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A p|atform for strengthen|ng the techn|ca| sk|||s and
management know-how of |oca| governments part|cu|ar|y |n
address|ng emerg|ng |ssues confront|ng ma[or|ty of the
coasta| c|t|es, mun|c|pa||t|es and prov|nces w|th regard
to susta|nab|e growth and deve|opment.
A se|f-susta|n|ng network of |oca| governments
|mp|ement|ng |ntegrated coasta| management (ICM), wh|ch
was estab||shed |n March 2001 to serve as a forum for
exchang|ng |nformat|on and exper|ences |n ICM pract|ces
among |oca| governments |n the Last As|an Seas reg|on.
lor more lnformaLlon, please conLacL
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10 lloor, no. 191,
Changqlng 8oad, xlamen, lu[lan rovlnce
361012, 8 Chlna
1e|ephone:
+86 392 3396327
Lmall address:
pnlg.secreLarlaL[gmall.com
www.pnlg.org
LMSLA Cfflce 8ulldlng, uLn8 Compound
vlsayas Ave., Cuezon ClLy 1100, hlllpplnes
1elephone:
+63 2 9292992
Lmall Address:
lnfo[pemsea.org
www.pemsea.org
1he NLG Secretar|at
LMSLA kesource Iac|||ty
Partnersh|ps |n Env|ronmenta| Hanagement
for the 8eas of East As|a (PEH8EA}
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PNLG Members
How to Become a PNLG Member
1he nLC ls open for membershlp Lo all local governmenLs and oLher
sLakeholders LhaL subscrlbe Lo Lhe vlslon, mlsslon, goals and ob[ecLlves
of Lhe nLC.
1) AppllcaLlon for membershlp should be made ln wrlLlng,
expresslng lnLenL Lo subscrlbe Lo Lhe vlslon, mlsslon, goals
and ob[ecLlves of Lhe nLC.
2) SubmlL Lhe leLLer of lnLeresL Lo Lhe SecreLary Ceneral of Lhe
nLC SecreLarlaL LogeLher wlLh a proflle lndlcaLlng Lhe
appllcanL's lnlLlaLlves and efforLs Loward susLalnable coasLal
developmenL.
3) 1he SecreLary Ceneral of Lhe nLC SecreLarlaL wlll revlew Lhe
appllcaLlon Lhen noLlfy all regular members and Lhe nLC
LxecuLlve CommlLLee of such appllcaLlon as well as hls
recommendaLlons.
4) 1he nLC LxecuLlve CommlLLee wlll revlew and make Lhe flnal
declslon wheLher Lo accepL or deny Lhe appllcaLlon.
3) 1he SecreLary Ceneral of Lhe nLC SecreLarlaL wlll noLlfy Lhe
appllcanL of Lhe declslon of Lhe LxecuLlve CommlLLee.
6) lormal lnducLlon as a new member ls made durlng Lhe nLC
annual forum.
1he NLG was off|c|a||y
founded w|th the s|gn|ng of
the NLG Charter by the |oca|
government execut|ves from
the 18 ICM s|tes dur|ng the
Inaugura| Meet|ng of the
network |n na|kou, k Ch|na
on 13 December 2006. 1he
NLG has current|y 31
member |oca| governments
and 2 assoc|ate members from
8 countr|es across Last As|a.
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Indonesia

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6hangwon
8h|hwa
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Vietnam

0anang
0uang Nam
Thua Th|en hue
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ThaiIand

6honbur| 28
ReguIar Members
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6oasta| and 0cean Hanagement
|nst|tute, X|amen Un|vers|ty, 6h|na
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F|rst |nst|tute of 0ceanography,
8tate 0cean|c Adm|n|strat|on,
6h|na
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Associate Members
PNLG Charter
Vision
Mission
Goal
Ob]ectives
AdopLed ln Palkou, 8 Chlna, on 13 uecember 2006. lL spells ouL Lhe vlslon,
mlsslon, goal and ob[ecLlves of Lhe nLC, as well as lLs operaLlng modallLles.
CoasLal areas LhroughouL Lhe LasL Aslan Seas reglon are managed susLalnably.
1o serve as a susLalnable neLwork of local governmenLs ln Lhe reglon, whlch,
along wlLh Lhelr sLakeholders, shall be commlLLed Lo promoLe Lhe appllcaLlon of
lCM as an effecLlve managemenL framework Lo achleve susLalnable coasLal
developmenL.
1o faclllLaLe Lhe susLalnable developmenL and envlronmenLal conservaLlon of
marlne and coasLal resources of Lhe reglon Lhrough advocacy, knowledge
sharlng, forglng mulLl-sLakeholder parLlclpaLlon and parLnershlps among local
governmenL, naLlonal agencles, clvll socleLy groups, lncludlng non-governmenLal
organlzaLlons and people's organlzaLlons, and Lhe prlvaLe secLor.

