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PEMSEA News
Up one levelPEMSEA 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.
Successful PEMSEA Office Building Inauguration Held
On 9 November, the GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme on Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) inaugurated and officially opened its new office building, located at DENR Compound, Quezon City, Philippines. The inauguration was led by the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jose L. Atienza Jr.; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Representative Kyo Naka; and PEMSEA Regional Programme Director and Interim Executive Director, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng. The occasion was attended by key DENR officials, members of the diplomatic corps, local government officials, partners from national government agencies, private sector and international and nongovernmental organizations, and members of the media.
Launching of the Manila Bay Area Environmental Atlas
The Manila Bay Area Environmental Atlas was formally launched on the 9th of November, during the inauguration of the PEMSEA Office Building at the DENR Compound. The launching was led by the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jose L. Atienza Jr. and PEMSEA Regional Programme Director and Interim Executive Director, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng.
Twinning Partners Chart Direction for the Next Three Years
The Third Twinning Workshop on Ecosystem-based Management of Interrelated River Basins, Estuaries and Coastal Seas was successfully held on 17-19 October in Tianjin, PR China.
Batangas Gears for Improved Approaches to Addressing Environmental Concerns
A joint meeting of the Batangas Bay Region Environmental Protection Council (BBREPC) and the Provincial Solid Waste Management Board (PSWMB) was held on 14 November in Batangas City, Philippines. The joint meeting was aimed to orient the new executive officials of the province, and the cities and municipalities on existing environmental programs and projects, including the Provincial Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) which provides a common platform for the coastal and watershed management of the province. The meeting was attended by over 100 participants consisting of members of the BBREPC and PSWMB and representatives of partner institutions and municipalities and cities in Batangas.
How to Manage a ‘Natural Grocery’: SDS-SEA Implementation in Lao PDR
“You can see the richness of the biodiversity by just looking at the menu. It’s okay if people gather from the wildlife for their consumption, but when they start doing it for commercial and business purposes, that’s when we start having problems,” Mr. Bouttavong Somvang of the Water Resources Coordination Committee Secretariat (WRCCS) explains while holding out a menu one dinner during field visit in Saravane Province, Lao PDR.
NOWPAP Officially Joins the EAS Partnership Council
XIAMEN, PR CHINA -- The 12th Intergovernmental Meeting of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) was held on 23-25 October at Hotel Ramada in Xiamen, PR China to review and endorse NOWPAP’s work plan and budget for 2008 and 2009. PEMSEA participated in the meeting as an observer and prospective partner.
MDG Midterm Review: Environmental Sustainability Trails Behind
The launching of the Global Millennium Development Goals Report 2007 and the Philippines Midterm Progress Report on the MDGs was held on 10 October at the Manila Hotel in the City of Manila. UNDP Resident Representative Nileema Noble presented the 2007 Global Report while National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Acting Director Augusto B. Santos presented the Philippines Midterm Progress Report. The launch was graced by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
PEMSEA Welcomes Intern from Vietnam
PEMSEA welcomes Mr. Do Manh Thang, who is from the Danang Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Project Management Office (PMO) in Vietnam. Mr. Thang joins PEMSEA as part of its Professional Upgrading Program.
The National Course on Governance and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
