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 […]
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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...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 […]
Read more...YSLME Biodiversity Forum – Charting the Biodiversity Conservation in the YSLME up to 2030
To effectively respond to the changing circumstances and chart the future of biodiversity in YS, UNDP/GEF YSLME Phase II Project is supporting the countries bordering the Yellow Sea to develop and implement a regional biodiversity conservation plan up until 2030. The presentatios/inputs from parallel event of Charting the Biodiversity Conservation in the YSLME up to […]
Read more...Advancing Fishery Science and Technology at the 3rd YSLME Science Conference
To help share advances in fishery science and technology, experts from the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute (YSFRI) of China, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute (WSFRI) of RO Korea, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) of RO Korea, and Nanjing University in China, presented their recent research […]
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