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2022 Miss Earth Queens visiting the ASEAN biodiversity booth of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Ecotourism experts, entrepreneurs, travel professionals, and environment protection advocates from 25 nations gather at the five-day International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM) in Cavite, Philippines…

BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A VIABLE INVESTMENT FOR THE PLANET By Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth and the interactions between living organisms and their environment. It includes not only the…

The Popa Mountain Park, Kyaukpadaung, Myanmar — To further promote sustainable and science-based policy decision-making in environmental conservation in Myanmar, the Forest Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, in partnership with the ASEAN Centre for…

As the world prepares to put the recently adopted Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM GBF) into action, new opportunities have opened for young people to contribute significantly to the achievement of this ambitious yet realistic set of targets towards living in harmony in nature. The…

Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Based on fossil records and current data, scientists have determined that we are already losing a substantial number of species within a short geological period, suggesting that we may be on the verge of a sixth mass…

Champasak, Lao PDR – Key stakeholders of the planned Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area (PXT-NPA) Ecotourism Project participated in the workshop to review the strategy and action plan of the project this 10 February 2023 at the Phon-Ngam Training Center, Provincial Agriculture and Forestry…

Message from Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity 2 February 2023 -- Today, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) joins the international community in celebrating World Wetlands Day (WWD) to call for collective actions to restore this vital ecosystem. With the…

MONTREAL, Canada – The ASEAN, composed of ten member states, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam, launched the third edition of its biodiversity report called the ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook (ABO 3) at the…

#BreakingNews : Nations Adopt 4 Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 In Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement By 2030: Protect 30% of earth's lands, marine, coastal areas, inland waters; Cut food waste in half #COP15 #COP15Announcement #GBFAdoption #post2020 Link to the document: https://www.cbd.int/doc/c/e6d3…

In line the COP 15 theme: Ecological Civilization-Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth, the side event engaged key policymakers from ASEAN Member States to highlight progress in achieving biodiversity goals in the ASEAN region, including challenges and innovative solutions to contribute to…