D.7. promoting the sustainable use of coastal and marine environment
37. Strategic Objective: Ensure ASEAN’s coastal and marine environment are sustainably managed; representative ecosystems, pristine areas and species are protected; economic activities are sustainably managed; and public awareness of the coastal and marine environment instilled.
Actions:
1. Enhance inter-agency and inter-sectoral coordination at the regional and international
2. levels for achieving sustainable development of ASEAN’s coastal and marine environment;
Build capacities to develop national marine water quality standards by 2015 using the
3. ASEAN Marine Water Quality Criteria as a reference;
Establish a representative network of protected areas to conserve critical habitats by 2015 through further implementation of the ASEAN Criteria for Marine Heritage Areas,
4. and ASEAN Criteria for National protected Areas;
promote conservation and sustainable management of key ecosystems in coastal and marine habitats, such as joint efforts to maintain and protect marine parks in border
5. areas, and the ‘Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security’;
Enhance the capacity and capability of, as well as economic benefits for the fishery and other coastal community to encourage their active participation in promoting
6. environmental sustainability;
Promote the sustainable use of coastal and marine environment through public awareness campaign to highlight the global importance of coastal and marine environment in abbressing food security, maintaining ecosystem services, as well as protecting marine
7. environment;
Promote collaboration among ASEAN Member States in responding to transboundary
8. pollution due to the oil spill incidents; and
Promote cooperation in addressing pollution of coastal and marine environment from land-based sources.