Session 1.1 – Establishing Blue Carbon Network in East Asian Seas Region
- Blue Carbon Policy and Strategy Development in China by Zhao Peng
- Blue Economy and Blue Carbon
- Carbon storage in estuarine tidal flat and salt marsh of the west and south coasts of Korea by Bong-Oh Kwon
- Current research efforts on blue carbon in RO Korea by Young-don Kim
- Indonesia Ocean Agenda on Blue Carbon by Andreas Hutahaean
- Influencing mechanisms of eutrophication on sediment organic carbon sequestration within a typical tropical seagrass meadows by Songlin Liu
- Potential of Blue Carbon in the Philippines – Seagrass Meadows by Laura David
Session 1.3 – Climate Change Mitigation? Blue Carbon is Nature’s Way to Do it
- Welcome and Introduction by Miguel Fortes
- The BlueCARES Project and the EAS Initiative by Kazuo Nadaoka
- The IAMBlueCECAM Program by Ariel Blanco
- The Blue Carbon Triangle: A New Multi-regional Approach to Nature-based Climate Mitigation by Miguel Fortes
- KQ2: How do we manage the key factors that influence the blue carbon stock in the East Asian Seas? by Kazuo Nadaoka
- Local Community Knowledge in Blue Carbon Ecosystem Mapping by R. Francisco
Session 2.1 – The IMO-IPIECA Global Initiative for Southeast Asia: A Partnership Approach Delivering Global Good Practices Regionally
- Learning the Lessons from Macondo and Montara by Andy Nicoll
- Supporting Oil Spill Preparedness in Southeast Asia by Amanda Chee
- Gulf of Thailand Cooperation: A Sub-Regional Arrangement on Oil Spill Preparedness and Response by Soontharee Pirom and Diana Factuar
- OSRL Emerging Best Practices by Ignatius Harta
- Post Spill Monitoring – Case Study and Lessons Learned by Julke Brandt
Session 2.2 – Enhancing Ways to Reducing Impact of Marine Debris in the East Asian Seas Region
- Marine Litter in the ASEAN Region and PH Response as a Member State by Vizminda Osorio
- The monitoring and management of marine litter in China by Cong Bailin
- Combating Marine Debris in Archipelagic Country by Andreas Hutahaean
- National Marine Litter Management Program in RO Korea: Results on 10 years of practice by Choo Soo-Yeon
- Pollution Reduction and Waste Management: PEMSEA’s Approach by Aimee Gonzales
Session 2.3 – Marine Plastic Pollution: A Global Issue with National and Local Solutions
- Marine Plastic Pollution by Leah Karrer
- Waste Management in Dili, Timor-Leste by Gaspar Soares
- The Challenges of Solid Plastic Waste in Preah Sihanouk Province by Prak Visal
- Roundtable: Crispian Lao, Jacqueline Price, Wenxi Zhu, Rob Kaplan
- Regional Microplastic Research Progress and Collaboration by Chengjun Sun
- Innovative Solutions from Seaweed by Sizigia Pikhansa
- Public-Private-People Partnerships on Plastic Waste Management in Thailand by Benjamas Chotthong
- Status of Vietnam Plastic Waste Pollution by Buithithu Hien
- Plastic pollution in Thailand: Problems and Solutions and the MARPLASTICCS Initiative by Siriporn Sriaram
- Supporting a Circular Economy Approach to Reduce Plastics Pollution in Asia by Floradema Eleazar
Session 2.4 – Catalyzing Improved Source-to-Sea (S2S) Governance, Management and Investment in East Asia and Southeast Asia
- UNDP Initiative on Addressing Land-Based Pollution of Coastal Waters in the ASEAN Region by Jose Padilla
- Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Programme by Susana V. Siar
- Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Philippines by Maria Erlinda Pajarito
- Integrated Management of the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River Basin and the Coastal Area of Quang Nam- Da Nang by Nguyen Minh Son
- Knowledge Sharing and Networking: Source to Sea Governance and Management by Natalie Degger
- Catalyzing Green Finance for S2S Solutions by Bruce Dunn
- Innovations in Technology and Integrated Management Solutions by Juergen Lorenz
- S2S Trandisciplinary Approach to Collaborative Research and Knowledge Sharing and On Field Monitoring by Guillermo Tabios
- Indonesia’s Efforts to Utilize Water Sustainable for Food Security by Irham Adhitya
Session 3.1 – Healthy Coasts and Healthy ASEAN: Saving the ASEAN Seas through Effective Collaboration
- Healthy Coasts & Healthy ASEAN: Saving the ASEAN seas through Effective Collaboration by Angel Alcala
- Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets and UN SDG 14: How is ASEAN Faring? by Shiela Vergara
- ASEAN Heritage Parks Programme: Regional Governance of an Area-based Approach to Conservation and Sustainable Use of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in the ASEAN Region by Filiberto Pollisco
- Using Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) to Understand Habitat Connectivity in Decision Making by Karenne Tun
- EU-ASEAN Partnership: Biodiversity Conservation in ASEAN by Xavier Canton-Lamousse
