The Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Centre (NPEC) organized a meeting on biodiversity and eutrophication on 4-5 August 2011 in Toyama, Japan. Experts at the meeting were from NOWPAP member countries (China, Japan, Korea and Russia), international organizations such as Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States. The two-day meeting was devoted to discussions on current and future activities for the Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Activity Centre (CEARAC) of NOWPAP. The suggested activities will be presented to the Focal Points Meeting of CEARAC scheduled on 6-7 September in Toyama for adoption and to the 16th NOWPAP Intergovernmental Meeting later this year for final approval.
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.