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• News - ASEAN's 'One Health' Approach: cost of preventing pandemics is 2% of COVID-19 damage

  LOS BA OS,  30 November 2020 The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), in collaboration with Viet Nam s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the ASEAN Secretariat, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) held the Wildlife Conservation and Zoonotic Diseases: Halting Species Loss and Tackling Public Health in the ASEAN webinar on 19 November. In his opening remarks, Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural

• News - Be a Biodiversity Hero on World Environment Day

  World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June to bring attention to environmental problems such as illegal wildlife trade, climate change, habitat degradation, biodiversity loss, and many other challenges. The celebration of this day provides us with an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises,?and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment, according to the United Nations. Since it began in 1972

• News - China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Forum: Policy Dialogue and Workshop on Environmentally Sustainable Development

  The China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Forum: Policy Dialogue and Workshop on Environmentally Sustainable Development was held on 16-18 September 2015 in Nanning, China, organised by the China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Centre (CAEC). The Forum which was cosponsored by Ministry of Environmental Protection of China and Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, has been consecutively held over the past 4 years. The Forum was attended by the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Member States, rep

• News - Climate Change Negotiation for Policy Makers from ASEAN Member States

    The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the French Regional Delegation for Cooperation in ASEAN conducted a workshop on ‘Climate Change for Policy Makers from ASEAN Member States’, 18–19 June 2014, in Hanoi, Viet Nam. This 2-day-workshop gathered 20 officials from ASEAN countries and officials from the ASEAN Secretariat to contribute to the Asia-Europe dialogue on climate change issues in preparation for the upcoming Sessions of the Conference of the Parties to be he

• News - Climate Leadership Academy: First day roundup

    We had a very full and interesting first day at the Climate Leadership Academy here in Jakarta.  Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, Mrs. Alicia Dela Rosa Bala welcomed the attendees to Jakarta.  U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN David Carden then spoke and emphasized how cities need to solve problems and not wait for central government assistance and shared great stories about cities addressing issues of planning, building back better after disasters – this really resonated with

• News - Developing ASEAN Climate Resilient Cities

    (21 September, 2012) “Yogyakarta is committed to sustainable growth,” said the city’s Mayor, Mr Haryadi Suyuti, during a two-day workshop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Held by the City of Yogyakarta, the workshop was conducted in collaboration with the International Local Government Association, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability to present the Yogyakarta City Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emission Inventory Report and to demonstrate the use of ICLEI’s internationa

• News - Environment Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Biodiversity Conservation

  Ministers responsible for environment of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam issued a joint statement reaffirming commitment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) namely the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of

• News - EU to support sustainable use of peatland and haze mitigation in ASEAN

  To support ASEAN's endeavours in combating transboundary haze pollution and peatland fires, the European Union (EU) launched the civil society component of the EUR 24 million programme to support Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation in ASEAN (SUPA). The overall programme is funded with EUR 20 million contributions from the EU and EUR 4 million from the German Government.   This new initiative supports the objectives of the ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy through coll

• News - Experts encourage nature-based solutions to build climate resilience

  MANILA, 19 December 2020 - The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Philippines Climate Change Commission held the Biodiversity and Building Resilience to the Impacts of Climate Change in the ASEAN webinar on 15 December, coinciding with the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The event sought to highlight the need to incorporate nature-based solutions as part of the approach in addressing climate change. The webinar, supported by Swedbio, a programme from the Stockholm Resilience

• News - Healthy biodiversity ensures businesses? long-term success

  MANILA, 10 December 2020 The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Malaysia held the fourth and last virtual session of the Third ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity (ACB 2020). The loss of biodiversity and its dire economic consequences prompt the private sector to urgently consider nature into their business practices and models. Over a hundred representatives from the government, enterprises, academia, and non-government agencies participated

• News - How to Improve Air Quality in Your City: Strategic Framework for Air Quality Management Train-for-Clean-Air 1 (T4CA1)

  In conjunction with the World Cities Summit, the regional workshop on “How to Improve Air Quality in Your City: Strategic Framework for Air Quality Management” took place in Singapore on 2-3 June 2014. The training is a flagship course and is one of five training modules developed under the regional training program, “Train-for-Clean-Air” (T4CA). It aims to create awareness and provide decision-makers with knowledge and information on air quality management in n

• News - Indonesia Deposits Instrument of Ratification of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

    JAKARTA, 20 January 2015 – H.E. I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, the Director General for ASEAN Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, today deposited Indonesia’s Instrument of Ratification of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution with H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN. Ambassador Puja conveyed his Government’s appreciation to the ASEAN Secretariat and the other ASEAN Member States (AMS) for the support and encouragement extende

• News - International biodiversity leaders discuss scaling up conservation efforts

  MONTREAL, 2 July 2018 - Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) parties - including ASEAN Member States - discussed importance efforts in implementing biodiversity conservation commitments at the national level at an ongoing meeting in Montreal. The CBD held the 22nd meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 22) from 2 to 7 July 2018 to prepare recommendations for consideration by the CBD Conference of the Parties at its Fourteenth Meeting (COP1

• Event - International Resource Panel (IRP) Meeting and ASEAN Circular Economy Side Event

  “Building a regional system of Institutions for a circular economy transition in ASEAN – learning from the EU experience.” This ASEAN-EU Event is held in conjunction with the 30th Meeting of the International Resource Panel in Bangkok on 13 June 2023, 16:30 – 18:00 (GMT+7) at the United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. 

• News - Joint Media Statement of the Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Marine Debris

  Ministers and representatives responsible for natural resources, environment and marine affairs from the ASEAN Member States, met in Bangkok, Thailand, on 5 March 2019 to attend the Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Marine Debris (SAMM-MD). The Meeting was chaired by H.E. General Surasak Karnjanarat, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand. The Meeting was an initiative of Thailand, as the Chair of ASEAN in 2019, to provide ASEAN a platform to explore and pursue