a. 1o enhance Lhe capaclLy of local governmenLs Lo plan, develop,
and manage Lhelr coasLal and marlne resources for susLalnable use,
b. 1o promoLe Lhe appllcaLlon of lCM approaches, processes and Lools ln
coasLal plannlng, developmenL and managemenL,
c. 1o faclllLaLe Lhe llnkage beLween sclenLlflc/Lechnlcal lnsLlLuLlons and
local governmenLs, ln order Lo provlde capaclLy bulldlng and sclenLlflc
lnpuL Lo local governmenL declslon-maklng, pollcles and programs,
d. 1o lmplemenL lnnovaLlve flnanclng mechanlsms and parLnershlp
arrangemenLs for envlronmenLal lnvesLmenLs wlLh lnLernaLlonal and
naLlonal flnanclal lnsLlLuLlons, prlvaLe lnvesLors and operaLlng
companles, where approprlaLe,
e. 1o sLrengLhen mulLl-sLakeholder lnvolvemenL ln managlng coasLal and
marlne resources, ln order Lo enhance socleLal and corporaLe
responslblllLy for susLalnable developmenL of naLural resource, and
f. 1o enhance local coasLal governance, as well as lnLer-agency and mulLl-
laLeral coordlnaLlon mechanlsms, ln deallng wlLh coasLal and ocean
managemenL lssues.

