IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)
Advancing knowledge and cooperation for a healthy ocean and prosperous society
UN Ocean Decade Actions
UN 21:
Accelerate Marine Spatial Planning in the Western Pacific
Coordination & Implementation
The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) established a Group of Experts (GoE) of Marine Spatial Planning in the Western Pacific and its adjacent areas to provide strategic advice and oversights on the development and implementation of UN21 project and support to accelerate marine spatial planning process in the Western Pacific and its adjacent areas. The Group was established based on nominations by Member States in the region.
Group of Experts
Arpana Pratap
Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF)
Hoang Xuan Ben
Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam
Ir. Suharyanto
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
Kazumi Wakita
School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Japan
Moon-Suk Lee
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Korea
Nurfatin Wahida Puspa
Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA), Malaysia
Pham Van Lam
Vietnam Agency of Seas and Islands (VASI), Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, Vietnam
Sazlina Md Salleh
Center for Policy Research and International Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Sakanan Plathong
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Ukkrit Satapoomin
Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), Thailand
Xiao Yang
National Marine Data and Information Service
Xin Teng
National Ocean Technology Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, China
Zhiwei Zhang
IOC Sub-Commission for Western Pacific, IOC/UNESCO