Back to MeetingsNEAMPAN workshop on Advancing Marine Protected Areas for Climate Action, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Marine and coastal ecosystems are facing unprecedented threats from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, which endanger both marine environments and coastal communities. Recent global and regional agreements, such as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, and ESCAP Resolution 79/2, emphasize the need for urgent, coordinated action. MPAs are a key tool in addressing these challenges by enhancing the resilience of marine ecosystems, protecting blue carbon habitats and supporting biodiversity. However, MPAs face challenges, including underfunding, governance gaps, and limited community integration, which affect their overall effectiveness.
The workshop will gather key stakeholders to share best practices and discuss strategies to enhance the effectiveness of MPAs and strengthen NEAMPAN's role in advancing subregional cooperation and contribute to global frameworks addressing the climate crisis.
- Opening remarks
- Mr. Riccardo Mesiano, Deputy Head, ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office
- Welcoming remarks
- Mr. Zhang Zhaohui, Research Professor, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China / Deputy Director, China-PEMSEA Center
- Congratulatory remarks
- Ms. Lu He, Director, Department of Natural Protected Management, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, China (online)
- Keynote speech
Mr. Joseph Appiott, Programme Management Officer, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, CBD Secretariat (online)
Group photo
- Moderator: Ms. Jennifer George, Chief Executive, East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP)
- Speakers
- Ms. Mi-Jin Lee, Research Associate, ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office
- Mr. Zhang Zhaohui, Research Professor, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China / Deputy Director, China-PEMSEA Center
- Mr. Kichise Satoshi, Assistant Director, Biodiversity Policy Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (online)
- Ms. So Hyun Park, Assistant Manager, Marine Protected Area Management Dept. Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) (online)
- Mr. Anatolii Kachur, International Project Manager, Pacific Geographical Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Moderator: Mr. Zhang Zhaohui, Research Professor, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China / Deputy Director, China-PEMSEA Center
- Speakers
- Mr. Chongliang Zhang, Associate Professor, Fishery College, Ocean University of China
- Mr. Kyong O Moon, Technical advisor, World Heritage Committee (Delegation of the Republic of Korea)
- Mr. Joonsun Kim, Chairman, Committee of World Heritage Preservation, Suncheon City, Republic of Korea
- Mr. Vasily Vasilyevich Gorobeyko, Head of the Marine Sector / Mr. Ivan Rakov, Chief PR, Joint Directorate of the Land of the Leopard Reserves (online)
- Mr. Hongfei Zhuang, Associate Professor, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China
- Ms. Xiaoyang Wang, Associate Professor, Fishery College, Ocean University of Zhejiang
Moderator: Mr. Riccardo Mesiano, Deputy Head, ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office
- Speakers
- Mr. Jungho Nam, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Maritime Institute
- Ms. Hitomi Rankine, Chief of Section, Environmental Affair Office, ESCAP (online)
- Mr. Zhao Linlin, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China
- Mr. Mahesh Pradhan, Coordinator, Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) (online)
- Ms. Jennifer George, Chief Executive, East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP)
- Ms. Puri Canals, Global Network of MPA Manager Networks Coordinator, Project of The Ocean Foundation (online)
- Ms. Rebecca Reinecke, Project Manager DPRK, Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea
