The SCS SAP Third Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Land-Based Pollution (RWG-LbP) took place from November 26-28, 2025, in Batam, Indonesia. Objectives include reviewing the overall status and progress of the SCS SAP Project implementation at regional and national levels.
Members from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam presented the status and achievements of land-based pollution activities at the national level, including the development and updating of national Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) on pollution reports and data needs.
We extend our gratitude to the following participants for sharing their reflections: Ms. Aditya Yuniarti (Indonesia, Directorate of Coastal and Marine Pollution and Degradation Control, Ministry of Environment/Environmental Protection Agency); Dr. Michael Angelo B. Promentilla (Philippines, Professor of De La Salle University); Ms. Mitila Pransilpa (Thailand, Environmental Management Bureau); and Dr. Gil Jacinto (SCS SAP, Marine Pollution Expert).
A key focus was the planning and execution for implementing land-based pollution activities, including the mechanism and ways to move forward for implementing and tracking regional activities. The working group also reviewed the status and progress of the TDA/SAP process and the summary of the draft outline for national and regional TDA on pollution reports. Other topics include reviewing documentation on achievements in implementing the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) from 2008-2021 for land-based pollution and reviewing good practices on habitat and land-based pollution management in participating countries. The meeting concluded with a review of key discussions, agreements, and next steps, followed by a field visit in Batam on 28 November for participants to exchange knowledge on land-based pollution management and best practices.
