COBSEA Webinar: Addressing Excess Nutrients, Sediments and Wastewater in the East Asian Seas

Land-based marine pollution, including the impacts of nutrient waste, sediments, and wastewater, is a considerable threat to the East Asian Seas. It contributes to the degradation of marine and coastal ecosystems by blocking the light and oxygen needed to reach plants and life underwater. In recognition of the increasing urgency of the situation, Nutrients, Sediments and Wastewater is highlighted as a priority area in COBSEA’s Strategic Directions 2023-2027. COBSEA has undertaken two regional studies on nutrients and wastewater in the East Asian Seas, leading to the drafting of a regional nutrients reduction strategy. 

Objectives: 

1)    Provide an update on the draft strategy on Reducing Nutrient Excess in the Watersheds and Seas of East Asia (RENEWSEAS), in the lead up to COBSEA’s 26th Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM26); 

2)    Present potential synergies between global, regional, and national levels in fostering collaboration