Philippinesā€™ Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park declared an ASEAN Heritage Park

PALAWAN province ā€“ The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a UNESCO Heritage Site since 1993, has been declared an ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Heritage Park. The declaration by the 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) follows their recognition of the importance of their cooperation in conserving the Park due to...

SEAG-N Alumni Network Undertakes the Learning Resource Materials Development on Climate Change for the Education Sector

In response to the ever growing need of educating the public on climate change and its impacts, the Southeast Asia Green Network (SEAG-N) is currently undertaking the ā€œLearning Resource Material Development on Climate Change for the Education Sectorā€ project.Ā Ā  A collaborative effort of two founding members of SEAG-N,Ā  the...

Vulnerability Assessment in Turtle Islands, Tawitawi

The Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines is a critical nesting area of turtles in a marine corridor encompassing the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia found in the Coral Triangle.Ā Ā  The connectivity of marine turtles as well as other marine organisms is vital to the Coral Triangle which has the worldā€™s...

Science-based expansion of the Tri-National Turtle Corridor: Sulu Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME) Project

Marine turtles are integral components of the Sulu-Sulawesi marine ecosystems, and a priority conservation component of the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape programme. Similarly, these are also a priority under the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding (IOSEA MoU), the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and...

Towards Networking of National Protected Areas for the Conservation of Critical Habitats of Green Sea Turtle Populations in the Philippines

Ma. Theresa Mundita Lim*, Marlynn Mendoza, Nilda Baling, Marion Daclan and Evangeline Miclat. *Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines The establishment of local marine protected areas (MPAs) and networks for the conservation of coastal ecosystems and fishery management is widely practiced in...

Collaboration between CTI-CFF and GIZ Concerning the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape

Jakarta, Ā 3 March 2016 - The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fĆ¼r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) declaring their mutual interest in addressing the urgent threats faced by the coastal and marine resources of the...

Blue Planning in Practice ā€“ test training

From 19-21 April 2016, ten marine spatial planning experts from various intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations and 6 countries met in Frankfurt, Germany to test the new training course called ā€œBlue Planning in Practiceā€. This course is being designed by the Blue Solutions Initiative to enable planners and decision makers to...

Mainstreaming human rights, why and how?

It is no denying that central to the heart of the Sustainable Development Agenda is the integration of human rights. And as development workers, it is our responsibility to ensure that the concept is integral to our everyday work. In order to acquaint everyone with HRBA, or ā€œHuman Rights Based...

TUEWAS & SNRD Asia Joint Conference 2016

TUEWAS and SNRD Asia Joint Conference "Breaking Down the SDGs --- Contribution of TUEWAS and SNRD to Implementing the Agenda 2030" 31 May ā€“ 2 June 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand