http://www.pemsea.org PEMSEA News chronicles on-the-ground experiences and activities in PEMSEA sites and hotspots. Community-based initiatives, such as mangrove planting, coastal cleanups and waste management, are highlighted in the articles, as well as other workshops, conferences and programs organized or participated in by the Regional Programme. daily 1 2007-08-24T14:14:22Z http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/22nd-international-coastal-cleanup-volunteerism-at-work On 15 September, volunteers in Batangas province and Manila Bay gathered in selected coastal areas to participate in the 22nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup. No publisher webmaster 2008-01-23T02:39:08Z News Item http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/philippines-implements-iims-nationwide The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has adopted the Integrated Information Management System for Coastal and Marine Environment (IIMS) as its database platform for the Philippines. No publisher webmaster 2008-01-23T02:38:06Z News Item http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/strengthening-networking-among-local-governments-a-way-forward-for-icm-scaling-up DANANG CITY, VIETNAM --- The 2007 Forum of the PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) was successfully organized and conducted as a result of the joint efforts of the People’s Committee of Danang, the PNLG Secretariat, and the PEMSEA Resource Facility, with financial support from the Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia. The forum was held in Danang City on 5-7 September, under the theme, “Addressing Coastal Security by Investing in Natural and Man-made Hazards Prevention and Management.” No publisher webmaster 2008-01-23T02:35:56Z News Item http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/successful-first-meeting-of-executive-committee-chairs The First Executive Committee (EC) Meeting of the PEMSEA regional mechanism was held at the new PEMSEA Office in Quezon City, Philippines, on 14-15 September..Mr. Hiroshi Terashima, Technical Session Chair for the EAS Partnership Council served as the Acting Chair of the Meeting. Among the priority issues discussed during the gathering were: a) The Global Environment Facility’s approval of the new project on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA); b) recruitment of the Executive Director, and c) PEMSEA’s legal personality. No publisher webmaster 2008-01-23T02:34:59Z News Item http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/2007-twinning-workshop-to-focus-on-policy-reform-sustainable-financing-and-investment-for-pollution-reduction The Seminar on Policy Reform, Sustainable Financing and Investment for Pollution Reduction in the East Asian Seas, to be held 17-19 October in Tianjin, PR China, aims to enable participants to consider and incorporate in project formulation and implementation adequate strategies and approaches to policy reform in managing impacts from river basins and coastal seas, as well as addressing bottlenecks in financing and making investments for pollution reduction. No publisher webmaster 2008-01-23T02:19:18Z News Item http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/pemsea-welcomes-new-prf-secretariat-services-staff PEMSEA welcomes Dr. Won-Tae Shin, Ms. Kazumi Wakita, Ms. Magnolia Uy and Ms. Jesusa Defensor of the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) Secretariat Services and Ms. Vanessa Bautista as library assistant. No publisher webmaster 2008-01-23T02:18:03Z News Item http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/pemsea-library-expands-collection-and-facilities PEMSEA announces the opening of the new PEMSEA Library. Located in the new PEMSEA building, the PEMSEA Library has a bigger space, and is complete with a reading area and computers to accommodate researchers. No publisher webmaster 2008-01-23T02:17:02Z News Item