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
News & Events
March 2025
MSP Regional Action Framework adopted at the 15th WESTPAC Intergovernmental Session
12 March 2025
Tokyo, Japan
August 2024
Sinan Country in South Korea is identified as one of the MSP demonstration sites by WESTPAC
22 August 2024
South Jeolla, Republic of Korea
May 2024
Qinzhou City Designated as a Marine Spatial Planning Demonstration Site
24 May 2024
Nanning, China
National training on Marine Spatial Planning in Guangxi, China
26 April 2024
Nanning, China
April 2024
UN Decade Action 21 Workshop initiated Marine Spatial Planning Roadmap
26 April 2024
Bangkok, Thailand
December 2023
Plaque unveiled for Marine Spatial Planning demonstration site in Chonburi Province, Thailand
6 December 2023
Chonburi, Thailand
November 2023
WESTPAC launched the First Expert Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning
14-15 November 2023
Qingdao, China
September 2023
Thailand Kicked off its national Marine Spatial Planning Training
2 September 2023
Ayutthaya, Thailand
December 2022
The Regional MSPforum for the Western Pacific and its adjacent Areas
16 December 2022
Online
July 2022
UN Ocean Decade Project Endorsed
1 July 2022
June 2022
Side event in 2022 UN Ocean Conference: Progressing Blue Economy through MSP: Opportunities for the Pacific
27 June - 1 July 2022
November 2021