PEMSEA holds 13th EAS Partnership Council Meeting
Sunday, 12 July 2026
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2021 East Asian Seas Congress: Details Per Event Now Available
Sunday, 12 July 2026
NEWS RELEASE
Following the launch of the 2021 East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress website (https://dev-pemseaorg.pantheonsite.io/node/91) last April, Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) is pleased to announce that the website has been expanded to include a detailed calendar of events and event-specific pages to guide participants interested in joining the pre-Congress events and the Main Conference.
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Thoughts on International Youth Day by Toni Maceda, intern, PEMSEA
Sunday, 12 July 2026
All Smiles by McLloyd Jumpay / PEMSEA
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PEMSEA Partnership Council Jumpstarts Preparations for the 7th East Asian Seas Ministerial Forum
Sunday, 12 July 2026
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UN ESCAP, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PEMSEA share innovative approaches to evidence-based plastic pollution prevention
Sunday, 12 July 2026
Over 60 percent of global plastic pollution in the marine environment have been attributed to come from South East Asia, where cities are expanding, economies are growing, and urban waste management systems are struggling to keep up. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), is spearheading an initiative towards reducing the environmental impacts in ASEAN cities through “Closing the Loop (CTL)”, a project addressing plastic waste pollution and leakage into the marine environment.
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First bilateral meetings held for the Blue Solutions project
Sunday, 12 July 2026
Overlooking Da Nang Port by Thang Nguyen / Wikicommons
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Climate Change Adaptation Measures to Benefit Coastal Communities in East Asia, Arafura and Timor Seas
Sunday, 12 July 2026
Countries in the East Asian Seas (EAS) region and its neighboring Pacific countries are highly vulnerable to rising sea levels due to its low-lying communities and densely populated coastal cities. Additionally, the region also has the highest proportion of weather-related disaster displacement in the world. A recent climate change vulnerability assessment for the Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) region has also identified hotspots (or highly vulnerable marine habitats) and species in the region.
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ACB, PEMSEA to hold Virtual Session on Transboundary Cooperation for Marine Protected Areas in ASEAN Region
Sunday, 12 July 2026
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RGM and SPF workshops: Bringing a shared vision for the ATS region into focus
Sunday, 12 July 2026
This article was originally published on IW:Learn on June 6, 2021
GEF IW:LEARN World Oceans Day 2021 Special Issue
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Supporting artisanal fishery development in Papua New Guinea
Sunday, 12 July 2026
This article was originally published on IW:Learn on June 6, 2021
GEF IW:LEARN World Oceans Day 2021 Special Issue
On a grassy field, surrounded by wooden houses and overlooking the Torres Strait at the mouth of the Fly River, we were warmly welcomed by the Head of the of Kadawa village. Located just a short boat ride away from Daru Island, the village is one of the largest in the South Fly District of Western Province, where so many people depend on the sea for survival.