PNLG Officers
2006-2009 and 2009-2012
2012- 201S
res|dent:
Mr. an Sh|[|an
(xlamen, Chlna)
V|ce res|dent:
Mr. Lnr|que Garc|a. Ir.
(8aLaan, hlllpplnes)
res|dent:
Mr. Ie||pe n||an Nava
(Culmaras, hlllpplnes)
V|ce res|dent:
Mr. rak S|hara
(Slhanoukvllle, Cambodla)
WlLh Lhe elecLlon of lLs offlcers and Lhe
esLabllshmenL of Lhe nLC LxecuLlve
CommlLLee and nLC SecreLarlaL, whlch ls
hosLed by xlamen MunlclpallLy, Lhe nLC
hopes Lo carry on lLs mlsslon Lo serve as a
susLalnable neLwork and an advocacy group
for local governmenLs aL reglonal and
lnLernaLlonal forums Lo promoLe Lhe
appllcaLlon of lCM as an effecLlve
managemenL framework Lo achleve
susLalnable coasLal developmenL.
8ased on Lhe poslLlve resulLs generaLed over
lLs 11 years of operaLlon, Lhe lnevlLable
expanslon of Lhe neLwork ls seen, as
expresslons of lnLeresL are recelved from
local governmenLs LhaL recognlze Lhe value
of Lhe parLnershlp as well as lLs advocacy.
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Venue for Knowledge 8haring
Non-Country Partner of the East Asian 8eas
Partnership Council
PNLG 8trategic Action Plan
Slnce 2001, Lhe member local governmenLs have Laken Lurns ln hosLlng Lhe annual
forum and sLudy Lours:
st
1 kNLG Iorum: Shlhwa, 8C korea, 13-16 March 2001
nd
2 kNLG Iorum: xlamen, 8 Chlna, 20-23 SepLember 2002
rd
3 kNLG Iorum: uLra[aya, Malaysla, 9 uecember 2003
th
4 kNLG Iorum: 8all, lndonesla, 20-23 Aprll 2003
- 8ulldlng 8eLLer CoasLal Covernance Lhrough SLronger Local Alllance wlLh
focus on CoasLal Pazard ManagemenL
Inaugura| meet|ng of the NLG: Palkou, 8 Chlna, 13 uecember 2006
th
6 NLG Iorum: uanang, vleLnam, 3-7 SepLember 2007
- Addresslng CoasLal SecurlLy by lnvesLlng ln naLural and Man-made
Pazards revenLlon and ManagemenL
th
7 NLG Iorum: Slhanoukvllle, Cambodla, 19-21 november 2008
- WaLer 8esources roLecLlon, uLlllzaLlon and ManagemenL
th
8 NLG Iorum: 8aLaan, hlllpplnes, 23-23 november 2009
- Land and Sea-use Zonlng: Challenges and CpporLunlLles
th
9 NLG Iorum: Chonburl, 1halland, 21-24 november 2010
- SLrengLhenlng Cll Splll reparedness and 8esponse aL Lhe Local Level
th
10 NLG Iorum: uongylng, 8 Chlna, 23-27 !uly 2011
- Achlevlng SusLalnable 8lue Lconomy Lhrough lnLegraLed CoasLal ManagemenL
th
11 NLG Iorum: Changwon, 8C korea, 8-9 !uly 2012
- MonlLorlng, 8eporLlng and lorecasLlng: AppllcaLlons, 8eneflLs and on-Lhe-
ground AppllcaLlons
1he nLC became a non-CounLry arLner of Lhe LasL Aslan Seas (LAS) arLnershlp Councll
ln november 2009. 1he nLC [olns 11 CounLry arLners and 20 non-CounLry arLners who
have agreed Lo work as complemenLs of each oLher, acL dynamlcally and ln a coordlnaLed
manner, and brlng lnLo full play Lhe role of each sLakeholder ln Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe
SusLalnable uevelopmenL SLraLegy for Lhe Seas of LasL Asla (SuS-SLA).
As a member of Lhe LAS arLnershlp Councll, Lhe nLC has galned a volce ln an
lnLergovernmenLal, mulLl-secLoral, reglonal body LhaL ls commlLLed Lo scallng up lCM
across Lhe reglon. 1he nLC plays a key role ln pushlng forward Lhe reallzaLlon of Lhe 20
percenL LargeL of reglonal coasLllne Lo be covered by lCM programs by 2013 as local
governmenLs are seen as drlvlng forces ln Lhe lCM scallng up process. 1he nLC members
have a crlLlcal role ln demonsLraLlng and sharlng Lhelr experlences Lo encourage oLher
local governmenLs Lo develop and lmplemenL lCM programs.
1he nLC adopLed Lhe 3-year SLraLeglc AcLlon lan (SA) durlng Lhe 2010 lorum ln
Chonburl, 1halland. 1he SA ouLllnes Lhe proposed sLraLegles, ob[ecLlves and LargeLs ln llne
wlLh lLs commlLmenL and obllgaLlon Lo conLrlbuLe Lowards achlevlng reglonal, naLlonal and
local LargeLs relaLed Lo susLalnable coasLal developmenL Lhrough lCM lmplemenLaLlon.
1he adopLlon of Lhe uongylng ueclaraLlon durlng Lhe 2011 nLC lorum ln uongylng,
8 Chlna sLrengLhened Lhe nLC's resolve Lo lmplemenL Lhe 3-year SA. 1he uongylng
ueclaraLlon lncludes slx concreLe and measurable LargeLs LhaL Lhe nLC members agreed
Lo lmplemenL unLll 2013.
1. Va|rslrear lCV slraleg|es, oojecl|ves ard largels |rlo l|e |oca| goverrrerl deve|oprerl
p|ars lor susla|rao|e rar|re ard coasla| deve|oprerl,
2. lrp|ererl l|e PEV3EA lCV Code ard Recogr|l|or 3ysler across 50 percerl ol l|e
PNL0 |oca| goverrrerl reroers||p oy 2015,
3. App|y l|e 3lale ol l|e Coasls reporl|rg sysler across 100 percerl ol l|e PNL0 |oca|
goverrrerl reroers||p oy 2015,
1. Co-orgar|ze ar arrua| reg|ora| lorur lor Loca| C||el Execul|ves or lCV sca||rg up, |r
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Process-oriented Common Framework for SustainabIe DeveIopment
of CoastaI Areas through ICM ImpIementation
Dongying Declaration
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Non-Country Partner of the East Asian 8eas
Partnership Council
PNLG 8trategic Action Plan
Slnce 2001, Lhe member local governmenLs have Laken Lurns ln hosLlng Lhe annual
forum and sLudy Lours:
st
1 kNLG Iorum: Shlhwa, 8C korea, 13-16 March 2001
nd
2 kNLG Iorum: xlamen, 8 Chlna, 20-23 SepLember 2002
rd
3 kNLG Iorum: uLra[aya, Malaysla, 9 uecember 2003
th
4 kNLG Iorum: 8all, lndonesla, 20-23 Aprll 2003
- 8ulldlng 8eLLer CoasLal Covernance Lhrough SLronger Local Alllance wlLh
focus on CoasLal Pazard ManagemenL
Inaugura| meet|ng of the NLG: Palkou, 8 Chlna, 13 uecember 2006
th
6 NLG Iorum: uanang, vleLnam, 3-7 SepLember 2007
- Addresslng CoasLal SecurlLy by lnvesLlng ln naLural and Man-made
Pazards revenLlon and ManagemenL
th
7 NLG Iorum: Slhanoukvllle, Cambodla, 19-21 november 2008
- WaLer 8esources roLecLlon, uLlllzaLlon and ManagemenL
th
8 NLG Iorum: 8aLaan, hlllpplnes, 23-23 november 2009
- Land and Sea-use Zonlng: Challenges and CpporLunlLles
th
9 NLG Iorum: Chonburl, 1halland, 21-24 november 2010
- SLrengLhenlng Cll Splll reparedness and 8esponse aL Lhe Local Level
th
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- Achlevlng SusLalnable 8lue Lconomy Lhrough lnLegraLed CoasLal ManagemenL
th
11 NLG Iorum: Changwon, 8C korea, 8-9 !uly 2012
- MonlLorlng, 8eporLlng and lorecasLlng: AppllcaLlons, 8eneflLs and on-Lhe-
ground AppllcaLlons
1he nLC became a non-CounLry arLner of Lhe LasL Aslan Seas (LAS) arLnershlp Councll
ln november 2009. 1he nLC [olns 11 CounLry arLners and 20 non-CounLry arLners who
have agreed Lo work as complemenLs of each oLher, acL dynamlcally and ln a coordlnaLed
manner, and brlng lnLo full play Lhe role of each sLakeholder ln Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe
SusLalnable uevelopmenL SLraLegy for Lhe Seas of LasL Asla (SuS-SLA).
As a member of Lhe LAS arLnershlp Councll, Lhe nLC has galned a volce ln an
lnLergovernmenLal, mulLl-secLoral, reglonal body LhaL ls commlLLed Lo scallng up lCM
across Lhe reglon. 1he nLC plays a key role ln pushlng forward Lhe reallzaLlon of Lhe 20
percenL LargeL of reglonal coasLllne Lo be covered by lCM programs by 2013 as local
governmenLs are seen as drlvlng forces ln Lhe lCM scallng up process. 1he nLC members
have a crlLlcal role ln demonsLraLlng and sharlng Lhelr experlences Lo encourage oLher
local governmenLs Lo develop and lmplemenL lCM programs.
1he nLC adopLed Lhe 3-year SLraLeglc AcLlon lan (SA) durlng Lhe 2010 lorum ln
Chonburl, 1halland. 1he SA ouLllnes Lhe proposed sLraLegles, ob[ecLlves and LargeLs ln llne
wlLh lLs commlLmenL and obllgaLlon Lo conLrlbuLe Lowards achlevlng reglonal, naLlonal and
local LargeLs relaLed Lo susLalnable coasLal developmenL Lhrough lCM lmplemenLaLlon.
1he adopLlon of Lhe uongylng ueclaraLlon durlng Lhe 2011 nLC lorum ln uongylng,
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p|ars lor susla|rao|e rar|re ard coasla| deve|oprerl,
2. lrp|ererl l|e PEV3EA lCV Code ard Recogr|l|or 3ysler across 50 percerl ol l|e
PNL0 |oca| goverrrerl reroers||p oy 2015,
3. App|y l|e 3lale ol l|e Coasls reporl|rg sysler across 100 percerl ol l|e PNL0 |oca|
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susla|rao|e deve|oprerl, (2) l|e app||cal|or ol l|e 3lale ol l|e Coasls reporl|rg lo ror|lor ex|sl|rg cord|l|ors
ard resporse acl|ors, reasurao|e l|roug| process ard |rpacls |rd|calors ard largels, ard (3) ar lCV Code
l|al adopls |rlerral|ora| slardards lor qua||ly ard sourd erv|rorrerla| raragererl.
Process-oriented Common Framework for SustainabIe DeveIopment
of CoastaI Areas through ICM ImpIementation
Dongying Declaration
PNLG Charter
Vision
Mission
Goal
Ob]ectives
AdopLed ln Palkou, 8 Chlna, on 13 uecember 2006. lL spells ouL Lhe vlslon,
mlsslon, goal and ob[ecLlves of Lhe nLC, as well as lLs operaLlng modallLles.
CoasLal areas LhroughouL Lhe LasL Aslan Seas reglon are managed susLalnably.
1o serve as a susLalnable neLwork of local governmenLs ln Lhe reglon, whlch,
along wlLh Lhelr sLakeholders, shall be commlLLed Lo promoLe Lhe appllcaLlon of
lCM as an effecLlve managemenL framework Lo achleve susLalnable coasLal
developmenL.
1o faclllLaLe Lhe susLalnable developmenL and envlronmenLal conservaLlon of
marlne and coasLal resources of Lhe reglon Lhrough advocacy, knowledge
sharlng, forglng mulLl-sLakeholder parLlclpaLlon and parLnershlps among local
governmenL, naLlonal agencles, clvll socleLy groups, lncludlng non-governmenLal
organlzaLlons and people's organlzaLlons, and Lhe prlvaLe secLor.

