For the second phase of the Implementation of the Arafura and Timor Seas Regional and National Strategic Action Programs project (ATSEA2), PEMSEA and our partners are seeking a logo to represent the project. This 5-year project will enhance the sustainable development of the Arafura and Timor seas, protecting biodiversity, improving the livelihoods of communities in the region, and improving the overall management of marine and coastal areas.

 

Information

 

 

Dear PEMSEA partners and friends,

 

In view of the recent developments of COVID-19, and the paramount importance we place on the health and safety of our staff and their families, PEMSEA Resource Facility staff are working from home until further notice. We will continue to do so should a need for a longer lockdown be decided. We are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to communicate with our partners, non country partners and friends as and when necessary.

 

 

Some LGUs in Cavite run recycling reward schemes, which allows residents to trade in recyclable plastic for household goods. (Jun Dacaymat / PEMSEA)

 

CAVITE, PHILIPPINES—Representatives from the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) Indonesia conducted site visits and an Inception Workshop last March in Cavite Province, Philippines to launch the Philippine sub-component of the ASEANO Project.

 

 

(Picture c/o the Ministry of Public Works)

 

The impacts of oil spills, which risk significant harm to ecosystems and coastal communities, mean that dealing with them quickly and effectively is an important task for any country. Marine oil spills, which do not respect boundaries, are challenging events, where a prompt and effective response can greatly alter results.

 

 

 

Despite the impact of COVID-19, we encourage individuals to mark and celebrate Earth Day on 22 April this year. Earth Day reminds us the long-term response to COVID-19 must address the environmental factors that increase the risk of future pandemics, and push us to build a more sustainable relationship with the environment.

 

 

The waters off Batangas are a site of natural beauty.

 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES— The Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) is supporting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in its celebration of the Month of the Ocean (MOO) this May. The annual event, created by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 57 s.1999, aims to promote and highlight the Philippines’ efforts towards conservation, protection and sustainable management of the country’s coastal and marine environment and biodiversity resources.

 

 

(PEMSEA / Jarrett Laabs)

 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES—In a post-coronavirus world, there is a need to generate new ideas and approaches and recalibrate them to pave the way to a “better normal.” There is increasing realization that the pandemic is not just a short, periodic, epidemiological glitch, but a huge disruption to how communities and local government units (LGUs) will conduct themselves even after a vaccine is discovered.

 

While capacity and resources vary amongst countries and local governm