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Participants from the ASEAN Member States identified potential protected areas and key biodiversity areas for future AHP nomination.
Bangkok, THAILAND – In order to address current scope and coverage of protected areas and to further build up the ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHP) network, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) organised an Ecosystem Gap Analysis Consultation Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand from 23 to 25 July 2024. The…
AGI Logo and theme
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — In celebration of the 57th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) launches the second call for nominations for the ASEAN Green Initiative (AGI)— a recognition programme for outstanding small-…
Senator Loren Legarda
Unrelenting in her commitment as an environment champion, four-term senator and ASEAN Biodiversity Hero Loren Legarda has led the passing of Republic Act 11995, also known as the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) Law. This landmark legislation—the first of its kind…
ENMAPS Constituents
MANILA, Philippines (update) — The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the governments of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, kick start this year’s World Ocean Day celebration with the launching and inception of the…
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity headquarters located in Los Banos, Laguna.
At the recently concluded Fourth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 4) held in Nairobi, Kenya, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) announced the 18 regional and subregional support centres across the globe for the implementation of the Biodiversity…
Officials and staff from the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, GIZ and the Federal Government of Germany, ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Member States, dialogue and development partners, with some Philippine media in a group shot at the closing ceremony of the ISB II Project.
MANILA, Philippines—Driven by a shared vision to conserve, sustainably manage, and equitably share benefits from biodiversity for the well-being of people in Southeast Asia, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Federal Government of Germany through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für…
Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim  Executive Director  ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
ACB Executive Director Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim delivered intervention as first-time IGO at UNEA-6. NAIROBI, Kenya—In recognition of its contribution to the achievement of global environmental goals, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) officially received its Intergovernmental Organisation…
Meeting delegates
BANGKOK, Thailand – Biodiversity and health experts from the ASEAN Member States (AMS) convened earlier in February to talk about the roles of environment, wildlife, and biodiversity in disease prevention, detection, and resurgence. The technical forum Reflecting on the Relevant Role of Biodiversity…
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity joins the global celebration of the World Wetlands Day 2024 with the theme, “Wetlands and Human Wellbeing”, giving emphasis on this ecosystem’s biological riches and its critical role in the survival, resilience, and well-being of people. There are almost two…
Born and raised in Brajah Harjosari, a village on the borders of Way Kambas National Park, an ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, the 44-year-old Pak Agus used to witness countless elephant raids and ravages to their farming community’s crops and properties. This constant…