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Written by Dr. John Pernetta
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Monday, 31 October 2005 |
Welcome Message from the Project Director The UNEP/GEF South China Sea Project was a significant Global Environment Facility project implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme. It was the first attempt to develop a regionally co-ordinated programme of action designed to reverse environmental degradation particularly in the areas of  coastal habitat degradation and loss, land-based pollution, and fisheries. The purpose of this website is to ensure the wide dissemination of project outputs and information, and to facilitate the sharing of information and examples of best practice between members of the project network. Please click here to learn more about the UNEPSCS.org website. Other useful links include: Dr. John C. Pernetta
Aim of the South China Sea Website - UNEPSCS.org The South China Sea website is operated to enable the efficient dissemination of South China Sea project outputs and information, and to facilitate the online sharing of information and examples of best practice between members of the project network. The site's main audience is the full membership of the South China Sea Project network and staff of national and regional institutions involved in the implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the South China Sea. The site was expanded in 2008 to disseminate information of interest to other International Waters projects and regional and international organisations involved in International Waters management. Ensuring the Longer-Term Sustainability of UNEPSCS.orgIt is intended that UNEPSCS.org will continue to be operated beyond the completion of the South China Sea Project, largely to enable the continued updating of the site’s databases, facilitate the continued sharing of information and examples of best practice at the regional level, and to ensure the availability of information and data relevant to Strategic Action Programme implementation. As such, the site was designed to enable all members of the project network to update pages of the website and its associated databases from their own offices using a secure online login. Members of the project network have assumed responsibility for the updating and management of the South China Sea online databases and website sections relating to National Action Plan and Strategic Action Programme implementation. The overall maintenance of the website following closure of the project (effective 1st February 2009) is being undertaken by COBSEA and SEAFDEC with the aim of ensuring the longer-term sustainability of this online information resource. Key Features of UNEPSCS.org
You may find the following key features of UNEPSCS.org of interest:
- Project Background – An overview Project Goals, Objectives, Anticipated Outcomes, and History
- Project Co-ordinating Unit Contact Details - mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail contacts for PCU staff
- Partner Network Database – complete contact details for all members of the SCS Project Network
- Regional Working Group and Task Force Index – Information on the work of all SCS Working Groups and Task Forces
- Google-Earth Based Map of SCS Habitat Demonstration Sites – including links habitat demonstration site home pages
- Fisheries Refugia Information Portal – learn about the fisheries component activity to establish a regional system of fisheries refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand
- South China Sea Project Document Repository – a repository of 1800+ project documents and publications
- South China Sea Multi-Media Library – a compilation of videos and TV news clips on the South China Sea Project
- South China Sea Awareness Material Catalogue - a compilation of awareness raising and community education materials developed as part of the South China Sea Project
- South China Sea GIS – GIS containing biophysical, socio-economic, and management data for more than 140 habitat sites in the South China Sea
- South China Sea Meta-Database – a regional database containing meta-data for in excess of 1,000 data sets relating to mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass, wetlands, fisheries, and land-based pollution in the South China Sea
- Nutrient Carrying Capacity Model for the South China Sea – an online Microsoft Excel driven nutrient carrying capacity model
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 August 2009 )
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