Tuesday 24 November

T.3 W.3

YSLME Session: Innovation in Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation: lessons learnt

Chair: Mr. Sadayosi TOBAI

10:30 - 10:55

1

Introduction to the workshop, and ecosystem based approach of the YSLME project

Dr. Mark WALTON, YSLME

10:55 - 11:20

2

Biodiversity loss on a tidal mudflat in R. Korea and management to combat it

Prof. Gyung Soo, PARK, Anyang University

11:20 - 11:45

3

Living with black-faced spoonbill, the symbol of peace in the Yellow Sea: Developing a programme of CEPA for black-faced spoonbill in Ganghwa island, South Korea

Mr. Dong-Uk HAN, PGA wetland ecology institute

11:45 - 12:10

4

Protection and rehabilitation of seagrass beds in Shandong Province, China

Prof. Xuelei Zhang, FIO

12:10 - 14:00

Lunch

Chair: Dr  Mark Walton

14:00 - 14:25

5

Biodiversity conservation actions to success: Lessons from the small grant program of the WWF/KORDI Yellow Sea Ecoregion Support Project

Ms. Young Rae CHOI, KORDI

14:25 - 14:50

6

Early steps towards the conservation of the avian biodiversity of the Yellow Sea

Mr. Nial MOORES, Birds Korea

14:50 - 15:15

7

Heavy metal pollution in the Yancheng Biosphere Reserve, Jiangsu, China

Dr. Ping ZUO, Nanjing University

15:15 - 15:30

Coffee break

Chair: Mr. Yihang JIANG

15:30 - 15:55

8

The YSLME and WWF partnership for marine biodiversity conservation – scientific, policy, and financial benefits of an ecosystem scale partnership

Mr. Sadayosi TOBAI, WWF-Japan

15:55 - 16:20

9

Spotted Seals Protections in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea

Mr. Jiabo HAN, Liaoning Ocean & Fisheries Science Research Institute

16:20 - 16:45

10

Yalu Estuary Reserve - protection of shorebird habitat in China

Ms. Jia NA, Management Bureau of Yalu Estuary Reserve

16:45 - 17:10

11

Benthic habitat restoration along seawall under co-benefit strategy with disaster prevention – Pilot work and its restoration monitoring in Tokyo Bay

Dr. Yasushi Hosokawa, Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Center (WAVE)

17:10 - 18:00

Discussion: Strategies for improved management (led by Mr. Yihang Jiang)

18:00 -

Dinner