Despite the impact of COVID-19, we encourage individuals to mark and celebrate Earth Day on 22 April this year. Earth Day reminds us the long-term response to COVID-19 must address the environmental factors that increase the risk of future pandemics, and push us to build a more sustainable relationship with the environment.

 

 

The waters off Batangas are a site of natural beauty.

 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES— The Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) is supporting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in its celebration of the Month of the Ocean (MOO) this May. The annual event, created by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 57 s.1999, aims to promote and highlight the Philippines’ efforts towards conservation, protection and sustainable management of the country’s coastal and marine environment and biodiversity resources.

 

 

(PEMSEA / Jarrett Laabs)

 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES—In a post-coronavirus world, there is a need to generate new ideas and approaches and recalibrate them to pave the way to a “better normal.” There is increasing realization that the pandemic is not just a short, periodic, epidemiological glitch, but a huge disruption to how communities and local government units (LGUs) will conduct themselves even after a vaccine is discovered.

 

While capacity and resources vary amongst countries and local governm

 

 

 

XIAMEN, PR CHINA—The PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) has named Mr. Zeng Dongsheng as the new Secretary General of the PNLG Secretariat effective April 15, 2020.  Mr. Dongsheng has long been engaged in publicity, culture, education, political and legal work in various government agencies in Xiamen.

 

 

Koh Kong Province: Mr. Ouk Pheaktra, Deputy Provincial Governor and HE Lok Phuot, Governor of the Koh Kong Provincial Council, welcomed HE Neth Pheaktra, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment, at the ceremony to distribute 50 bins to the Peam Kreung community in Peam Krasang commune.

 

 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES-- Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) has extended the term of Ms. Aimee T. Gonzales as Executive Director of the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) for another three years from 2021-2023. Ms. Gonzales was appointed Executive Director of the PRF last January 1, 2018.

 

The term extension follows the decision of the 12th East Asian Seas (EAS) Partnership Council Meeting held in July. The PRF Executive Director normally holds a fixed term contract of three years, but can be renewed not exceeding 10 years.