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Legal instrument to combat land-based pollution enters into force.

Even as the long-running Water Utilisation Programme of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) was formally declared closed, the member countries and Secretariat of the MRC pledged to build further on its results in establishing integrated water resource management in the Lower Mekong Basin.

The definitive management guide to identifying, assessing and managing coral reef diseases will be launched at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday, July 7, 2008.

The Belitung Coral Reef Habitat Demonstration Site has recently launched a new website highlighting project activities and achievements.

The date for the Congress is set for 23 -27 November 2009.

Several new IW project videos can now be streamed live through IW:LEARN.NET.

Experts meeting at FAO have discussed possible implications of climate change for agriculture in terms of water availability and demand.

This World Wind add-on is a large and sweeping collection of high resolution maps depicting a wide array of oceanic characteristics and properties. Data categories include Bathymetry, Seafloor Features, Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography and Meteorology.

Report from the IUCN workshop, July 29-30, 2007

The project seeks to formalize the experiences, lessons learned from previous GEF projects, as well as major non-GEF initiatives, involving coral reefs and associated ecosystems. The project aims to identify, analyze, and translate lessons into good practices and information resources, and then disseminate this information globally for use in future project design and development.

US researchers say they have developed an effective way to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride in the ballast waters of cargo vessels.

Hanoi, Vietnam – PEMSEA has announced the designation of Mr. Raphael P.M. Lotilla as the new Executive Director of the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF).

The Serbia Danube River Enterprise Pollution Reduction Project (DREPR) funded the construction of the first three slurry tanks, which commenced recently. Five beneficiaries of the farms-project also received waste handling and spreading equipment.

On 6-8 March 2008, the 6th Focal Points Meeting of CEARAC (Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Activity Center of NOWPAP) has been held in Toyama, Japan. In conjunction with the Focal Points Meeting (FPM), the First Coastal Environmental Assessment Workshop was organized on 7 March.

The UNDP/GEP Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Project is inviting stakeholders in China and Korea to participate in the competitions.