WCC 2012 Res 069 - Activity Report

In terms of coordination of activities around aquatic ecosystems in the coastal and marine domain, the Mangroves for the Future Initiative is making considerable efforts including coordination its priorities with those of the ASEAN Secretariat and Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) as well as the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA). In addition, IUCN Asia regional office is establishing close collaboration with the Ramsar Secretariat and its regional initiatives including the East-Asian Australasian Flyways partnership. In terms of the terrestrial aquatic ecosystems, IUCN Asia Regional office through its South East Asia Group programme is working with State and NGO members in improved management of the Mekong basin including the Ramsar Wetlands. IUCN Asia Regional Office is in the process of setting up a new Regional Ramsar Initiative, Indo Burma Regional Ramsar Initiative to strengthen coordination and governance of Ramsar Wetlands in the Indo-Burma ecoregion countries of Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar.