The Regional Review highlights the overall progress of PEMSEA's 12 partner countries on regional and national levels. The review measures the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas in East Asia using PEMSEA's Framework.

The project, Applying Knowledge Management to Scale up Partnership Investments for Sustainable Development of Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia and Their Coasts, addresses the need for the conversion and integration of new information and knowledge into innovative policies and development programs, scaling up and replicating initiatives, and increased commitments of resources and new investments by the public and private sectors. The project will facilitate interaction among policymakers, implementers, networks and investors, as well as address gaps in necessary skills and services to move from policy and planning into actions and investments through intergovernmental arrangements and communities of practice at the regional, national and local levels. The project objective is to enhance the capacity and performance of investments in the sustainable development of large marine ecosystems (LMEs) and coasts in the East Asian Seas (EAS) region through knowledge and experience sharing, portfolio learning and networking.

PEMSEA, in collaboration with the German International Cooperation (GIZ) and ASEAN Ports Association, conducts ongoing capacity-building in partnership with the Sihanoukville Port Authority for the implementation of the Port Safety, Health and Environmental Management System (PSHEMS), an integrated management approach consistent with the requirements of PEMSEA's PSHEM Code. Port authorities and operators who have decided to voluntarily apply the Code can use the PSHEMS as a tool to assess the quality, safety, health and environmental impacts of their operations and activities.

This PEMSEA briefing note, presented during the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2012, provides answers to important questions about PEMSEA's transformation, integrated coastal management, the SDS-SEA, and the support of PEMSEA's country and non-country partners.

It is a platform for strengthening the technical skills and management know-how of local governments particularly in addressing emerging issues confronting majority of the coastal cities, municipalities and provinces with regards to sustainable growth and development.

This brochure summarizes the achievements of PEMSEA country and non-country partners from 2008-2010. These include PEMSEA's transformation into an international legal entity, the third Ministerial Forum, the EAS Congress 2009, the 2nd EAS Youth Forum, the development of national policies, legislation and plans to strengthen coastal ocean management and development, ICM scaling up activities, capacity-building activities, the application of the SOC reporting system in ICM sites, new partners, and the recognition accorded to PEMSEA for its various initiatives.

A catalogue of PEMSEA publications from 1994 up to 2007.

This information-education-communication (IEC) material outlines the various challenges faced, the necessary responses and the relevant actions for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA). It was presented during the Second Ministerial Forum, East Asian Seas Congress 2006, held in Haikou City, PR China.