International EMECS Center[Links] / International EMECS Center

Links

International organization / project

Organization & project	HP address
UNEP / Regional Seas Programme	http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/
UNEP / GPA	http://www.gpa.unep.org/
UNEP / Global International Waters Assessment	http://www.unep.org/dewa/giwa/
UNESCO / IOC	http://ioc-unesco.org/
UNESCO / IOC / GOOS	http://www.ioc-goos.org/
UNESCO / Water	http://www.unesco.org/water/index.shtml
UN / Water	http://www.unwater.org/
UN / Oceans	http://ioc3.unesco.org/un-oceans/
UN / Oceans and Law of the Sea	http://www.un.org/Depts/los/
GESAMP (Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine EnvironmentalProtection)	http://gesamp.net/
UNFCCC (Framework Convention on Climate Change)	http://unfccc.int/
UNCBD (Convention on Biological Diversity)	http://www.cbd.int/
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands	http://www.ramsar.org/
World Bank / Coastal and Marine Management	http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/ EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/EXTCMM/ 0,,menuPK:407932~pagePK:149018~piPK: 149093~theSitePK:407926,00.html
IUCN	http://cms.iucn.org/
WWF	http://www.panda.org/
World Water Council	http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/
Asia Pacific Water Forum	http://www.apwf.org/
Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)	http://www.pemsea.org/
Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands	http://www.globaloceans.org/
International Water Association	http://www.iwahq.org/
Global Water Partnership	http://www.gwpforum.org/
International Coral Reef Initiative	http://www.icriforum.org/
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	http://www.whoi.edu/
International Ocean Institute	http://www.ioinst.org/

Regional sea organization / project

Regional sea	Majororganization & project	HP address
Baltic Sea	Helsinki Commission	http://www.helcom.fi/
North-East Atlantic Ocean	OSPAR Commission	http://www.ospar.org/
Mediterranean Sea	UNEP / MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan)	http://www.unepmap.org/
Black Sea	Black Sea Commission	http://www.blacksea-commission.org/main.asp
Caspian Sea	Caspian Environment Programme	http://www.caspianenvironment.org/
ROPME Sea Area	Regional Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas	http://www.ropme.com/default.asp
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden	PERSGA, the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden	http://www.persga.org/
Eastern African Regional Sea	Nairobi Convention	http://www.unep.org/nairobiconvention/
Western African Regional Sea	Abidjan Convention Secretariat	http://www.unep.org/abidjanconvention/
Wider Caribbean Sea	Caribbean Environment Programme	http://www.cep.unep.org/
North-East Pacific Ocean	North-East Pacific Programme	http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/programmes/ nonunep/nepacific/
South-East Pacific Ocean	Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur	http://www.cpps-int.org/
North-West Pacific Ocean	Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP)	http://www.nowpap.org/main_j.php
East Asian Seas	Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA)	http://www.cobsea.org/
East Asian Seas	Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)	http://www.pemsea.org/
Yellow Sea	UNDP / GEF Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Project	http://www.yslme.org/
Pacific Regional Area	Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)	http://www.sprep.org/
South Pacific Ocean	LMMA (Locally Managed Marine Area Network)	http://www.lmmanetwork.org/
South Asian Seas	South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)	http://www.sacep.org/
Arctic Ocean	Arctic Council	http://arctic-council.org/
Antarctic Ocean	Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources	http://www.ccamlr.org/
Gulf of Maine (USA)	Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment	http://www.gulfofmaine.org/
Delaware Bay (USA)	Thank You Delaware Bay	http://thankyoudelawarebay.org/
Chesapeake Bay (USA)	Chesapeake Bay Program	http://www.chesapeakebay.net/
Gulf of Mexico (USA)	Gulf of Mexico Alliance	http://www.gulfofmexicoalliance.org/
Puget Sound (USA)	Puget Sound Partnership	http://www.psp.wa.gov/
San Francisco Bay (USA)	San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission	http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/
California Coast (USA)	Thank You Ocean	http://www.thankyouocean.org/
Manila Bay (Philippines)	Manila Bay Environmental Management Project	http://www.emb.gov.ph/mbemp/index.htm
Great Barrier Reef (Australia)	Great Barrier Reef Park Authority	http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/

* For the information of enclosed coastal seas in the world, "Clearing House for Enclosed Coastal Seas Information" on the top page of the Center's HP is available.

Domestic research institute / academic society / NGO

Organization	HP address
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)	http://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/
Port and Airport Research Institute	http://www.pari.go.jp/
Ocean Policy Research Foundation	http://www.sof.or.jp/
Water Front Vitalization and Environment Research Center	http://www.wave.or.jp/
Service Center of Port Engineering	http://www.scopenet.or.jp/main/
Japan Society on Water Environment	http://www.jswe.or.jp/
Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Studies	http://www.jaczs.com/
Setouchi Net	http://www.seto.or.jp/seto/
Bay Renaissance Project	http://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/info/saisei/
Ise-Mikawa Bioregions Network	http://www.isemikawa.net/
Foundation for Environmental Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of Mizushima	http://www.mizushima-f.or.jp/

Relevant organization of International EMECS Center

Organization	HP address
APN (Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research)	http://www.apn.gr.jp/
IGES/KRC (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies / Kansai Research Center)	http://www.iges.or.jp/
Association for the Environmental Conservation of the Seto Inland Sea	http://www.seto.or.jp/setokyo/
KITA (Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association)	http://www.kita.or.jp/
NPEC (Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center)	http://www.npec.or.jp/
ICETT (International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer)	http://www.icett.or.jp/
ILEC (International Lake Environment Committee Foundation)	http://www.ilec.or.jp/
GEC (Global Environment Centre Foundation)	http://gec.jp/
Hyogo Prefecture, Japan	http://web.pref.hyogo.jp/
Ministry of the Environment, Japan	http://www.env.go.jp/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan	http://www.mofa.go.jp/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan	http://www.mlit.go.jp/
National institute for Environmental Studies	http://www.nies.go.jp/