Draft work plan of Asia Pacific
Marine BON (AP-MBON) for
three years 2019 to 2021
"Networking networks and revive past activities""Facilitate broad scale researches and production of infrastructure“" Feasibility to obtain data of recent issues : ecosystem services and debris”“Outreaching and increase communication of people“
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*Networking networks and revive pastactivities to observe temporal changes• There are several ongoing research programs focusing on networking

among locations in Asia pacific area. It was especially abundant in coraltriangle. Considering such condition major activity of Marine part of the APBON (AP-MBON) on the next three years should be focus on listing up andlinking existing program and research network. It will also include reviewing
and comparing results and existing datasets in this area.

• Considering existing member of AP-MBON it is also encouraged to havefunding to revive previous census network such as NaGISA to observe
temporal dynamics of biodiversity. Changes of biodiversity in temporal scaleand local developments are expected out come in the era of rapid
development of this area and rising global temperature.

• Mapping existing monitoring or core study sites and review gaps
• Adding data into new quantitative format of Darwin Core
if there is any update facilitate them to publish and upload

*Facilitate broad scale researches andproduction of infrastructure• Considering past activity of the terrestrial group of the AP-BON, facilitationof broad scale researches considering changes in terrestrial area should befocused.

• For that purpose, it is expected to extract distribution of foundation species
more accurately than what previously done. For example, we are expecting
extraction of distribution of ecosystems from literatures including which
published in local languages. We also expecting extraction of distribution of
ecosystems and evaluation of habitat status using recent remote sensing
technics using recent technics such as deep learning and drones. Extending
areas for these analyses obtaining extra funding also encouraged.

• After achieving large scale dataset, we will expect to evaluate status of
those ecosystems in certain area or broad scale analysis.

• Update map of seagrass, algae and coral reefs using RS and literature• Building GIS database• Modelling distribution including terrestrial variables

*Feasibility to obtain data of recent issues

ecosystem services especially about usage data ofpeople and marine debris especially microplastics• Considering recent increase on evaluation of ecosystem service our network
also expected to have trial to evaluate values in ecosystem services. The
service will include from fishery products, carbon storage, coastal protection
and usage data of the ecosystem as example. The data type will be usage
data written in statistics and field survey which testing feasibility to observe
usage by different ways such as interview, observation and web
questionnaire as example. Digging data in local reports are also encouraged.
After achieving trial data, it is also expected to evaluate feasibility toevaluate ecosystem by different aspect.

• Expecting output of S15 PANCES for Japanand any additional works start in any countries.

• Expecting output of project about microplastic in JAMSTEC
and any additional works in any countries.

*Outreaching and increase
communication of people• Achieving capacity building using AP-BON network is expected. Capacity

building will be from citizen, government and researches. Communication
with national agency also encouraged not only from the aspect of theoutreaching but also application of our outcomes and fundraising.

• Our main objective about networking also expected to help to listing up theinformation about training opportunity in related conferences, university
open classes, seminars and workshops.

• Considering this area helping communication of different languages are also
important. Not only translation of picture books and methodologicalinformation but also use of easy understanding images such as pictures, info
graphics and cartoons are also encouraged.

• Listing up existing seminars, open courses and conferences• Any funding to write simple Picture Book ?