World Ocean Conference (WOC) - Manado 2009

What is WOC? - A high level global meeting of head of the states and leaders that have coastal and marine territories.

Why hold WOC ?
International agreements and conventions are important and have been adequately accepted. However, there is a lack of political willingness to drive forward and further implement such agreements.

WOC'09 will provide a platform where world leaders and decision makers will come together to make commitments for sustainable development of marine resources.

Given the fact that Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country and possesses the highest marine biodiversity in the world, the summit will strengthen Indonesia's participation in the regional and international forum.

Gradual degradation of marine and fisheries resources has been related to over fishing, pollution, and climate change. Global effort to stop this trend is urgently required.

Goal

To achieve international commitments in sustainable development of marine resources for the prosperity of all humankind.

WOC activities

• Senior Official Meeting
• The Summit in Manado
• Working group discussion
• Excursion

WOC Issues

• Ocean Governance
• Ocean Environment & Sustainability
• Ocean Disaster Mitigation
• Ocean as the Next Frontier

What should we expect from WOC?

• International commitment to manage the ocean for the benefit of humankind, as manifested in the 'Manado Ocean Declaration'.
• Establishment of the center for tropical marine activities. Such as marine tourism, ocean heritage management, and ocean policy in Indonesia
• Establishment of the International network of ocean experts.

21 SESSIONS FOR WOC 2009 (MAY BE ADDED)

• Sharks & Rays, sponsored by ACIAR-Australia
• Coelacanth (Ikan Purba), sponsored by IRD-France
• Ocean Science, sponsored by BMBF-Germany,
• Oceanography, sponsored by NOAA-USA,
• Global Ocean Observing System, sponsored by NOAA-USA,
• Marine Geology & Geophysics, sponsored by LDEO-USA,
• Marine Tourism,
• Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), Sponsored by TNC, CI & WWF,
• Coral Reef, sponsored by TNC, CI & WWF,
• Fisheries Assessment & Managements,Fisheries Aquaculture,
• Fisheries Product Processing,
• Excotic Fishes,
• Shipyard Industries,
• Small Island Development,
• Ocean Policy,
• Human Resources Development & Capacity Building,
• Marine Biotechnology,
• Marine Mineral, Oil & Gas Resources,
• Marine Enterpreneurship for Your Enterpreneurs, sponsored by IOI,
• Ocean Governance