a. 1o enhance Lhe capaclLy of local governmenLs Lo plan, develop,
and manage Lhelr coasLal and marlne resources for susLalnable use,
b. 1o promoLe Lhe appllcaLlon of lCM approaches, processes and Lools ln
coasLal plannlng, developmenL and managemenL,
c. 1o faclllLaLe Lhe llnkage beLween sclenLlflc/Lechnlcal lnsLlLuLlons and
local governmenLs, ln order Lo provlde capaclLy bulldlng and sclenLlflc
lnpuL Lo local governmenL declslon-maklng, pollcles and programs,
d. 1o lmplemenL lnnovaLlve flnanclng mechanlsms and parLnershlp
arrangemenLs for envlronmenLal lnvesLmenLs wlLh lnLernaLlonal and
naLlonal flnanclal lnsLlLuLlons, prlvaLe lnvesLors and operaLlng
companles, where approprlaLe,
e. 1o sLrengLhen mulLl-sLakeholder lnvolvemenL ln managlng coasLal and
marlne resources, ln order Lo enhance socleLal and corporaLe
responslblllLy for susLalnable developmenL of naLural resource, and
f. 1o enhance local coasLal governance, as well as lnLer-agency and mulLl-
laLeral coordlnaLlon mechanlsms, ln deallng wlLh coasLal and ocean
managemenL lssues.

