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DTEND:20070913T132500Z
DCREATED:20070117T133053Z
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SUMMARY:Second Global Conference on Large Marine Ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:The LME approach to the assessment and management of marin
 e resources was first introduced in 1984\, and the first international
  LME Conference was held in 1990 in Monaco. Since the mid 1990s\, the 
 Global Environment Facility (GEF)\, in partnership with several UN age
 ncies\, has supported 110 economically developing coastal countries wi
 th start-up funding at a level of $1.8 billion and the participation o
 f 7000 experts and partners to apply LME assessment and management met
 hods in 16 LME projects directed to the recovery and sustainability of
  marine resources and their environments in Africa\, Asia\, Latin Amer
 ica\, and Eastern Europe. The Conference will examine the scientific a
 dvances made in ecosystem assessment by LME projects around the globe 
 and gauge the progress of the 16 GEF funded LME projects in achieving 
 the targets put forward at the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Devel
 opment (WSSD) in Johannesburg. Conference papers and posters are invit
 ed on each of the 10 themes outlined below\, including the theoretical
  background of the LME approach and its present and future role in mar
 ine science.
LOCATION:Qingdao\, CHINA
PRIORITY:3
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