EMECS Internaitonal Symposium in Bangkok

  

1. Title

International Symposium on Protection and Management of Coastal Marine Ecosystems

  

2. Organiser

International Center for the Environment Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas (Internatioal EMECS Center)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
East Asian Seas Action Plan Regional Coordinating Unit (EAS/RCU)
  

3. Co-Sponsors

The Thai Mairne Policy and Restoration Committee Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (OEPP)
Chulalongkorn University
Southeast Asian Programme in Ocean Law, Policy and Management (SEAPOL)
  

4. Session Theme
1) Socio-economic importance of marine coastal ecosystems including ecosystem evaluation, e.g. mangroves, coral reef, seagrass and wetlands;

2) Legal requirements and implications for protection and management of coastal marine ecosystems;

3) Scientific and technical understanding for protection and management of coastal marine ecosystems

5. Date

12-13 December, 2000 (2 days)

6. Venue

Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

7. Speaker

About 30 invited speakers from the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, R. Korea and Japan taking into account the themes of the symposium.

  

8. Timetable

The first day

Morning

Opening Addresses (tentative)

     (i)Chairman of the Thai Mairne Policy and Restoration     Committee, who is also the Deputy Prime minister of Thailand

     (ii) UNEP Regional Director

     (iii) Japanese Ambassador to Thailand/ a representative from EMECS

Plenary Session 1 (Keynote Speeches)

Afternoon

3 Sessions

The Second day

Morning

3 Sessions

Afternoon

Plenary Session 2

(Panel Discussion, questions and answers)

   Generalization

     Closing Address

Evening

Party