Recognizing
that the South China Sea is a globally significant centre of marine biodiversity,
the project on "Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the
South China and Gulf of Thailand" (also known as the UNEP/GEF South
China Sea Project) is an attempt to address environmental concerns that
have resulted from the rapid pace of development and industrialization,
which has occurred over the last decade. This GEF project, implemented
by UNEP, aims to develop regionally coordinated programmes of action designed
to reverse environmental degradation particularly in the area of coastal
habitat degradation and loss, halt land-based pollution and address the
issue of fisheries over-exploitation.
Participating countries are those that border the South
China Sea. They are the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Cambodia,
Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Recognizing
that the South China Sea is a globally significant centre of marine biodiversity,
the project on "Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the
South China and Gulf of Thailand" (also known as the UNEP/GEF South
China Sea Project) is an attempt to address environmental concerns that
have resulted from the rapid pace of development and industrialization,
which has occurred over the last decade. This GEF project, implemented
by UNEP, aims to develop regionally coordinated programmes of action designed
to reverse environmental degradation particularly in the area of coastal
habitat degradation and loss, halt land-based pollution and address the
issue of fisheries over-exploitation.