Events

Date: 07 May 2026
Venue: SkyView Hotel Bangkok Sky 2

Thai NuRA aims to address marine hypoxic zones by curbing coastal nutrient pollution from tourism, agriculture, and fishing ports and seafood processing in Thailand through the achievement of the following 4 project outcomes:

Join us 16 April 2026 (15.00 BKK time)

Please register using this link: WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Blue Climate Action in the East Asian Seas Region 

Background: 

Date: 23 Mar 2026

Time: 12:45 - 13:30

Organizer: CMS Dugong MOU, IKI, EAD, The Princess Foundation, YAS Research and Rescue Center

Location: Room 5, Bosque Expo, Campo Grande, Brazil

Event URL: Stronger Together: Advancing Seagrass and Dugong Conservation at CMS COP15 | Dugong

The Philippines is an archipelagic nation characterized by a unique and highly diverse marine environment. With approximately 13% land area and 87% marine waters, the country’s geography is fundamentally ocean-based. About 78% of provinces and 56% of cities and municipalities lie along the coast, making the well-being of our marine ecosystems closely linked to the livelihood, food security, and resilience of millions of Filipinos.

Background and rationale
Plastic waste remains one of the most pressing environmental challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, with particularly severe impacts on coastal and island communities. Beyond environmental degradation, mismanaged plastic waste undermines public health, livelihoods, gender equality and human dignity. At the same time, the region has seen growing momentum around circular economy approaches, social innovation and data-driven policy tools that can turn waste challenges into opportunities for inclusive and sustainable development.

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), GEF/UNEP Strategic Action Programme for the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand (SCS SAP Project), and the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) are pleased to co-host this webinar, Coral Reef Monitoring: MERMAID Discovery Webinar for the East Asian Seas “Advancing effective coral reef monitoring and reporting mechanisms in the East As

When: 29-30 January 2026, Thursday-Friday

Where: Phu Quoc island, Viet Nam

The Fourth Meeting of the Task Force for Strengthening the COBSEA (TF4) is scheduled in Phu Quoc island, Viet Nam, during 29-30 January 2026 (THU/FRI).

The Prince of Songkla University (PSU) and the Coordinating Body of the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) are convening a national consultation in Thailand to advance Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for blue climate action, with a special focus on mangrove ecosystems. The East Asian Seas region hosts some of the world’s most important blue carbon ecosystems—mangroves, seagrasses, and tidal marshes—which are critical for climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity. These ecosystems, however, are increasingly threatened by climate change and unsustainable coastal development.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asian (UNEP-COBSEA) are jointly organizing the 2025 SEA of Solutions Forum in Bangkok from 16 to 17 December 2025. This is the 6th edition of the SEA of Solutions Forum, which builds on longstanding collaboration between UNEP ROAP and UNEP COBSEA in delivering solutions on plastics and marine litter in the East Asian Seas region.  

ZSL and COBSEA are convening a national consultation in the Philippines to advance Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for blue climate action, with a special focus on mangrove ecosystems. The East Asian Seas region hosts some of the world’s most important blue carbon ecosystems—mangroves, seagrasses, and tidal marshes—which are critical for climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity. These ecosystems, however, are increasingly threatened by climate change and unsustainable coastal development.