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Projects and Programmes in Nature Conservation and Biodiversity

ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHP) Programme
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Multi-year Programme
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    ACB
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2022
  • Funding Partner
    EU
  • Funding Source
    EU
  • Budget (USD)
    0
  • Implementation Date
    01 January 1970 - 01 January 1970
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ASEAN Heritage Parks are defined as “protected areas of high conservation importance, preserving in total a complete spectrum of representative ecosystems of the ASEAN region.” These areas are established to generate greater awareness, pride, appreciation, enjoyment, and conservation of ASEAN’s rich natural heritage, through a regional network of representative protected areas, and to generate greater collaboration among AMS in preserving their shared natural heritage.
Bio-bridge Initiative on Urban Nature – Green Infrastructure in ASEAN Cities
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Multi-year Programme
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    Singapore
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2022
  • Funding Partner
    ROK
  • Funding Source
  • Budget (USD)
    0
  • Implementation Date
    01 January 1970 - 01 January 1970
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To develop an ASEAN work programme from 2019-2025 on green infrastructure/ urban biodiversity linked to the latest global ambition and innovation in this space.
ASEAN-EU Cooperation: Natural Capital
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Multi-year Programme
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    ASEAN Secretariat
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2022
  • Funding Partner
    EU
  • Funding Source
    E-READI
  • Budget (USD)
    0
  • Implementation Date
    01 January 1970 - 01 January 1970
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The Enhanced Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (E-READI) has been supporting the development of the Investing in Sustainable Natural Capital in ASEAN over the past 20 months, under its overarching dialogue on the environment and climate change. The report assesses the status of natural capital among the 10 AMS and proposes the recommendation for an ASEAN Natural Capital Roadmap.
Third ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook (ABO 3)
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Publication
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    ACB
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2022
  • Funding Partner
  • Funding Source
  • Budget (USD)
    0
  • Implementation Date
    01 January 1970 - 01 January 1970
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The ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook (ABO) is a concise report on evaluating the ASEAN’s efforts in achieving the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. It showcases progress and lessons learned in biodiversity conservation in the ASEAN region. The contents of the first two editions of the ABO were synthesised from the ASEAN Member States (AMS) fourth and fifth national reports, respectively.
ASEAN Workshop on Biodiversity and its Links to Human Health and Nutrition in an Urban Context and Capacity Building on Therapeutic Horticulture as an example of the Links
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Workshop/seminar
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    Singapore
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2022
  • Funding Partner
    EU
  • Funding Source
    Other
  • Budget (USD)
    0
  • Implementation Date
    01 January 1970 - 01 January 1970
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Under the umbrella of Health, the ASEAN Workshop on Biodiversity and its Links to Human Health in an Urban Context, and Capacity Building on Therapeutic Horticulture as an Example of the Links, led by Singapore and supported by BCAMP, is being organized in coordination with ACB and the ASEAN Secretariat. It consists of two parts — a virtual event in 2021 and a two-day capacity building workshop in 2022. The activity will tackle the linkages between human health and biodiversity, particularly the health benefits from nature through therapeutic horticulture.
Seventh ASEAN Heritage Park Conference (AHP 7)
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Workshop/seminar
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    Indonesia
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2022
  • Funding Partner
    EU
  • Funding Source
    EU
  • Budget (USD)
    0
  • Implementation Date
    01 January 1970 - 01 January 1970
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The ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHP) Conference is held every three (3) years with the aim of enhancing knowledge-sharing and fostering camaraderie and networking among AHP managers, AHP Programme Committee members, members of the ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (AWGNCB), as well as selected stakeholders and partners. The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), as the Secretariat of the AHP Programme, leads the organising of the Conference.
Improving Biodiversity Conservation of Wetlands and Migratory Waterbirds in the ASEAN Region – Phase II
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Workshop/seminar
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    Singapore
  • Status
    Pipeline
  • Start Year
    2022
  • Funding Partner
    Japan
  • Funding Source
    JAIF
  • Budget (USD)
    499558
  • Implementation Date
    01 January 1970 - 01 January 1970
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Two regional capacity-building workshops for flyway site managers and other related trainings.