- Marine Litter: ongoing efforts and policy direction by Jerker Tamelander
Session 3.3 – Partnerships to Scale-up Community-based Ocean and Coastal Management
- SGP-China IW Portfolio in Supporting SDS SEA by Li Yiu
- Partnerships to Scale-up Community Based Ocean & Coastal Management by Shin Shin Lee
- Building governance systems at the landscape level by Catharina Dwihastarini
- Yellow Sea LME Small Grant Program by Sangjin Lee
- GEF-SGP OP5 in the Philippines by Jun Quicho
Session 4.1 – Local Actions Toward Achieving Sustainable Development Targets
- SDG 6. Challenges in Managing the Untreated Wastewater in Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) by Norfaezah Shamsuddin
- SDG 11. Implement ICM for a Sustainable City: ICM Practice of Xiamen,China by Lin Guozhong
- SDG 13. Building Climate Resilience Strategy: A Safe Community Facing Storm Surge and Flood Disasters in Danan by Chin Thi Pham
- SDG 14. Scaling Up the Protection and Conservation of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Resources through Marine Protected Area Management in Guimaras, Philippines by Rose Jane Sablon
- 25 years of Local Implementation and Partnerships towards Achieving Sustainable Development Targets Keynote by Chua Thia-Eng
- The monitoring and management of marine litter in China by Cong Bailin
Session 4.2 – From one to many: managing MPA networks for a collaborative and adaptive marine biodiversity conservation actions
- Session Introduction by Vincent Hilomen
- Coastal and Marine Policy Framework and MPA Networks
- Competence Assessment Tool by Porfirio Alino
- Competence Assessment Tool for MPA and Network Managers by Porfirio Alino
- Monitoring and Evaluation System for MPA and MPA Network by Hazel Arceo
Session 4.4 – Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs): An Engine for Achieving SDG 14
- Session Introduction
- Yellow Sea LME Approach in Achieving SDG 14 Targets by Sangjin Lee
- The Indonesian Sea LME approach for achieving SDG 14 targets by David Brown
- Bay of Bengal LME and SDG Target 14.b by Susana Siar
- Restoring fisheries through refugia systems in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand by Somboon Siriraksophon
Session 4.5 – Legal and Institutional Mechanisms to Manage the Marine Environment in the Seas of Southeast Asia: Status and Way Forward
- Legal and Institutional Mechanisms to Manage the Marine Environment in the Seas of Southeast Asia: Principles and Rules of International Marine Law Applicable to the Seas of Southeast Asia by Amber Rose Maggio
- Regional Institutions and the Protection of the Marine Environment in Southeast Asia by Dita Liliansa
- Application of International Marine Law to the Seas of Southeast Asia: Example of Sensitive Marine Areas by Youna Lyons
- Program Synopsis
Session 5.1 – Speed-dating with Technical Tools for Strengthening Coastal Management
Session 5.2 – Satellite Observation Data-based Systems for Improved Coastal and Marine Management: Moving from Research to Services
- Satellite Application in Coastal Management: activities and experiences in Dongying City, China by Tingwei Cui
- Local government’s perspectives on the challenges and applications by Rapin Chhoun
- Geospatial applications and opportunities with satellite derived data by Benjamin Loveday
- Identifying the benefits of earth observation and application of the data in preparing for and responding to oil spills by Matthew Low
- The saga of community learning: Mariculture and the Bolinao Experience by Kristina Cordero
Session 5.3 – A Critical Review of 25 Years of Land Reclamation in East Asia
- Forty years long changes in coastal land use and ecosystem services in the Yellow Sea by Bong-Oh Kwon
- Political economy of coastal land reclamation in Northeast Asia by Young Rae Choi
- Impacts of long-term coastal reclamation on migratory bird populations in the East Asian Australasian Flyway by Colin Studds
- Conserving and restoring valuable coastal wetlands of the Yellow Sea by Wang Wei
- Session Panel Discussion
- Session Highlights
Session 5.4 – Higher Education Forum on Implementation of UN SDG 14 and other related Ocean and Coastal Goals
- Current Initiatives in Implementing SDG 14: The Role of Learning Centers and the Academe by Danilo Concepcion
- PEMSEA ICM Learning Centers: On-the-Ground Capacity Building Arms for SDGs on oceans and coasts by Johanna Diwa-Acallar
- Collaboration in Research, Training and Knowledge Management Towards Sustainable Development of the Ocean and Coasts: IBP’s Role in Indonesia’s SDG Goals Achievement by Arif Satria
- Roles of PNLC-BUU and SDS-SEA/ICM implementation in Thailand by Praparsiri Barnette
Session 6.1 – Empowering Women, Balancing Gender: Fundamental Aspects to Climate Change and Strengthening Marine Environmental Protection in the Port and Maritime Sector
