Third East Asian Seas Youth Forum Toolkit - PEMSEA.org

Young Champions for the OceanGetting Ready for the Youth ForumThis section introduces you to the “Partnership” behind the EAS Congress and theThird EAS Youth Forum.Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East AsiaPEMSEA is a regional partnership programme funded by theGlobal Environment Facility (GEF), implemented by the UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP) and executed bythe United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). It is theregional coordinating mechanism for the implementation of theSustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia(SDS-SEA).The First Phase (1994-1999) was focused on Marine PollutionPrevention and Management in the EAS Region.The Second Phase (1999-2008) was focused on the broaderissue of sustainable development of marine and coastal areasthrough integrated coastal management (ICM), as well as thedevelopment of a regional strategy, the SDS-SEA. The SDS-SEAprovides a platform for governments and relevant organizationsto coordinate their efforts to protect their shared ocean resource.This phase focused on Building Partnerships in EnvironmentalManagement for the Seas of East Asia.Currently on its Third Phase (2008 to present), PEMSEA nowserves as a regional partnership mechanism with a mandate toimplement the SDS-SEA.There are four major components to the partnership mechanism:a. The EAS Partnership Council as the intergovernmentalmulti-sectoral governing body;b. The Regional Partnership Fund that supports capacitydevelopment initiatives across the region for improvedimplementation of the SDS-SEA;c. The PEMSEA Resource Facility that providessecretariat and technical support services to Country andNon-Country Partners; andd. The EAS Congress.PEMSEA consists of 11 Country Partners, which includeCambodia, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,Indonesia, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Philippines,Republic of Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam.Aside from these, PEMSEA also has 19 Non-Country partnersincluding:• Asean Center for Biodiversity (ACB)• Conservation International Philippines• Coastal Management Center (CMC)• International Environmental Management of EnclosedCoastal Seas Center (EMECS)• International Ocean Institute (IOI)• International Union for Conservation of Nature andNatural Resources - Asia Regional Office• Korea Environment Institute (KEI)• Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)• Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute(KORDI)• Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP)• Ocean Policy and Research Foundation (OPRF)• Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL)• Plymouth Marine Laboratory• PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for SustainableCoastal Development (PNLG)• Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia (SENSA)• UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP)• UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protectionof the Marine Environments from Land-based Activities(UNEP/GPA)• UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea LME Project (YSLME)• UNESCO-IOC Subcommission for the Western Pacific(IOC/WESTPAC)Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East AsiaVisionThe sustainable resource systemsof the Seas of East Asia are anatural heritage for the peopleof the region, a medium of accessto regional and global markets,and a safeguard for a healthyfood supply, livelihood, economicprosperity and harmonious coexistencefor present and futuregenerations.MissionTo build interagency, intersectoral and intergovernmentalpartnerships for achieving the sustainable development of theSeas of East Asia.Strategic Objectives• Sustain • Develop• Preserve • Implement• Protect • Communicate3