IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)

Advancing knowledge and cooperation for a healthy ocean and prosperous society

UN21: Accelerate Marine Spatial Planning in the Western Pacific

Coordination & Implementation

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

Member

Organization

Country

Aparna Pratap

Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF)

Fiji

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

LAM Pham Van

Vietnam Agency of Seas and Islands (VASI), Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment

Vietnam

Sakanan Plathong

Prince of Songkla University

Thailand

Sazlina Salleh

Centre for Policy Research (CPR), Universiti Sains Malaysia

Malaysia

Ukkrit Satapoomin

Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR)

Thailand

Xiao Yang

National Marine Data and Information Service, Ministry of Natural Resources

China

Xin Teng

National Marine Data and Information Service, Ministry of Natural Resources

China

Zhiwei Zhang

IOC Sub-Commission for Western Pacific, IOC/UNESCO

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