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ABOUT PEMSEA>
PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
CIVIL
SOCIETY
NGOs,
ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS, COMMUNITY and PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATIONS
Objective
To
enhance collaboration in coastal and marine environmental management
with:
 The people of the East Asian Seas
region are the main actors as well as the main beneficiaries in
the sustainable development of their regional ocean and its resources.
Hence, developing a mass constituency for the protection of our
coastal and marine environment is one of the principal agenda
of PEMSEA.
Harnessing
the Role of Civil Society
 PEMSEA
will harness the power of the civil society groups, especially the
media to disseminate information on local and regional coastal concerns.
To this end, PEMSEA will develop local and regional media linkages
and conduct trainings for media practitioners and other civil
society groups to provide them a better understanding of coastal
and marine issues. A media information resource service will
be established to provide environmental journalists with key information
on the coastal and marine environment and links to other sources
of information. Data of interest to the media will also be provided
via PEMSEA's Integrated Information Management System (IIMS).
A participatory approach to coastal and
marine management will be developed at each ICM demonstration
site and subregional sea area/pollution hot spot to ensure support
from stakeholders.
Focus on
the Youth - the Future of the East Asian Seas region
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| Children
are the future champions for the protection of the East Asian
Seas. Ironically, they are one of the groups most affected by
environmental degradation. |
Multimedia materials for children on coastal management will be
prepared in order to help children have a deeper understanding of
the problems and issues in their coastal and marine environment.
PEMSEA will sponsor two youth summer camps to expose young
students to the field conditions of coastal ecosystems. The main
purpose is to enable the region's youth to have a better appreciation
of the marine environment and to cultivate future "champions" for
environmental protection. Participant's will be selected based on
a contest launched for this purpose. PEMSEA will coordinate with
other institutions with an existing youth programme to explore the
possibility of institutionalizing the summer camp in the region.
Click here to go to the
first
environmental
youth camp
last May 6-13, 2002 in Sibuyan Island, Romblon.
Component
Activities
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Production of multimedia materials
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Developing a media information resource service for environmental
journalists
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Training for environmental media practitioners
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Training workshops on coastal and marine management for civil society
groups
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Training project personnel on social science tools
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Social and gender appraisal in PEMSEA sites
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Participation of civil society groups in project management
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Regional Training on application of social science tools and methods
in coastal and marine management
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Youth summer camp
If you are interested in being a partner or participating in any
of our activities, please contact:
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