Pre-Congress: 2nd International Training Program on Ecosystem Valuation and its Application in Marine Spatial Planning and Management 
Venue: Furama Gallery 3 & 4
Date: November 16, 2015
Time: 08:30 – 15:00
Co-Conveners: Korea Maritime Institute and PEMSEA

Background and Objectives

A group of experts from Asian countries and Western communities, in November of 2013, had a meaningful meeting on ecosystem service valuation and its application to marine spatial planning & management. The experts shared experiences on ecosystem service valuation and development of spatial management tools, and discussed how to incorporate the valuation process into spatial planning & management mechanism. It was, in Asian region, the first meeting dealing with ecosystem service valuation and its application to spatial management. All attendants recognized importance of development of sophisticated management tools, and as well capacity building. 

In line with capacity building, the 1st training program was organized by Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) in cooperation with PEMSEA, Marine InVEST and PacMARA. Twenty trainees participated in the training program from Korea, China, Cambodia, Indonesia Philippines, and enjoyed learning of spatial management tools developed by KMI, Marine InVEST, and PacMARA. Organizers and trainers had encouraged trainees to challenge a development of the tools for their countries. Also, all trainees and experts attended the 2nd International Workshop on Marine Ecosystem Valuation and Spatial Management Tools. Issues were identified in developing the management tools and institutionalizing them in national policy regime. Enhancement of international networking and cooperation was firmly acknowledged as a common base that would contribute to tackling the issues.

KMI and PEMSEA will be inviting experts and practitioners to the 2nd training program on spatial management tools toward creative and viable coastal societies during the 2015 EAS Congress. The objective of the 2nd training program is to encompass more experts and practitioners in developing the spatial management tools and galvanizing their application to coastal and marine management of the EAS region.

Main Contents

Participants would learn about marine assessment and its application tools for spatial planning & management, “MAPS” and “Marine InVEST”. The former has been developed and operated by the Korea Maritime Institute, comprising MSA & SEV, and the latter by the Natural Capital Project Team. Participants will be introduced to the assessment and tools through Korea’s case studies, and get lessons and implications for their countries’ spatial management. 

• MAPS (Marine Assessment and Planning Support system)
  • MSA (Marine Suitability Assessment)
  • SEV (Spatial Ecosystem Valuation; Biophysical approach to the valuation)
• Marine InVEST (Marine Integration Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs)