About PNLC
PEMSEA Network of Learning Center (PNLC)
PUBLICATION DATE: Tue, 11/15/2022
PUBLICATION TYPE: Agreements and Declarations
STATUS: Only Available Online
DESCRIPTION: The Charter formalized the PNLC and specified the ground rules on membership and identified joint activities and outputs amongst its members as well as options for sustainability and funding support.
PEMSEA is committed to build the capacities of local, national, and regional practitioners of coastal and marine resource management to help them implement the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA). In this regard, PEMSEA established the PEMSEA Network of Learning Centers (PNLC) in 2015 during the 5th East Asian Seas Congress in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The Network was then formalized through the signing of the PNLC Charter, which set the rules on membership and operations of the PNLC, during the virtual 7th East Asian Seas Congress in 2021.
Executive Committee
DR. YONVITNER
President, PNLC
Director, CCMRS, IPB University, Indonesia
Dr. Yonvitner held numerous leadership roles in IPB University such as those related to disaster studies and management, agro-maritime working group, collaboration, student affairs, alumni, and the Rector’s Office.
He has also been engaged in various national/subnational working groups, associations, and projects on integrated coastal management, fisheries management, seafood ecolabeling, mangroves, and maritime investments. His research interests include marine pollution; fisheries biology, population dynamics, and management; and coastal and marine resource management.
He received his PhD in coastal resources management, master of science degree in natural resources management and environment, and bachelor degree in aquatic resource management from IPB University. He received his postdoctoral degree from Universitat de Girona in Spain.
DR. FANG QINHUA
Vice President, PNLC
Deputy Secretary General, PNLG Secretariat Deputy Director, COMI, XMU, China
Reelected for a second term, Dr. Fang is concurrently the Deputy Secretary General of the Secretariat of the PEMSEA Network of Local Governments.
He has also been engaged in various national/subnational projects and research in environmental impact assessment, marine policy, and ecosystem service assessment. His research interests include marine science and policy, marine spatial planning, and environmental systems assessment.
He has a PhD and post-doctoral degree in marine affairs from Xiamen University and was a visiting scholar at the Center for Ocean Policy of the University of Delaware (USA) and a visiting fellow at PEMSEA.