• Opening Remarks
  • Mr. Riccardo Mesiano, Deputy Head, Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia / NEASPEC secretariat
• Welcoming Remarks
  • Mr. Dong Keun Ryoo, President, Korea Maritime and Ocean University 
  • Mr. Young Nam Kim, Department Head, Marine Protection and Restoration Department & MPA Management Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM)

The session will provide an overview of OECMs in marine and coastal areas, including their role in supporting GBF Target 3. It will introduce global development and regional perspectives, while clarifying key concepts in a practical and accessible manner. 

Moderator: Mr. Inho Yang, Associate Professor, Ocean Science & Technology School, Korea Maritime and Ocean University 

Presentations

• Mr. Joseph Appiott, Coordinator for Marine, Coastal and Island Biodiversity, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 
• Ms. Mitali Sharma, Coordinator, OECM Community of Practice, IUCN WCPA Asia 
• Mr. Romain Schumm, International Technical Expert - Ocean governance, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP 

The session will present national policies, frameworks, implementation progress, and practices related to marine and coastal area-based management in North-East Asia and consider how these may be relevant to OECM concepts. 

Moderator: Ms. Atty. Ma. Aleta C. Nuñez, OECM Consultant, UNEP-COBSEA 

Presentations

• Ms. Chang Zhao, Associate Researcher, China Institute for Marine Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources 
• Mr. Naohiro Maeda, Assistant Director, Biodiversity Policy Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
• Mr. Young Nam Kim, Department Head, Marine Protection and Restoration Department & MPA Management Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM)
• Mr. Anatolii Kachur, International Project Manager, Pacific Geographical Institute Far Eastern Branch Russian Academy of Sciences

This session will share experiences from other regions on how marine and coastal OECMs have been understood and considered in practice. The focus will be on policy approaches, governance models, and practical lessons that may be useful for North-East Asia.

Moderator: Mr. Riccardo Mesiano, Deputy Head, Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia

Presentations 

• Ms. Jenny Hertzman, Senior Analyst, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) 
• Ms. Andrea Mast and Ms. Victoria Winslow, Policy Analyst, Marine Planning and Conservation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Ms. Atty. Ma. Aleta C. Nuñez, OECM Consultant, UNEP-COBSEA 
• Mr. Benjamin Belton, Regional Senior Fisheries Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO RAP) 
• Ms. Estradivari Sant, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) & Coordinator, IUCN Asian OECM CoP 

This session will explore site-level experiences and local perspectives on marine and coastal area-based management practices that may be relevant to OECMs. The focus will be on governance arrangements, stakeholder engagement, implementation challenges, and lessons learned. 

Moderator: Ms. Mitali Sharma, Coordinator, OECM Community of Practice, IUCN WCPA Asia 

Presentations 

• Mr. Yan Zhang, Director, IUCN China Country Office 
• Ms. Yun Hong, Executive Director, China Blue Sustainability Institute 
• Ms. Satoquo Seino, Associate Professor, Ecological Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University  
• Ms. Miju Kim, Senior Researcher, Marine Policy Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
• Mr. Ivan Rakov-Naumets, Head of Public Relations, FSBI “Land of the Leopard” 
• Ms. Kyle Esperanza Zuleta, Programme Officer, East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) 

This session will provide a platform for students and young researchers to share their perspectives and research on marine and coastal conservation, encouraging youth engagement as well as contributing to broader discussions of area-based conservation. 

Moderator: Mr. Jungho Nam, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) 

Presentations 

• Ms. Gunasinghe Vishmi Saumya, Department of Marine Bioscience and Environment, KMOU: “Ecological role of shipwrecks as artificial reef habitats for fish assemblages in Sri Lanka: A video-based assessment”
• Mr. Hayuningrat Sastra Jendra, Department of Marine Bioscience and Environment, KMOU: “Morphological and molecular diversity of marine sponges (Porifera) from reef and mangrove ecosystems in Bali, Indonesia”
• Ms. Saavedra Camano Gennevy Omaira, Department of Marine Bioscience and Environment, KMOU: “A study of coastal macrozoobenthos of Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Panama”
• Ms. Souleima Dhahbi & Erin Karissa, Department of Convergence Studies on Ocean Science and Technology, KMOU: “Comparative governance models for marine biodiversity under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) framework”

This session will facilitate an open and informal exchange of views among participants to exchange views on possible areas for continued exchange and knowledge-sharing related to marine and coastal OECMs in North-East Asia.

Moderator: Mr. Riccardo Mesiano, Deputy Head, Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia

Visit to KMOU’s Training Ship & National Maritime Museum of Korea