ACB Small Grants Programme (SGP)
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Multi-year Programme
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    ACB
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2019
  • Funding Partner
    Other
  • Funding Source
    Germany/GIZ
  • Budget (USD)
    5013238
  • Implementation Date
    01 February 2017 - 01 February 2023
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The programme aims to strengthen biodiversity protection and management of natural resources in line with the basic needs of the local population in the ASEAN region by strengthening the ACB and its role to promote biodiversity protections in Indonesia, Myanmar and Viet Nam.
ASEAN-EU Cooperation on Biodiversity Conservation and Management of Protected Areas in ASEAN (BCAMP)
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Multi-year Programme
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    ACB
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2017
  • Funding Partner
    EU
  • Funding Source
    EU
  • Budget (USD)
    0
  • Implementation Date
    01 June 2017 - 01 June 2023
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(1) Improved effectiveness of biodiversity conservation and protected areas at the site level; (2) Developed and mobilised knowledge and scientific basis for biodiversity conservation, especially in existing and new AHP sites; (3) Mainstreamed biodiversity conservation and protected area management; and (4) Stengthened capacity of the ACB to support the ASEAN regional agenda and AMS in biodiversity conservation and protected management.
Institutional Strengthening of the Biodiversity Sector in ASEAN (Phase II)
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Multi-year Programme
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    ACB,GIZ
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2019
  • Funding Partner
    Other
  • Funding Source
    Germany/GIZ
  • Budget (USD)
    5013238
  • Implementation Date
    01 January 2019 - 01 January 2023
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(1) Implementing priority elements of the new ACB Strategic Plan; (2) Utilisation of the ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHP) Operational Manual to include a regional monitoring and evaluation system for the AHP Programme; (3) Creating the conditions for an instructed contribution of the region to the negotiations for a new international biodiversity agreement; (4) Mainstreaming biodiversity into relevant development sectors
Taxonomic Capacity Building on DNA Barcoding of Common Vascular Plants in the Tropics
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  • Project Code
    ENV/EVN/21/004/REG
  • Type
    Workshop/seminar
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    Philippines
  • Status
    Pipeline
  • Start Year
    2021
  • Funding Partner
    Japan
  • Funding Source
    JAIF
  • Budget (USD)
    341155
  • Implementation Date
    01 July 2021 - 01 June 2022
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Outputs 1: Improved knowledge and skills of selected staff and researchers of botanic gardens, academe, and research institutions on the use of application of the DNA barcoding for taxonomic identification on vascular plants. Output 2.1. Published taxonomy of common vascular plants of the mount Makiling Forest Reserve, an AHP, which will contribute in building and improving the taxonomic knowledge in the tropics. Output 2.2. Modified the CBD protocols (BOLD) in using the DNA barcoding tool for use in the tropics.
ASEAN Green Initiative
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Multi-year Programme
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    ACB
  • Status
    Pipeline
  • Start Year
    2021
  • Funding Partner
    EU
  • Funding Source
    EU
  • Budget (USD)
    0
  • Implementation Date
    01 August 2021 - 01 August 2031
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The goal of the AGI is to plant 10 million trees over 10 years as a demonstration of regional cooperation to protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystem resources. The Initiative uses a recognition scheme and will provide a certificate of recognitions to the stakeholders who have supported the tree-planting activity in the region. The AGI website was launched to inform the activities and progress of the recognition
ASEAN Youth Biodiversity Programme – Young ASEAN Storytellers
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  • Project Code
    -
  • Type
    Training
  • Lead Country / Propenent
    Singapore
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Start Year
    2022
  • Funding Partner
    EU
  • Funding Source
    EU
  • Budget (USD)
    44000
  • Implementation Date
    01 March 2022 - 01 December 2022
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The Young ASEAN Storytellers programme aims to: (1) identify and build capacity of young storytellers in ASEAN; (2) communicate stories from AHPs through different mediums to inspire the ASEAN public to get involved in biodiversity conservation; (3) enhance the youth's appreciation of ASEAN's biological and cultural diversity; (4) add value to the AHP programme; and (5) expand the ASEAN CEPA-Net