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Dalian and Dandong, China, 5~9 Sep. 2010

" MPA Network Annual Meeting and Training Workshop on Benthos Survey for Ecosystem-based Management of Coastal Wetlands in the Yellow Sea "

 

                                 

          

Vacancy Announcement
  • Post Title: Programme Officer for Marine Environmental Management
    Post Level: International ICA level2
    Position status: Non-rotational
    Project Title: Reducing Environment Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem
    Org Unit: EMO IWC
    Duty Station: Ansan, Korea
    Duration: 6 months with possible extension up to 12 months
    Deadline : Continually until employment
  • Post Title: Senior Fisheries Expert
    Post Level: International ICA level2
    Position status: Non-rotational
    Project Title: Sulu-Celebes Sea Regional Fisheries Management Project
    Org Unit: EMO IWC
    Duty Station: Manila, Philippines
    Duration: 12 months(with possibility of extensions for the duration of the project)
    Deadline : July 12, 2010       Click here !

  • The UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project is pleased to announce "China and R. Korea Agree Joint Strategy to Protect Yellow Sea"

     

 XIAN, CHINA, 19 NOVEMBER, 2009. The future of the Yellow Sea now looks brighter after the Peoples Republic of China and Republic of Korea reached agreement on the environmental management needed to revitalise the sea as detailed in the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) developed under the UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Project (YSLME).

▶ Press Release

▶ Strategic Action Programme for Reducing Environmental Stress in the Yellow Sea

 
  • “A special YSLME session on Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation in the Yellow Sea was organised at the recent EAS Congress in Manila 2009.

    A packed auditorium listened to presentations on conservation projects operating at different scales. The programme and presentations are available here” [Presentation files]
     

  • The Project is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the First Yellow Sea MPA network meeting in Gimpo City, R. Korea 20 -21 October 2009 “Towards a Yellow Sea Network of Marine Protected Areas” [Presentations]
  • The Report of Monitoring and Assessing SAP Demonstration Activities in Qingdao, China is available in [English-SUMMARY REPORT OF MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE SAP DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES] and [Chinese-保持黄海生态系统主要支撑和文化服务功能 战略行动计划示范项目检查评估报告].
  • Monitoring and Assessing SAP Demonstration Activities in Liaoning, China. Report of the event is available in English and Chinese. [English] [Chinese]
  • The Cruise Summary Report is online after finalising. [DOCs]
 

YSLME News

 

The Yellow Sea Project co-hosts the third annual Korea Model United Nations (KMUN) in February 2010 with the Division of International Studies, Korea University and with the Representation in ROK for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A number of college and high-school students will attend the meeting. It is expected that the students will actively exchange their views on the global issues and develop their skills that would be useful throughout their lives: research, writing, public speaking, problem solving, consensus building, and co-operation.

 

 2010 NOWPAP ICC and Workshop in Hirado
With the kind financial support offered by the Japanese government, NOWPAP is going to organize its 2010 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) and Workshop on Marine Litter Management in Hirado City (Japan) from 26 to 28 March 2010.

14th NOWPAP Intergovernmental Meeting
The 14th NOWPAP Intergovernmental Meeting was held from 8 to 10 December 2009 in Toyama, Japan. Representatives of NOWPAP member states (China, Japan, Republic of Korea and Russian Federation) participated in this annual meeting. Representatives from UNEP and from NOWPAP partners (COBSEA, PICES, and YSLME) also attended the meeting.