This publication is made up of two complete United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reports. The first is on The Meeting of the Regional Group of Experts on the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN), which took place in Phuket, Thailand, from 28-30 January 2002. The second one is on the First ICRAN Regional Workshop on Experience Sharing Between Demonstration and Target Sites in the East Asian Seas, held at the same venue from 26-27 August 2002.
The East Asian Seas region contains the world's richest marine biodiversity and produces about 41 per cent of the world's total fish catch. However, rates of urbanisation are rapidly increasing in the region, and there are growing concerns regarding wastewater pollution from domestic, industrial and commercial sewage. This publication presents the proceedings of a regional workshop held in Japan in September 2001 to discuss the development of regional guidelines for the control and treatment of sewage in order to protect the environment and public health.
Bordered by the Soviet Union, Japan, China, Taiwan, and North and South Korea, the East Asian Seas contribute in a number of ways to the political and economic climate of the world. Morgan and Valencia's new Atlas addresses vital issues in a region characterized by disputed jurisdictional claims, commercial rivalries, and conflicting military interests. The Atlas provides a data base necessary for the effective solution of marine policy problems. The more than sixty maps are augmented by tables, figures, and clearly stated analyses of national and transnational ocean policy disputes. With the aim of increasing "marine awareness" among policymakers and scholars of the region, the editors emphasize a regional perspective and examine the feasibility of international cooperative approaches to issues in this politically charged arena. Bordered by the Soviet Union, Japan, China, Taiwan, and North and South Korea, the East Asian Seas contribute in a number of ways to the political and economic climate of the world. Morgan and Valencia's new Atlas addresses vital issues in a region characterized by disputed jurisdictional claims, commercial rivalries, and conflicting military interests. The Atlas provides a data base necessary for the effective solution of marine policy problems. The more than sixty maps are augmented by tables, figures, and clearly stated analyses of national and transnational ocean policy disputes. With the aim of increasing "marine awareness" among policymakers and scholars of the region, the editors emphasize a regional perspective and examine the feasibility of international cooperative approaches to issues in this politically charged arena.
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