With the support of the UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Phase II Project, China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA), Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Qingdao Marine Conservation Society (QMCS) jointly launched the YSLME Responsible Mariculture Initiative on October 30, 2019 on the first day of the China Fisheries & Seafood Expo held […]
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YSLME Supports Application of ASC Standards for Flatfish, Bivalves and Abalones to Mariculture Enterprises in Chinese Provinces Bordering the Yellow Sea
Through the UNDP/GEF YSLME Phase II Project, UNOPS partnered with China Aquatic Product Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA) and Qingdao Marine Conservation Society (QMCS) to improve the environmental and social performance of mariculture enterprises in the Yellow Sea. Supported by the Yellow Sea Grant Program (YSGP) of the YSLME II Project, the partnership aims at […]
Read more...UNDP/GEF YSLME Publishes Training Module for Marine Microplastics Monitoring
Microplastics can be ingested, inhaled or absorbed by organisms through the food chain, and therefore may pose great risks to human and environmental health. Developing a monitoring program and standardizing the monitoring protocols will enable data inter-comparability and a better understanding of the status of microplastics in the ocean and sea. With support from UNDP/GEF […]
Read more...Reducing Marine Litter in the Coastal Cities of the Yellow Sea through Chinese and Korean NGOs and UNOPS
Qingdao, PR China – On the afternoon of 27 July, a group of 21 volunteers met at the east gate of Silver Beach of Huangdao District, Qingdao. These stakeholders from Qingdao, including university students, employees of nearby companies and three mothers with kids, went to the beach to use their hands to clean the marine […]
Read more...Chinese fishery experts visit marine ranching sites in RO Korea
From 14-18 October, a group composed of nine fishery experts from China conducted a study visit to marine ranching sites in Jeju and Gunsan in RO Korea. The whole study visit was organized by the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA) of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) […]
Read more...GEF LME: LEARN opens online courses
GEF LME: LEARN recently launched online courses on Ocean governance and transboundary Marine Spatial Planning and Sustainable Blue Economy. These courses are open to all interested participants who have no time to complete the modules. Each course is rich with compulsory readings, supplementary material, links to useful websites and quizzes. You may access the courses […]
Read more...Nutrient Management in YSLME at the 3rd YSLME Science Conference
As part of the 3rd YSLME Science Conference, the Parallel Event 4 on Nutrient Management in YSLME was conducted from July 18-19, 2019. The event looked into several studies conducted in PR China and RO Korea regarding the status of nutrient inputs from selected river basins, atmosphere-based and sea-based sources, as well as progress made […]
Read more...Addressing the Challenges of Marine Litter and Microplastics in the YSLME
The parallel event on marine litter and microplastics was held in Qingdao City of PR China on 18-19 July of 2019, co-organized by YSLME PMO in collaboration with NMEMC of PR China and KIOST of RO Korea. The objectives of the session are to: Appreciate the methodologies in monitoring and analyzing marine litter (including micro-plastics) […]
Read more...YSLME Biodiversity Forum continues discussions on marine spatial planning and building constituency
Continuing on the discussions and presentations from the past 2 days, Session 5 on Mainstreaming coastal wetland and marine biodiversity into spatial planning of the YSLME Biodiversity Forum opened on July 18, 2019. Mr. Zhiwei Zhang from FIO/MNR, China, presented on the Marine Spatial Planning application in China and future directions for biodiversity conservation. A particular […]
Read more...Workshop on YSLME Strategic Action Plan (SAP) Update
The workshop on the update of the YSLME SAP was held in Shangri-la Hotel, Qingdao, on July 17-18, 2019, with participation of approximately 30 experts from PR China and RO Korea, especially members of the Regional Working Groups (RWGs) from the two countries and observers from academia and NGOs. The workshop was facilitated Mr. Paul […]
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