(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.

 

 

Dear partners, collaborators and friends,

 

PEMSEA is pleased to announce the publication of our new paper: A review of intergovernmental collaboration in ecosystem-based governance of the large marine ecosystems of East Asia. Published in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, it is part of a special issue titled: Large Marine Ecosystems of Asia: Assessment, Sustainability, and Management.

 

The abstract for this paper is reproduced below: