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The Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) is an intergovernmental Regional Seas mechanism, administered by UNEP, bringing together 9 countries in the East Asian Seas. www.unep.org/cobsea/
Useful field visit to relevant sites in Samut Sakhon organized by DMCR colleagues! Learning about innovative measures on marine debris collection, coastal erosion, mangroves, community engagement and marine mammals in the Gulf of Thailand, including the impressive Bryde's Whales!!
07.11.2025 06:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Seven community-based organisations across the East Asian Seas, a global centre of shallow-water tropical marine biodiversity, have been awarded a total of USD350,000 through the SEA Grants program to protect and conserve marine and coastal ecosystems!
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Successful conclusion to Regional Seas Indicators Working Group Meeting! 22 refreshed Indicators and establishment of a new Working Group!! COBSEA pleased to host this global meeting...
06.11.2025 00:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Productive bilateral discussions between Chief of UNEP’s Regional Seas Branch and Director General of Thailand's Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) on strengthening of COBSEA! Sincere appreciation as host country for COBSEA!
04.11.2025 15:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Amazing start to the Regional Seas Indicators Working Group Meeting! COBSEA honoured to host this important Regional Seas meeting in Bangkok!!
04.11.2025 15:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good opportunity to discuss collaboration with DMCR Thailand and Xiamen University colleagues on tackling nutrient pollution in the Gulf of Thailand! Thank you to DG Pinsak for kind invite!! 🙏🙏🙏
22.10.2025 00:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
COBSEA joined the High-Level Policy Dialogue and Technical Workshops on EPR in KL, Malaysia last week. Great thanks to NRES for hosting, and SEA-MaP and IGES for organizing!
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🌊 Together, we can turn the tide!
Join us for SEA of Solutions 2025 — the region’s flagship event to #BeatPlasticPollution through partnerships, innovation, and circular solutions.
📅 15–17 Dec 2025 | 🏛️ Bangkok, Thailand
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COBSEA joined Asia Pacific Workshop: Accelerating Implementation of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through Integrated and Synergistic Approach, co-organized by UNEP UNDP FAO CBD & SPREP and supported by GEF and China - reiterating importance of marine & coastal ecosystems alignment!!
15.10.2025 07:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
COBSEA pleased to be part of the Knowledge exchange webinar between Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans held on 14 October, together with colleagues from Nairobi Convention, OSPAR and HELCOM! Many thanks to the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) for making this possible!!
15.10.2025 07:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Productive bilateral meeting with Deputy Minister Pak Roy, Pak Sayid and other colleagues from the Ministry of Environment, Indonesia in Bali on 6 Oct 2025! COBSEA looking forward to stronger collaboration with Indonesia, including through RC3S (first COBSEA RAC)!!
15.10.2025 04:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Grateful to Coral Triangle Centre (CTC) for organizing an excellent field visit to the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area - impressive efforts on community engagement, dive operators, blue economy entrepreneurs, and coastal ecotourism!!
15.10.2025 03:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Coral Reefs - precious lifelines for healthy coastal ecosystems! COBSEA pleased with successful completion of GFCR Regional Workshop for East Asian Seas and Pacific on M&E and REEF+ in Bali last week, together with UNEP HQs, UNDP, CTC and partners!!
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Wonderful to share information on GPA, GPNM, COBSEA's Collaborative Action Framework on Nutrients Management and GEF CHO IP project on nutrients for Thailand at SEAFDEC's Regional Verification Workshop in Phuket during 1-2 October! Looking forward to synergies with SEAFDEC Fisheries on MPAs & GBF!!
13.10.2025 10:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
COBSEA pleased to join 28th Senior Officials Meeting of the North-East Asian Sub-Regional Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) with focus on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), including our existing collaboration!! @unep.org @unescap.bsky.social
22.09.2025 04:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It was a pleasure to welcome Jimin Hong from the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (@unep-cobsea.bsky.social) to our premises today for very productive talks on current and future cooperation between our organizations. Thanks for visiting @helcominfo.bsky.social
11.09.2025 12:00 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
COBSEA joined the PROTECT BALTIC Annual Meeting at the HELCOM Secretariat. COBSEA shared experiences on the "East Asian Seas Regional Collaborative Network of MPAs" and explored cross-regional collaboration between the EAS and Baltic for the 30x30
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Inspiring our future leaders (virtually!) at the Econow side event: Green Value YOUTH X 2025 World Climate Industry Expo Climate Action Youth Live, BEXCO, Busan, 28 August!!
01.09.2025 04:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pleased to join official side event of 6th Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific (virtually) - “Uniting for 30×30: Catalyzing Marine and Coastal Conservation in the Asia Pacific” on 29 August! Highlighted regional marine and coastal ecosystems efforts in the East Asian Seas!
01.09.2025 04:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On 15-16 August, a regional knowledge exchange workshop on “Understanding and Accelerating Actions on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures #OECMs in the Marine and Coastal Areas of East Asian Seas” was co-organized by UNEP-COBSEA, ACB, and SCS-SAP Project in Iloilo City, Philippines.
22.08.2025 07:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On 14 August, a joint field trip to the Pedada Integrated Mangrove Ecopark and the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark (LIKE) was co-organized in between two meetings. To learn best practices and exchange knowledge on the locally managed marine protected areas #MPAs and #mangroves conservation.
22.08.2025 07:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On 13 August, COBSEA held the Third Meeting of the Working Group on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems (WGMCE-3) in Iloilo City, Philippines. WGMCE-3 discussed national and regional updates on implementation of first biennial workplan 2025-26 of the MCE Framework, priorities for the next workplan 2027-28
21.08.2025 08:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On 11-12 August, COBSEA joined the Second Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Coastal and Marine Ecosystems - Coral Reefs, Mangroves, Seagrass, and Wetlands of the GEF/UNEP/UNOPS Strategic Action Programme for the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand (SCS-SAP) Project in Iloilo, Philippines.
21.08.2025 08:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Productive courtesy call on DENR Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla! Follow-up discussions with USec. Jonas R. Leones - scope for enhancing COBSEA and SCS-SAP collaboration in the Philippines!!
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The Twenty-fourth Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans is off to a great start!
Held in the framework of the #UNOC3, the meeting took place yesterday, 11 June 2025, in Nice, France. #RegionalSeasProgramme #UNOC3 #UNEP #SDG14 #KMGBF #BBNJ
UNEP Regional Seas Programme at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
Meet COBSEA at the #UNOC3 !
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The Twenty-fourth Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans (RSCAPs) will be held on 11 June 2025 in Nice, France, during the #UNOC3.
👉 Learn more: Regional Seas Programme website
#RegionalSeasProgramme #UNOC3 #SDG14
Happy #WorldOceanDay from @UNEP-COBSEA !
🗓️ Tomorrow at #UNOC3, Part 1- “The East Asian Seas Regional Collaborative Network of MPAs” will be established to scale collective action for 30x30.
For more information:
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#MPANetwork #30x30 #COBSEA #WOD2025 #UNOC3 #OceanAction
Celebrating World Environment Day 2025 with Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)! Capacity building on marine pollution!!
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A vibrant coral reef teeming with small orange fish under clear blue water. Bold text over the image says: “Hey, it’s me, the ocean. I carry life, please don’t make me carry plastic waste.” Logos at the bottom include Beat Plastic Pollution, World Environment Day, UN Environment Programme, and 2025 Jeju Korea.
We have the knowledge to restore ecosystems and the power to stop the flow of plastic pollution.
The ocean is resilient, if we give it a chance.
We can #BeatPlasticPollution. Now is the time to make it a reality: www.worldenvironmentday.global
