National workshop on integrated environmental assessment (IEA) and ecosystem-based management (EBM) 18-20 August 2009, Port Moresby, PNG, DEC, UNEP, SPREP & SOPAC

The national workshop on Integrated Environmental Assessment and Ecosystem-Based Management was attended by about 40 participants from line government agencies, private sector, academic and research institutions, and NGOs. The workshop was organized by Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) jointly with United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) with support from the South Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) in the facilitation of the workshop. The first day, scheduled for half of the day was a meeting with the PNG inter-ministerial task force, DEC, Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM), UNEP, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and advisors. The following three days involved sessions of presentations and discussions on the workshop objectives.