PNLG Officers
2006-2009 and 2009-2012
2012- 201S
res|dent:
Mr. an Sh|[|an
(xlamen, Chlna)
V|ce res|dent:
Mr. Lnr|que Garc|a. Ir.
(8aLaan, hlllpplnes)
res|dent:
Mr. Ie||pe n||an Nava
(Culmaras, hlllpplnes)
V|ce res|dent:
Mr. rak S|hara
(Slhanoukvllle, Cambodla)
WlLh Lhe elecLlon of lLs offlcers and Lhe
esLabllshmenL of Lhe nLC LxecuLlve
CommlLLee and nLC SecreLarlaL, whlch ls
hosLed by xlamen MunlclpallLy, Lhe nLC
hopes Lo carry on lLs mlsslon Lo serve as a
susLalnable neLwork and an advocacy group
for local governmenLs aL reglonal and
lnLernaLlonal forums Lo promoLe Lhe
appllcaLlon of lCM as an effecLlve
managemenL framework Lo achleve
susLalnable coasLal developmenL.
8ased on Lhe poslLlve resulLs generaLed over
lLs 11 years of operaLlon, Lhe lnevlLable
expanslon of Lhe neLwork ls seen, as
expresslons of lnLeresL are recelved from
local governmenLs LhaL recognlze Lhe value
of Lhe parLnershlp as well as lLs advocacy.
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PNLG Members
How to Become a PNLG Member
1he nLC ls open for membershlp Lo all local governmenLs and oLher
sLakeholders LhaL subscrlbe Lo Lhe vlslon, mlsslon, goals and ob[ecLlves
of Lhe nLC.
1. AppllcaLlon for membershlp should be made ln wrlLlng,
expresslng lnLenL Lo subscrlbe Lo Lhe vlslon, mlsslon, goals
and ob[ecLlves of Lhe nLC.
2. SubmlL Lhe leLLer of lnLeresL Lo Lhe SecreLary Ceneral of Lhe
nLC SecreLarlaL LogeLher wlLh a proflle lndlcaLlng Lhe
appllcanL's lnlLlaLlves and efforLs Loward susLalnable coasLal
developmenL.
3. 1he SecreLary Ceneral of Lhe nLC SecreLarlaL wlll revlew Lhe
appllcaLlon Lhen noLlfy all regular members and Lhe nLC
LxecuLlve CommlLLee of such appllcaLlon as well as hls
recommendaLlons.
4. 1he nLC LxecuLlve CommlLLee wlll revlew and make Lhe flnal
declslon wheLher Lo accepL or deny Lhe appllcaLlon.
3. 1he SecreLary Ceneral of Lhe nLC SecreLarlaL wlll noLlfy Lhe
appllcanL of Lhe declslon of Lhe LxecuLlve CommlLLee.
6. lormal lnducLlon as a new member ls made durlng Lhe nLC
annual forum.
1he NLG was off|c|a||y
founded w|th the s|gn|ng of
the NLG Charter by the |oca|
government execut|ves from
the 18 ICM s|tes dur|ng the
Inaugura| Meet|ng of the
network |n na|kou, k Ch|na
on 13 December 2006. 1he
NLG has current|y 31
member |oca| governments
and 2 assoc|ate members from
8 countr|es across Last As|a.
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Fangchenggang
ha|kou
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Laot|ng
L|anyungang
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X|amen
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7
8
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Cambodia

