht D’Haeyer of FutureWater with national and local government representatives from Indonesia and the Philippines during the workshop.

 

Participants of the Third Regional Steering Committee Meeting for the IRBM Project.

 

 

Representatives from nine countries across the East Asian Seas region convened in Haikou, China, for the second Blue Carbon Technical Working Group Meeting, advancing regional climate goals through the protection of vital blue carbon ecosystems.
 

The two-day meeting, hosted by Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) and China's National Marine Hazard Mitigation Service, brought together more than 60 experts, policymakers, and researchers to develop frameworks for blue carbon ecosystem management.
 

Discussion with the Office of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer and DENR-Environmental Management Bureau Region IV-A on priority issues, existing management programs and financing mechanisms for environmental programs and investments in the Imus-Ylang Ylang-Rio Grande Rivers in Cavite, Philippines.

 

 

Leaders from across Asia and the Pacific came together on 29 May 2025 to tackle the growing crisis threatening the world's oceans, with top officials calling for stronger international cooperation to save marine resources that millions depend on for survival.