The Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections

PEMSEA will play part to an international conference that will see scientific and policy experts from around the world discuss how land-based activities affect the marine and coastal environments.

The international conference, to be held at the EDSA Shangri-La Manila in Mandaluyong City, is being organized by the government with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as lead agency, together with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The conference is expected to conclude with the adoption of the Manila Declaration as a contribution to the Rio+20, or the high-level United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development that will be held on June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections or GLOC will assemble scientists, experts, policy-makers and non-government organizations (NGOs) to discuss current and emerging marine and coastal issues. They will review policy and implementation frameworks and see how solutions contribute effectively in developing resilient marine and coastal ecosystems that serve coastal and upstream communities. These solutions will be drawn up to help the international community develop more resource-efficient, lower carbon economies based on sustainable food, energy and water security and quality.