Led by PEMSEA Executive Director Aimee Gonzales, PEMSEA staff joined the solidarity walk held 27 January to support the launch of the Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation and Preservation Program (MBCRPP). Together with some 5,000 participants from government and non-government organizations, agencies, academe, students, civic and religious groups, they walked from Quirino Grandstand to the Baywalk area along Roxas Boulevard, with Manila Bay to their right.

 

 

Damage to Da Nang
PEMSEA’s 25 years of working towards healthier oceans, people, and economies throughout the seas of East Asia have provided a wealth of experience implementing integrated coastal management (ICM). A holistic approach to sustainable development requires the consideration of how each development will affect the rest of an area.

 

 

 

(PEMSEA / Jon Andrew Cabiles)

 

There’s more to the wildlife and seascapes of our oceans and coasts than the vibrant diversity of colors and life they create. The ecosystems supported by our oceans and coasts provide a large percentage of the oxygen we breathe, the food and nourishment we need, and help in regulating our climate.  

 

PEMSEA hosted a Regional Training Workshop on Risk and Vulnerability Assessment from 4-5 March. Participants from PEMSEA Network of Learning Center members from Indonesia, Thailand, and Timor-Leste joined local government officers from five Philippine provinces to learn how to use and understand three non-specialist tools developed to help assess the vulnerability and resilience of coastal areas and communities.

 

 

 

 

Corals growing on PVC pipes after 2–3 years

 

A celebration of achievement

 

The target of planting 80,000 coral fragments in Thailand has been achieved, a decade after its initial launch. To mark the achievement of this goal, a celebratory event was held in Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World, on 26 April 2019.

 

 

In this year’s World Oceans Day, we explore gender equality in ocean related activities.

 

PEMSEA is pleased to introduce some remarkable women, who all play important roles in helping ensure the conservation and effective management of the ocean and coasts across the East Asian Seas region.

 

 

 

PEMSEA is pleased to announce the official appointment of Ms. Nancy Bermas as the new Project Manager for the GEF/UNDP Project on Scaling Up the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) and the Chief Technical Adviser of the PEMSEA Resource Facility, effective 1 July 2019.