1. REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN THE YELLOW SEA (YSLME)

2. GOAL OF YSLME ECOSYSTEM-BASED, ENVIRONMENTALLY - SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF THE YSLME AND ITS WATERSHED: REDUCING DEVELOPMENT STRESS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECOSYSTEM FROM A DENSELY POPULATED, HEAVILY URBANIZED, AND INDUSTRIALIZED SEMI-ENCLOSED SHELF SEA

3. PROJECT POINTS 5-YEAR PROJECT, STARTING FALL, 2002 TOTAL BUDGET OF $24,000,000 –GEF: $14,394,183 –COUNTRIES: $8,643,965 –PLUS UNDP, NOAA EXECUTED BY UNOPS PCU AT KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (KORDI) IN ANSAN, ROK

11. WHY YSLME? DECLINE OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES DEGRADATION OF BIODIVERSITY WATER QUALITY DETERIORATION UNSUSTAINABLE MARICULTURE POOR HUMAN HEALTH HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS INADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT

15. SOME ROOT CAUSES HUGE POPULATION PRESSURE (10% OF WORLD’S POPULATION IN YELLOW SEA BASIN) POOR/INEFFECTIVE REGIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE BASE INADEQUATE MANAGEMENT/PLANNING FRAMEWORK INSUFFICIENT FINANCING MECHANISMS AND SUPPORT WEAK POLITICAL WILL

16. IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES OF THE OVERALL GEF PROJECT 1.Develop regional strategies for sustainable management of fisheries, mariculture 2.Propose and implement effective regional initiatives for biodiversity protection 3.Propose and implement actions to reduce stress to the Ecoystem, improve water quality, and protect human health 4.Develop and pilot regional institutional and capacity building initiatives

17. 3 PHASES OF THE PROJECT 1.Assessing stress to the ecosystem (TDA) 2.Reducing stress to the ecosystem (NYSAP & SAP) 3.SAP Implementation

18. THEMES Major Interventions Fisheries management Biodiversity management Contaminant control and management Ecosystem management Investment portfolios Supporting interventions (pcu) Public awareness and participation Data and Information management

19. THEME WORKING GROUP (FOR ALL BUT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO) EACH COUNTRY WILL DRAW FROM THEIR STAKEHOLDERS 2 SCIENTISTS (SOCIAL OR NATURAL) 2 from following disciplines –LEGAL/REGULATORY EXPERT –INVESTMENT SPECIALIST –PLANNER/MANAGER