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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20251002T080000
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DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20250630T015209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T060244Z
UID:39354-1759392000-1759597200@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:2nd International Workshop on Small Island Research and Development (SIRaD)
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/2nd-sirad-workshop/
LOCATION:Malang\, Indonesia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20251009T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20251010T120000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20250923T091217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T052746Z
UID:42427-1760018400-1760097600@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:Scoping Workshop for the Intersessional Task Force on Ocean Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/scoping-workshop-on-ocean-literacy/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20251014T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20251016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20250708T072415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T054942Z
UID:39428-1760428800-1760634000@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:2nd WESTPAC Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/2nd-workshop-on-msp/
LOCATION:Chonburi\, Thailand
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20251104T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20251106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20250629T052917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T081937Z
UID:39235-1762243200-1762448400@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:Kickoff Workshop on  Advancing International Collaboration for Seagrass Ecosystem Research\, Conservation and Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/kickoff-workshop-on-seagrass-research/
LOCATION:Phuket\, Thailand
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20251106T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20251108T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20250817T021906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T091808Z
UID:41350-1762416000-1762621200@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:Kickoff Workshop on Blue Carbon Ecosystem Restoration in the Western Pacific
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/kickoff-workshop-on-blue-carbon-ecosystem-restoration/
LOCATION:Xiamen\, China
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251129
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20251114T034630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T035133Z
UID:43709-1763942400-1764374399@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:Small Island Research and Development (SIRaD) International Training Workshop on Remote Sensing for Marine Environment Mapping
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/small-island-research-and-development-sirad-international-training-workshop-on-remote-sensing-for-marine-environment-mapping/
LOCATION:Jakarta\, Indonesia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260128T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260130T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20251218T034245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T043603Z
UID:45197-1769587200-1769792400@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:Expanded WESTPAC Advisory Group  Strategic Consultative Meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/ag2026/
LOCATION:Penang\, Malaysia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260207
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20260109T065748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T072641Z
UID:45275-1770163200-1770422399@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:WPI-AIMEC and Nature Positive Core Joint Symposium on the UN Ocean Decade Actions: COSMEC and ANEMONE Global
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/wpi-aimec-and-nature-positive-core-joint-symposium-on-the-un-ocean-decade-actions-cosmec-and-anemone-global/
LOCATION:Tokyo\, Japan
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260622T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20260316T084704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T052008Z
UID:46056-1782115200-1782320400@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:International Training Workshop on  Environmental DNA (eDNA) Applications in Marine Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/training-workshop-on-environmental-dna-edna-applications-in-marine-biodiversity-monitoring-and-assessment/
LOCATION:Chonburi\, Thailand
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260713T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260717T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20260418T144334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T051929Z
UID:47387-1783929600-1784307600@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:In-Person Training: Building Capacity on Biodiversity-Inclusive and Climate-Smart MSP and Area-Based Management for ABNJ
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/in-person-training-building-capacity-on-biodiversity-inclusive-and-climate-smart-msp-and-area-based-management-for-abnj/
LOCATION:Busan\, South Korea\, Busan
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20260720T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20260722T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20260603T084625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T155026Z
UID:48291-1784538000-1784739600@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:In-Person Training: Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/in-person-training-marine-spatial-planning-msp-regional-training-workshop-for-the-east-asian-seas/
LOCATION:Bangkok\, Thailand
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20270420T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20270423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T161012
CREATED:20251216T080645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T043844Z
UID:44019-1808208000-1808499600@ioc-westpac.org
SUMMARY:12th WESTPAC International Marine Science Conference & 3rd UN Ocean Decade Regional Conference
DESCRIPTION:Zhen Guo & Wenxi Zhu					\n								\n				\n						\n											\n															\n									\n							Posted on\n										July 28\, 2026					\n									\n				\n				\n										\n															\n									\n										Bangkok\, Thailand					\n								\n				\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									From 20 to 22 July 2026\, more than 40 resource managers\, researchers\, and representatives of government agencies\, research institutions\, and relevant regional organizations gathered in Bangkok\, Thailand\, for the Regional Training Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for the East Asian Seas.								\n				\n				\n				\n									The training workshop was designed together with the GEF IW:LEARN and MSPglobal project as part of collaborative efforts to promote knowledge exchange among International Waters (IW) projects and support the implementation of the Regional Action Framework for Marine Spatial Planning (2025-2030). It was organized in collaboration with national agencies and their technical support institutions\, as well as regional partners\, including the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project and the UNEP Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA).								\n				\n				\n				\n									The three-day programme featured technical presentations\, updates on national MSP development\, and interactive group and plenary discussions. Through the MSP Challenge Game exercises in particular\, participants strengthened their understanding of MSP concepts and processes while enhancing their capacity to apply practical approaches to MSP implementation.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									By the end of the workshop\, participants had gained greater awareness of existing national and regional MSP mechanisms and their linkages with global frameworks\, as well as enhanced capacity to integrate MSP and the sustainable blue economy into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) process. More importantly\, they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Regional Action Framework across its four key areas of action: cooperation and collaboration; knowledge support; capacity development; and demonstration and good practices.								\n				\n				\n				\n									This event once again demonstrated the substantive partnerships that the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) has fostered to accelerate MSP in the region. Working in synergy with IW:LEARN\, and MSPglobal\, WESTPAC provided substantive technical and administrative support throughout the workshop. Building on its outcomes\, WESTPAC will continue to advance MSP as a key process for boosting a sustainable blue economy and fulfilling both national and international ocean-related commitments.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Related Coverage 								\n				\n				\n				\n									IW:LEARN’s post-workshop highlights: MSP Regional Training Workshop for the East Asian Seas
URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/imsc12/
LOCATION:Manila\, Manila\, Philippines
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END:VCALENDAR