OUTCOMES OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON OECMS IN ASIA AND RELEASE OF THE APAP OECM ROADMAP (2026-2030)

TOKYO, Oct. 22 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news:

Outcomes of the Regional Workshop on OECMs in Asia and Release of the APAP OECM Roadmap (2026-2030) October 22, 2026

１．Under the framework of the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP), the Ministry of the Environment, Japan convened the Regional Workshop on Advancing Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in Asia in Tokyo from July 9 to 11, 2026.

２．Building on the discussions and outcomes of the workshop, the APAP released the updated OECM Roadmap (2026-2030) on October 19, 2026. The updated roadmap builds upon and revises the APAP OECM Roadmap released in 2024, and sets out priority actions and directions for regional...