Indonesia Prepares WOC Draft Declaration

Manado, North Sulawesi - The Indonesian delegation has distributed the preliminary draft of the Manado Ocean Declaration to the delegates of the World Ocean Conference (WOC), Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Freddy Numberi said Sunday.

A senior official meeting will discuss the draft declaration during the WOC and the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit, held in Manado, North Sulawesi, from May 11-15, 2009.

“We are grateful that a lot of countries are supporting the concept that we initiated here in Indonesia,” Freddy told reporters at the Grand Kawanua Convention Center in Manado on Sunday.

He also said that the declaration will urge the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting to discuss upon the coastal and ocean management issues. The next UNFCCC will be held in Copenhagen on December 7-18, 2009.

The minister noted that many countries, including developed countries, had shown their support to WOC. He hoped that developed countries would be willing to talk about ways to help fishermen in poor countries who are suffering from the impact of environmental damages due to exploitation. (adh)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com (10 May 2009)
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