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Introduction

The East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, the South China Sea, the Sulu-Celebes Sea, and the Indonesian Seas are five Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of great ecological and economic importance to the East Asia region. These five LMEs are semi-enclosed and interconnected. They are strategic, globally significant and geologically unique international water systems. The South China Sea, which lies within the Indo-West Pacific marine biogeographic province, has long been recognized as the global center of marine shallow-water, tropical biodiversity. It is bordered by China to the north, the Philippines to the east, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Brunei Darussalam to the south, and Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam to the west.

Adapted from Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA).

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Photo credit: George Saxton, NOAA NESDIS

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Photo credit: PEMSEA pemsea.org

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Maritime Conflict in Asia ( PROJECT )

Project Summary

The purpose of this project is to study how disputes concerning ownership to islands (notably the Spratlys and the Paracels), and conflicts over maritime resources (fish, oil, minerals), and measures to protect sea-lanes against terrorists and pirates affect regional security in South, Southeast and Northeast Asia.

Project Outputs

Already, 36 knowledge objects (KOs) are listed on the project web page. See below.

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