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Calling all ASEAN Youth! Are you a nature-loving content creator, artist, vlogger, or photographer? You just might be what we’re looking for! The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is looking for 20 ASEAN youths aspiring to tell a powerful biodiversity story. Through this programme, you can be part…

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) called for the conservation and restoration of wetlands across the ASEAN member nations and beyond, as the Cambodian Ministry of Environment urged authorities to curb illegal activities affecting wetlands. To mark World Wetlands Day on February 2, ACB…

The 2022 Lunar New Year, which began on Tuesday (Feb 1), marked new beginnings for many citizens throughout the ASEAN region, celebrating this holiday as we welcome the Year of the Tiger. Lunar traditions and celebrations welcoming the Year of the Tiger bear more significance for the ASEAN region…

Today, the global community is observing World Wetlands Day, and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) joins the celebration and the resounding call for the conservation and restoration of wetlands across ASEAN and beyond. This year’s theme, Wetlands Action for People and Nature, underlines the…

LAGUNA -- With the ongoing pandemic, photographs of nature have the power to inspire and cultivate a deeper appreciation for biodiversity and its protection. On Monday afternoon, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) announced the winners of the ASEAN-wide photography competition, Zooming in on…

26 January 2022— In light of the continuing threats to public health posed by the emergence of diseases and new COVID-19 variants, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are aiming to strengthen capacities in mainstreaming biodiversity into health…

Can urban areas make you unwell? The answer is yes, according to experts during the recent ASEAN workshop on Therapeutic Horticulture led by Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks) and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). The virtual workshop gathered experts who shared the restorative…

27 October 2021— The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity has renewed its partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), providing further support to the ASEAN and its Member States in achieving their goals in line with the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the…

3 December 2021–The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) have inked an agreement that will enable them to work together on key areas of cooperation and exchange experiences, knowledge, and technologies on biodiversity conservation across the…

DUBAI — With the commonalities among oceanic states and regions with islands––from the abundant resources from shore to sea to risks and threats, stronger cooperation is crucial. At the first-ever high-level forum on ocean sustainability held on 10 December and organised by the ASEAN Secretariat and…