Tag Arhcives : Environmental Education and Sustainable Consumption and Production

• Event - 15th Meeting of ASEAN Working Group on Environmental Education (AWGEE)

  Chair: Cambodia

• Event - 15th Meeting of ASEAN Working Group on Environmental Education (AWGEE)

  Back-to-back with launch and workshop of ASEAN SCP Framework (TBC)

• Event - 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME) and Related Meetings

  i. SOM for the Preparation of the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME) ii. 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME) iii. 18th Meeting of Committee under COP to AATHP (COM-18)* iv. 18th Meeting of Conference of the Parties to AATHP (COP-18)* v. 4th ASEAN Eco-schools and 2nd ASEAN Youth Eco-champions Award Ceremony vi. ASEAN Plus Three Environment Ministers Meeting vii. ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Dialogue on Environmental Cooperation viii. ASEAN-EU Minis

• News - 2023 ASEAN Youth Eco-Champions Award

  The ASEAN Youth Eco-Champions Award (AYECA) recognises young ASEAN Member States' (AMS) citizens, aged 18 - 35 years, who have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment.  The AYECA Awards will be presented to two youth-champions from each AMS under two categories: Junior Category (aged 18 - 25) Senior Category (aged 26 - 35) If you know someone who meets the following criteria, you are encouraged to nominate them to be selected as one of the Champions! Self-

• Event - 34th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN) and Related Meetings

  i. 9th PSC Meeting of ASEAN-Germany Cooperation on Biodiversity ii. 25th Meeting of Governing Board of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (GB ACB) iii. 34th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN) iv. 17th ASEAN-Japan Dialogue on Environment v. 19th ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials Meeting on Environment (SOME) vi. 5th ASEAN-EU High-Level Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change vii. 3rd ASEAN-ROK Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change viii. 2nd ASEAN-US S

• Publication - ASEAN Cooperation on Environment: At A Glance (2020)

  ASEAN Cooperation on Environment: At A Glance (2020)

• Publication - ASEAN Environmental Education Action Plan (AEEAP) 2008-2012: Environmental Education for Sustainable Development

  Environmental Education (EE) has been defined as the process of helping people, through formal and non-formal/informal education, to acquire understanding, skills and values that will enable them to participate as active and informed citizens in the development of an ecologically sustainable and socially just society. Through EE, the dangers of poor environmental management and the disadvantages that arise from environmental neglect and degradation are explained and good environmental practice i

• Publication - ASEAN Environmental Education Action Plan 2014-2018

  The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as envisaged by its Roadmap for ASEAN Community 2015, aims for a clean and green environment for the region, and resolves to promote sustainable development through environmental education and public participation. Environmental Education (EE) has been defined as the process of helping people, through formal and non-formal/informal education, to acquire understanding, skills and values that will enable them to participate as active and informed

• Publication - ASEAN Guidelines on Eco-Schools

  ASEAN Guidelines on Eco-schools was developed at the Workshop on ASEAN Eco-schools Programme held on 26-28 June 2011 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, and endorsed by the ASEAN Environment Ministers at the 13th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (IAMME) on 18 October 2011 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Guidelines serves as a reference and as a regional standard for environmentally friendly model schools in the region. The Guidelines is used as a reference in the nomination of eco-schoo

• Publication - ASEAN Guidelines on Green Meetings

  The Guidelines on ASEAN Green Meetings aim to serve as a reference to support AMS/ ASEAN organs/ other entities in organising ASEAN-related meetings that are more resource-efficient and environmentally responsible. Given the number of meetings that ASEAN organises each year and as an intergovernmental organisation, ASEAN undoubtedly plays a pivotal role in setting a benchmark in this respect and in encouraging its AMS/ organs in becoming green meeting hosts/ organisers within the context of thei

• Publication - ASEAN SCP Framework: Implementation Mechanism (2022)

  The ASEAN SCP Framework was developed as a guide for the region to promote more sustainable food systems, establish best practices on green products and procurement, and support sustainable lifestyles in urban and rural settings. The Framework not only provides targeted actions, but also lays down opportunities for cooperation and collaboration among the Member States and partners. Multi-stakeholder cooperation is crucial in this regional endeavour with the shift towards a more resource efficien

• Publication - Background Report: Summary of the ASEAN SCP Framework

  Sustainable development is central to the ASEAN Community Vision 2025. This commitment to leaving no one behind resonates effectively in many of the activities of the ASEAN through its various Working Groups, initiatives and partnerships. Among others, the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework adopted at the 37th ASEAN Summit supports multistakeholder action toward the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).   This Background Report has been prepared as background materi

• News - Joint Media Statement: ASEAN-US Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate

  ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate 24 August 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR   JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT   ASEAN Member States (AMS) met with the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 24 August 2023 for the first ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change. The Ministerial Dialogue was co-chaired by Bounkham Vorachit, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao

• News - Launch / Meeting on the Operationalisation of the ASEAN SCP Framework

  Kuala Lumpur, 13 July 2023 - The Launch / Meeting of the Operationalisation of the ASEAN SCP Framework was organised by the European Union (EU) SWITCH Asia Programme, in coordination with Indonesia and ASEAN Secretariat. The Launch / Meeting of the ASEAN SCP Framework was attended by representatives from the ASEAN Working Group on Environmental Education (AWGEE), including Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, and representatives from ASEAN

• News - Media Release of 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

  1.  The 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution were held on 23–24 August 2023 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meetings acknowledged the achievements and progress of regional cooperation efforts in addressing a number of environmental issues.   2.  The Meeting commended Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship priorities to foster regional cooperation in a