Resource Issues and Ocean Governance in Asia Pacific: An Indonesian Perspective (Report‪)‬

Introduction The Asia-Pacific region has often been described in superlative terms. On the Asian side of the Pacific Rim alone can be found the world most populous nation with the fastest growing economy (China), the world second most important economic and trading nation (Japan), the largest archipelagic nation both in terms of physical and population size (Indonesia), and the world's smallest continent (Australia). Asia Pacific is also rich in natural resources, both on land and at seas, and despite the recent economic crisis it is also the most dynamic economic region in the world, enjoying generally high economic growth, while almost two-thirds of the global trade take place among Asia-Pacific countries.