- WIMA Asia: Empowering Women as Advocates of Marine Environment Protection by Merle Jimenez
- PPA’s Green Port Initiatives and Gender Mainstreaming in Ports by Arnold Villegas
- MAAP Student Services Programs for Maritime Cadets by Angelica Baylon
- Marine Environment Protection of the South East Asian Seas (MEPSEAS) Project by Brenda Pimentel
- PSHEMS as a Framework for Implementing Gender Balance, Climate Mitigation and Environmental Marine Protection by Renato Cardinal
- Role of ITOPF in Promoting Marine Environmental Protection in the Maritime Sector by Julke Brandt
Session 6.2 – Filling the Pipeline: A Sustainable Ocean Investment Ecosystem for the Seas of East Asia
- The Growing Ocean Investment Ecosystem in East Asia by Ryan Whisnant
- Ocean Plastic in South and Southeast Asia: The Solution Starts Now by Rob Kaplan
- Opportunities for Wastewater and Resource Recovery in the Philipines, Viet Nam, and Indonesia by Joma Lim
- Aquaculture Investment Opportunities in SE Asia: Sustainable Grouper Farming in the Philippines by Rene Benguerel
- Impact Investment in Marine Protected Areas by Alain Maulion
- The Opportunity for Ocean Investment: The Meloy Fund by Dale Galvin
- Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility – advancing financially viable conservation projects by Jurgen Zeitlberger
Session 6.3 – Healthy Oceans, People and Economies: How Important is Biodiversity Financing
- Biodiversity Finance Initiative Philippines by Lorenzo Cordova
- Financing the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2028 by Anabelle Plantilla
- Investing in Biodiversity for People and Planet: The Case of Koh Tao Island in Thailand by Niran Nirannoot
- Sukuk and Islamic fund as biodiversity-finance solution in Indonesia by Bayuni Shantiko
- The Biodiversity Finance Initiative by Annabelle Trinidad
Session 6.4 – Ocean Energy – The Future of Blue Economy
- KRISO’s Plan for Ocean Energy Utilization to Achieve SDGs in Pacific/Asian Coastal Areas by Kim Hyeon-Ju
- Indonesian Road Map to Marine Energy: Status and Prospective by Erwandi
- Marine Renewable Energy: Enabling Green Marine and Maritime Ecosystems Towards a Sustainable Blue Economy by Michael Abundo
- Ocean Energy Development under Blue Economy by Keita Furukawa
- Ocean Energy Policies and Standards in China by Weimin Liu
- Prospectiveness of Tidal Energy Development by Kwang Soo Lee
Session 6.5 – From Potential to Reality: Business Leadership for a Blue Economy in the Seas of East Asia
- Towards a Sustainable Business Roadmap for Oceans in East Asia by Ryan Whisnant
- The Ten Knots Group of Companies and Blue Economy by Mariglo Laririt
- Blue Economy and the Role of Private Sector: Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture by Rene Benguerel
- Redesigning supply chains to create sustainable and scalable ocean solutions by Amado Blanco
- International Union for Conservation of Nature by Ann Moey
- Compensation for Ecosystem Service Value Improvement (CESVI) by Bonar Laureto
- WOC: Ocean Business Leadership, Collaboration and Action on Ocean Sustainable Development in the PEMSEA Region by Guillaume Drillet
Session 7.2 – Interdisciplinary Research to Underpin Sustainable Planning and Management for Blue Economy
- Blue Communities Programme and the UNESCO MaB Programme by Andrew Bell
- Interdisciplinary research – aligning the economy with ecology and ecosystems to create decision support tools by Melanie Austen
- Participatory Approaches in Research on Blue Economy Development by Radisti Praptiwi
- Building Capacity in South East Asia in Interdisciplinary Research by Lota Creencia
- Bringing the Human Health Dimension into Interdisciplinary Marine Research by Lora Fleming
- Interdisciplinary research underpinning marine management by Goh Hong Ching
Session 7.3 – SOC Reports and blue economy innovations, emerging industries and governance
- Towards a thriving, sustainable blue economy in the Wider Carribean by Patrick Debels
- Singapore’s blue economy innovations by See Wan Yin
- State of Oceans and Coasts: China by Wang Shouqiang
- State of Oceans and Coasts: The Philippines by Armida Andres
- State of Oceans and Coasts: Malaysia by Cheryl Rita Kaur
- State of Oceans and Coasts: Thailand by Sumana Kajonwattanakul
- State of Oceans and Coasts: Cambodia by Roath Sith
- State of Oceans and Coasts: Indonesia by Dida Migfar Ridha
- State of Oceans and Coasts by Abilio de Fonseca
Special Meeting – Gulf of Thailand Workshop on the Use of Chemical Dispersants and Oil Spill Contingency Planning at the Sub-Regional Level
- National Guidelines on the Use of Chemical Dispersants Thailand
- Process of Using Dispersants in Oil Spill Response at Sea in Vietnam
- Workshop on the Use of Chemical Dispersants for Oil Spills Cambodia