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During recent years, marine spatial planning (MSP) has been the focus of considerable interest throughout the world, particularly in heavily used marine areas. MSP offers countries an operational framework to maintain the value of their marine biodiversity while at the same time allowing sustainable use of the economic potential of their oceans. Essentially, MSP is an approach that can make key components of ecosystem-based management of marine areas a reality. Numerous attempts have been made to define both the scope and nature of MSP, but relatively few have discussed how to put it into practice. This guide aims at answering your questions about how to make MSP operational in such a way that can move your initiative toward successful results.

This Situational Analysis of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the Asia-Pacific Region was commissioned by the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and financed by Japanese Funds-in-Trust. The Situational Analysis provides a snapshot of ESD’s current state throughout Asia and the Pacific. The Analysis describes to what extent countries in the region have integrated ESD policies, programmes and practices into both formal and non-formal educational settings at the grassroots, sub-national and national levels. The knowledge gained from this Analysis has directly informed the development of the Working Paper: Asia-Pacific Regional Strategy for ESD. It will guide UNESCO’s project implementation and future project formulation, and will also help to create and strengthen regional partnerships and networks for ESD.