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Indonesia

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0enpasar
C|anyar
Jakarta
Jembana
Karangasem
K|ungkung
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Tabanan
10
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14
15
16
17
18
19
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6av|te
Cu|maras
22
23
24
25
MaIaysia

K|ang 21
RO Korea

6hangwon
8h|hwa
26
27
Vietnam

0anang
0uang Nam
Thua Th|en hue
29
30
31
ThaiIand

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ReguIar Members
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6oasta| and 0cean Hanagement
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8tate 0cean|c Adm|n|strat|on,
6h|na
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A p|atform for strengthen|ng the techn|ca| sk|||s and
management know-how of |oca| governments part|cu|ar|y |n
address|ng emerg|ng |ssues confront|ng ma[or|ty of the
coasta| c|t|es, mun|c|pa||t|es and prov|nces w|th regard
to susta|nab|e growth and deve|opment.
A se|f-susta|n|ng network of |oca| governments
|mp|ement|ng |ntegrated coasta| management (ICM), wh|ch
was estab||shed |n March 2001 to serve as a forum for
exchang|ng |nformat|on and exper|ences |n ICM pract|ces
among |oca| governments |n the Last As|an Seas reg|on.
lor more lnformaLlon, please conLacL
Lh
10 lloor, no. 191,
Changqlng 8oad, xlamen, lu[lan rovlnce
361012, 8 Chlna
1e|ephone:
+86 392 3396327
Lmall address:
pnlg.secreLarlaL[gmall.com
www.pnlg.org
LMSLA Cfflce 8ulldlng, uLn8 Compound
vlsayas Ave., Cuezon ClLy 1100, hlllpplnes
1elephone:
+63 2 9292992
Lmall Address:
lnfo[pemsea.org
www.pemsea.org
1he NLG Secretar|at
LMSLA kesource Iac|||ty
Partnersh|ps |n Env|ronmenta| Hanagement
for the 8eas of East As|a (PEH8EA}