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REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN THE YELLOW SEA (YSLME). GOAL OF YSLME.
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REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN THE YELLOW SEA (YSLME)
GOAL OF YSLME ECOSYSTEM-BASED, ENVIRONMENTALLY - SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF THE YSLME AND ITS WATERSHED: REDUCING DEVELOPMENT STRESS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECOSYSTEM FROM A DENSELY POPULATED, HEAVILY URBANIZED, AND INDUSTRIALIZED SEMI-ENCLOSED SHELF SEA
PROJECT POINTS • 5-YEAR PROJECT, STARTING FALL, 2002 • TOTAL BUDGET OF $24,000,000 • GEF: $14,394,183 • COUNTRIES: $8,643,965 • PLUS UNDP, NOAA • EXECUTED BY UNOPS • PCU AT KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (KORDI) IN ANSAN, ROK
WHY YSLME? • DECLINE OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES • DEGRADATION OF BIODIVERSITY • WATER QUALITY DETERIORATION • UNSUSTAINABLE MARICULTURE • POOR HUMAN HEALTH • HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS • INADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
SOME ROOT CAUSES • HUGE POPULATION PRESSURE (10% OF WORLD’S POPULATION IN YELLOW SEA BASIN) • POOR/INEFFECTIVE REGIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS • INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE BASE • INADEQUATE MANAGEMENT/PLANNING FRAMEWORK • INSUFFICIENT FINANCING MECHANISMS AND SUPPORT • WEAK POLITICAL WILL
IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES OF THE OVERALL GEF PROJECT • Develop regional strategies for sustainable management of fisheries, mariculture • Propose and implement effective regional initiatives for biodiversity protection • Propose and implement actions to reduce stress to the Ecoystem, improve water quality, and protect human health • Develop and pilot regional institutional and capacity building initiatives
3 PHASES OF THE PROJECT • Assessing stress to the ecosystem (TDA) • Reducing stress to the ecosystem (NYSAP & SAP) • SAP Implementation
THEMES • Major Interventions • Fisheries management • Biodiversity management • Contaminant control and management • Ecosystem management • Investment portfolios • Supporting interventions • (pcu) • Public awareness and participation • Data and Information management
THEME WORKING GROUP (FOR ALL BUT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO) • EACH COUNTRY WILL • DRAW FROM THEIR STAKEHOLDERS • 2 SCIENTISTS (SOCIAL OR NATURAL) • 2 from following disciplines • LEGAL/REGULATORY EXPERT • INVESTMENT SPECIALIST • PLANNER/MANAGER