Tag Arhcives : Nature Conservation and Biodiversity

• Publication - Joint Statement of the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Meeting

  1. We, the Heads of State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the United States (U.S.), held our Third ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Meeting on 18 November 2011 in Bali.

• Publication - Joint Statement of the 9th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment Makati City, Philippines

  ASEAN Environment Ministers met at the 9th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment on 27 September 2005, Makati City, the Philippines to review and enhance cooperation on regional environmental issues, in particular nature conservation and biodiversity, water resources management and transboundary haze pollution. The Ministers recognised the immense value of biological resources of the region and reaffirmed their commitment to conserve and to use these resources in a sustainable

• 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

• Publication - 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

• Publication - Media Release of the 13th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment, 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

  1. Ministers responsible for the environment and their representatives from ASEAN Member States met in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 18 October 2011 on the occasion of the 13th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution. The Ministers reviewed on-going programmes on the environment and discussed new activities to further promote regional environmental cooperation.   2. The Mi

• News - MEDIA RELEASE: Biodiversity Heroes of Cambodia, Indonesia & Philippines share spotlight in Manila

  MAKATI CITY, 19 September 2018 – The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) held the second leg of the ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Regional Forum in Makati City, Philippines on 4-5 September. The forum aims to promote biodiversity conservation by sharing first-hand accounts of people who fight for the environment. With support from the European Union (EU) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), the forum featured the ASEAN Biodi

• Publication - Opening Statement By H.E. Domingo L. Siazon, Jr., Secretary of Foreign Affairs

  I wish, first of all, to thank His Excellency Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, Prime Minister of Malaysia, for giving us the morning this insights and vision about ASEAN, which has-provoked us into deep thought. Secondly, on behalf of my delegation, I thank the Prime Minister, the government and the people of Malaysia for the warm welcome and generous hospitality they have extended to us ever since our arrival in this vibrant metropolis. Not least we extend our deep appreciation to our C

• Publication - OPENING STATEMENT OF SECRETARY DOMINGO L. SIAZON, JR. AT THE POST MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES MANILA, 28 JULY 1998

  On behalf of my ASEAN colleagues, I wish to welcome our Dialogue Partners participating in the Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC). I wish to extend our warm welcome especially to those who are participating in the PMC Sessions for the first time, namely H.E. Mr. Wolfgang Schussel, Vice- Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Austria; H.E. Mr. Tang Jiaxuan, Foreign Minister of China; H.E, Mr. Jaswant Singh, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India; H.E. Mr.Masahiko Koumura, State Secretary

• Publication - Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity

  Pursuant to the Joint Declaration of the Heads of State/Government of the Association of South East Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China on Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity signed at the Seventh ASEAN-China Summit on 8 October 2003 in Bali, Indonesia, this Plan of Action is formulated to serve as the “master plan” to deepen and broaden ASEAN-China relations and cooperation in a comprehensive and mutually beneficial manner for the next five years (2005-

• Publication - Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity

  Pursuant to the Joint Declaration of the Heads of State/Government of the Association of South East Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China on Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity signed at the Seventh ASEAN-China Summit on 8 October 2003 in Bali, Indonesia, this Plan of Action is formulated to serve as the “master plan” to deepen and broaden ASEAN-China relations and cooperation in a comprehensive and mutually beneficial manner for the next five years (2005-2010) with t

• Publication - Press Notice Laos to Host ASEAN Anti-Wildlife Crime Task Forces, Vientiane

  Members of the world’s largest wildlife law enforcement network will gather in Vientiane next week for a meeting that will map out the next phase of their ongoing battle to suppress rampant wildlife crime in Southeast Asia, which is quickly robbing the region of its rich biodiversity and natural resources. From May 26-27, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic will host the 3rd Meeting of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN), since its inception in 2005. Police, Custom

• Publication - PRESS RELEASE ASEAN launches Environment Year 2006 at Bogor, Indonesia

  ASEAN has designated the year 2006 as ASEAN Environment Year (AEY) with the theme, “Biodiversity: Our Life, Our Future”. The official launch of AEY 2006 was held at the Bogor Botanical Gardens, Bogor, Indonesia, on 18 May 2006 in conjunction with the 189th Anniversary of the Bogor Botanical Gardens. The launch of AEY 2006 aims to raise people awareness of the region’s rich biodiversity, and strengthen regional cooperation and implementation of actions on environment conservation. It su

• Publication - PRESS RELEASE Police and Customs Join New ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network, Bangkok

  ASEAN officials today concluded the Terms of Reference for a cross-agency, cross-border network that will target criminals and syndicates involved in the lucrative illegal wildlife trade. After senior environmental officials launched the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) in December 2005, Police and Customs officials joined them for the first time this week in Bangkok to develop plans for new national wildlife crime task forces that will eventually link up across the region. Tha

• Publication - PRESS STATEMENT 14th US-ASEAN DIALOGUE MANILA, PHILIPPINES MAY 23-24,1998

  1. The fourteenth US-ASEAN Dialogue meeting convened in Manila on 23-24 May, 1998. 2. The meeting was attended by delegations from the ASEAN member countries and the US. The meeting was co-chaired by Aurelia E. Brazeal, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and the Pacific, and Datuk Abdul Kadir Mohamad, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Rodolfo Severino Jr., the Secretary General of ASEAN was also present. Representatives of the US-ASEAN and ASEAN-US Busin

• Publication - Regional Action Plan for ASEAN Heritage Parks (2016-2020)

  Regional Action Plan for AHPs (2016-2020), The 2003 Declaration on Heritage Parks and Reserves recognises the uniqueness, diversity and outstanding values of selected protected areas (PAs) of ASEAN Member States (AMS) that deserve the highest recognition so that their importance as conservation areas could be appreciated regionally and internationally.   The Declaration ensures that these selected protected areas, called ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs), should be managed to maintain ecolo