China’s NGOs activities related to marine litter issues
Hao CHEN, PhDChinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
(CRAES), Beijing 100012, Chinaemail: [email protected]
Okinawa, October 24, 2013
Northwest Pacific Action Plan
Outline
Overview of China’s environmental NGOs
Activies relevant to ML issues
Impacts
Communications and Partnerships
Perspective
Overview
milestone...
Friend of Nature(FON)
Friends of Earth Hong Kong (FOE)
Taiwan Environmental Association (TEA)
Xiamen Greencross Association (XMGCA)
1983 1994 1999 2001 2002 2007
Shenzhen Blue Ocean Conservation Association (SBOCA)
Shanghai Rendu
distribution of NGOs related to marine environment protection along the coastal area of China
geographical region of NOWPAP
source: http://dinrac.nowpap.org
distribution of NGOs related to marine environment protection along the coastline of China
nowpap region
ICC card’s method
State Oceanic Administration (SOA) method
UNEP method
OC NOWPAP
China’s NGOs
China’s NGOs
Methods used in current ICC events organized by NGOs
Chinese version of ICC data card, translated from English
Shanghai Rendu (ICC coordinator)
Ocean Conservancy (OC)
ICC data(ICC card)
China’s marine litter focal point
NOWPAP
NGOs ICC events
NGOs involved in the data flow of marine litter in China (except for the Taiwan Province)
data (SOA method)
SOA
raw data, not well clssified and circulated
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Activities relevant to ML
NGOs in the NOWPAP region
NGOs in the non-NOWPAP region
nowpap region
DEPVA
Total shoreline of 2,211 km, 1/10 of the total shoreline of China, and 73% of that of Liaoning Province, giving rise to 29,000 squarred km in oceanic area
DEPVA (Dalian Environmental Protection Volunteers Association)http://www.depv.org/
From 2003....
Outreach + Field work
Outreach
field survey and removal of ML
Co-organized ICC events with NOWPAP RCU in Danian City, 2008
Other Achievments...
Danian coastal marine litter workshop
Guidelines to marine litter survy and control
Survey reports on marine litter
nowpap region
Shanghai Rendu
Shanghai Rendu http://renducsr.blog.sohu.com/
In 2005, China begain to participate in the Marine Litter Activity (MALITA) project of NOWPAP
Shanghai Rendu was the first NGO in China Mainland to conduct marine litter monitoring and removal (2007), and has helped conduct ICC events in six other cities to date.
Participating in NOWPAP ICC event and workshop starting from 2011
Collecting data and reporting to ML focal poin of China and OC as well
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Summary of Shanghai Rendu activities in ICC events in Shanghai
from field to community...
nowpap regionXMGCA
The progressing impacts....
2009-2012
2008-2009
2005-2008
1999-2005Xianmen City
Fujian Province
Eastsouthern Coastal area
China
XMGCA(Xiamen Greencross Association) http://www.xmgca.org
绿十字项目发展涉及人群The progressing impacts....XMGC
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Actions to reduce trash...具影响力的创意之三
Garbage collection, classification and removal
nowpap region
SBOCA
The progressing impacts....
SBOCA (Shenzhen Blue Ocean Conservation Association) http://www.szboca.org/ch/
2002 2005
kick-off by local aquarium divers
2005
reigstered by government
kick-off of the “ICC Day of Shenzhen City” (3rd Saturday, Sept.)
present
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12 beaches>2000 participants The 9th ICC
Day in 2013
Impacts
Public awareness raised
Decision-making and policy-making supported for governments
nowpap region
BOPA
Blue Ocean Protection Association (BOPA) at Sanya Cityhttp://www.ch-blueocean.org/
2009.12―2010.3 ~100 km walk along the coastline for marine litter suvey
“Report on environmental conditions of Sanya City coastline”
The local government took the critisim and shared the report online
This event was widely reported and circulated by media
Blue ribbons in hotels in Sanya City
Communications and Partnerships
Parternships in the NOWPAP region and beyond...
APEC Marine Environmental Training and Education Center
and many more...
JEAN+OSEAN+Taiwan Ocean Cleanup Alliance (TOCA)+Green Fin Association (kick-off in 2009)
A first step toward a unified platform for communication and collaboration...
The 1st workshop on China’s environmental NGOs role in marine litter issues, Shanghai(China), August 24.
Organized by CRAESfinancially supported by UNEP under a SSFA for a project “National Report of China’s Environmental NGOs in Marine Litter Issues” and technically supported by Shanghai Rendu
The Honolulu Strategy
The Global Partnership on Marine Litter
Method standardization in marine litter monitoring and data sharing
A framework and platform for unified action
What we did on the workshop...
Perspective
Integrated frameworkNGOs1st ICC
2007 2013 20?
More to strengthen...
Method Monitoring
Assessement
The Honolulu Strategy
Partnership OutreachShare
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