Korea Environment Institute (KEI)

Overview

The Yellow Sea is a sea area shared by three countries, South Korea, China, and North Korea, and has a high social and economic contribution. The coastal wetlands of the Yellow Sea are a very important habitat for migratory animal species such as marine mammals and migratory birds. Recently, China and Korea are making efforts to protect their coastal wetlands (the Yancheng area in China and the southwestern part of Korea) by registering them as UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites. The Yellow Sea is a large marine ecosystem, and countries that share it agree on the need for joint cooperation to preserve the Yellow Sea. In this session, Korea and China’s policies, actions, and pending tasks for yellow sea ecosystem conservation will be introduced, and cooperation measures between neighboring countries will be discussed.

Integrated management of border oceans was selected as the session topic to contribute to the theme of this PEMSEA EAS Congress, “Blue Synergy for a Common Future.” Conservation of the Yellow Sea ecosystem is a task that must be accomplished for the common future pursued by neighboring countries. Additionally, the Yellow Sea is very important as part of East Asian Seas, and these regional solutions should be of interest.

Expected Outcomes and Outputs

• List of proposed regional solutions can be sought among countries bordering the Yellow Sea. Exemplary management of the Yellow Sea also has important implications for the management of East Asia’s marine ecosystem.

Programme