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Environment Ministers of South Asian Countries met in Colombo for the 12th GC of SACEP: The 12th Meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP was held on 1 – 3 November 2010 at Colombo, Sri Lanka where the Hon. Ministers of Environment of member countries and senior officials were participated. Hon. D. M. Jayaratne, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was the chief Guest at the inauguration. The meeting was a significant one as it was held immediate after the CoP 10 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The purpose of meeting was to discuss and agree upon on the future activities of SACEP. Among the various decisions adopted, there were two major resolutions ‘South Asia’s Biodiversity Beyond 2010’ and ‘Clean Fuels and Vehicles’.
Resolution on 'Clean Fuels and Vehicles'  Download pdf
Resolution on 'South Asia's Biodiversity Beyond 2010'  Download pdf
 
Regional Oil and Chemical Pollution Contingency Plan for South Asia
A Regional Oil and Chemical Spill Contingency Plan and associated MoU was developed in association with the International Maritime Oganization for enhanced cooperation among five maritime countries of South Asia in the event of an Oil spill. As all member countries agreed on the Text of the documents the Regional Plan and MoU was sent to the member countries for signature. Three member countries viz. Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan have already signed the MoU. Status with respect to the signing of MOU by India and Sri Lanka are at an advanced stage.
   
Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Outlook 2010a
In line with the International Year of Biodiversity and Conference of Parties (COP) 10 of the Convention on Bio-logical Diversity (CBD) held in Japan, UNEP decided to prepare a Marine Biodiversity Outlook Report which covers all 18 Regional Seas Areas. The objective of this project was to enhance the understanding of key regional and global issues for marine biodiversity conservation through the issuance of outlook reports on the coastal areas covered by the Regional Seas Programmes. These outlook reports contributed to the discussions on marine and coastal biodiversity at the COP 10 of the CBD. UNEP entrusted SACEP to prepare the Outlook Report for the South Asian Seas Region and the Report was launched at the CBD CoP 10, Nagoya, Japan in October 2010.
   
On-board Training on Marine Resources Sampling, Data Collection and Interpretation for the South Asian Seas
The training programme was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India and UNEP. UN Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of Sea and UNEP-GRID Arendal were the other partners in this activity. Ten (10) mid-level managers from the five SAS countries participated in this training programme which was held from 18-22 September in India.
   
Blue Flag Beach Certification Programme for South Asia
Under this activity SACEP/SASP is to take the message of “A Clean beach – A Tourist Haven” for promoting sustainable tourism, in collaboration with the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) Denmark, and the financial support of UNEP. In order to raise the awareness on this blue flag certification programme, SACEP organised National Workshops in the SASP Member states in February – March 2010 in collaboration with the National Focal Points.
   
Regional Strategy for Coral Reef Management in South Asia   Regional Communication Strategy for Coral Reef Management in South Asia
         
Training Manual on Marine Resources Sampling, Data Collection
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Long-Term Management and Conservation of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in South Asia
Report of the Second Regional Coordination workshop

         

25 Years of SACEP
Silver Jubilee Souvenir

 

SACEP's Newsletter December 2010
Year 26, Issue 1
ISSN 1815-1167
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APPLICATIONS OPEN:
Applications open for the International Training Course on Mangrove Biodiversity & Ecosystems, 5-19th October 2011, Annamalai University, India more details
   
A Delegation from U.S. Embassy in Nepal and a representative from US Embassy in Sri Lanka Visited the SACEP Secretariat
Mr. Tracy A. Hall, Director, Mr. Jay Pal Shrestha, Environment Specialist of U.S. Embassy in Nepal (Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer for South Asia) and a representative from US Embassy in Sri Lanka visited SACEP Secretariat on 25th May 2011 to discuss the possibly of working together on Environmental issues common to the South Asian Region which are of mutual interest for future collaborations.
   
High Level Delegation of UNEP ROAP Visited the SACEP Secretariat
Dr. Young Woo Park, Regional Director & Dr. Subrato Sinha, Environmental Affairs Officer of UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific visited the SACEP Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 28th April 2009 and had a detailed discussion on the past activities which were supported by UNEP ROAP and the new areas of mutual interest to be considered for the benefit of the South Asia region.
   
SACEP Celebrated its 25th Anniversary
SACEP celebrated its 25th anniversary on 24th January 2007 at the Hotel Soaltee, Kathmandu, Nepal.
(messages of Heads of States of member countries)
   
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Sub-Regional Capacity-building Workshop for South Asia on the Clearing House Mechanism
12- 16 December 2011
Dehradun, India

Sub-Regional EST Training Workshop-cum-Policy Dialogue in South Asia
26- 28 August 2011
Ahmedabad, India

Regional Stakeholders and Regional Coordination Meetings (RSC) and Intergovernmental Meetings (IG) of the Male' Declaration
28- 30 June 2011
New Delhi, India

2nd Task Force meeting of Malé Declaration on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution and its Likely Transboundery Effects for South Asia
29- 30 November 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka

12th Meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP
1 – 3 November 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka

1st Meeting of the Task Force for Future Development of Malé Declaration
2 – 3 August 2010
Pathumthani, Thailand

International Day of Biodiversity Celebrations
21 May 2010
Wayamba University, Makandura
Sri Lanka

30th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
25 – 29 April 2010
Goa, India

OPRC & HNS Training for the South Asian Seas - in the ITCP Programme for 2010 / 2011
3 - 7 May 2010
Malé, Maldives

Regional Workshop on Clean Fuels and Vehicles
22 - 23 March 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka

IPLA Sub Regional Secretariat for South Asia
SACEP became the Sub Regional Secretariat for South Asia to the International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities (IPLA) of the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) in May 2011.

SACEP becomes a partner to the UNEP's PCFV programme
SACEP joined the UNEP's programme on Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) in 2008. UNEP's PCFV assists developing countries to reduce vehicular air pollution through the promotion of lead-free, low sulphur fuels and cleaner vehicle standards and technologies. For more details, visit:
 http://www.unep.org/pcfv/index.asp

SACEP is a member of IMO’s Bio-fouling Correspondence Group
SASP/ SACEP is a member of IMO’s Bio-fouling Correspondence Group that was established at BLG 13 for the “Development of international measures for minimizing the translocation of invasive aquatic species through bio-fouling of ships”

SACEP becomes a member of ITMEMS4 ad-hoc Committee
During the INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE (ICRI) General Meeting held on April 2009 in Phuket,Thailand, SACEP has been nominated as a member of Ad-hoc committee on Fourth International Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management Symposium (ITMEMS4).The ITMEMS4 ad-hoc Committee is composed of ICRAN (as the chair), SPREP, GCRMN, Barbados, SACEP and the U.S. Department of State.

SACEP is a member of ICRI ad-hoc committee on East Asia Regional Workshop
The ad hoc Committee is extended until the next ICRI General Meeting under the chairmanship of Japan and the ICRI Secretariat, and will continue to include but not be limited to following members: COBSEA, Conservation International, Coral Cay Conservation, ICRAN, ICRI Forum, IUCN, JICA, Korea, Palau, SACEP, SCRFA, South Africa, Sue Wells, Thailand, TNC, UNEP-WCMC, USAID, Vietnam, World Fish Center, WWF.

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