NOWPAP (Northwest Pacific Action Plan)

The Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region

The Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal environment of the Northwest Pacific Region (NOWPAP) was adopted in September 1994 as one of the Regional Seas Programmes of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Implementation of NOWPAP contributes to the "Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA)" in the Northwest Pacific region.

The Northwest Pacific region features an unique systems with a spectacular marine life and commercially important fishing resources. The region is also one of the most densely populated parts of the world, resulting in enormous load to the environment.

The overall goal of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan is "the wise use, development and management of the marine and coastal environment so as to enjoy the long-term benefits for the human populations in the region, while securing the region's sustainability for future generations".

The geographical scope of NOWPAP covers the marine environment and coastal zones from about 121 degrees E to 143 degrees E longitude, and from approximately 33 degrees N to 52 degrees N latitude.
To learn more about NOWPAP activities, please check with Projects and Regional Activity Centers.

NOWPAP: http://www.nowpap.org/

Four countries, Japan ,China, Republic of Korea and Russia are participating NOWSPAP and each participating country has a Regional Activity Center (RAC) as a regional base of the regional business activities based on the plan.

• Special Monitoring & Coastal Environment Assessment Regional Activity Center
  (CEARAC : Japan) http://cearac.nowpap.org
• Data and Information Network Regional Activity Center
  (DINRAC : China) http://dinrac.nowpap.org
• Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Center
  (MERRAC : Republic of Korea) http://merrac.nowpap.org
• Pollution Monitoring Response Regional Activity
  (POMRAC : Russia) http://pomrac.nowpap.org

You are requested to register with the NOWPAP expert database

For any questions and comments, please contact us to the mail address to
jodc@jodc.gp.jp

Updated : November 6, 2009