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SINGAPORE — Over 50 experts and researchers from various ASEAN Member States (AMS) gathered at the Biodiversity Science Forum (BSF) 2024 to discuss the ecosystems of peatlands, mangroves, and freshwater swamps. Although the ASEAN region occupies only 3 per cent of the world’s total land area, it is…

After almost two weeks of gruelling negotiations involving over 190 countries, the UN Biodiversity Conference or COP 16 finally concluded in Cali, Colombia. Given the mounting threats to global biodiversity and the limited time and resources available to meet the 23 biodiversity targets outlined in…

A new chapter in regional marine conservation has begun as the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia Resource Facility (PRF) solidify their commitment to ocean health with the two organisations’ announcement of renewed…

XIAMEN, China — Championing regional cooperation and innovative approaches to marine conservation, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) leads this year’s ASEAN contingent at the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress from 6 to 8 November 2024. Through an interactive forum titled Achieving Sustainability…

CALI, Colombia — The 10-member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) share the region’s biodiversity priorities and targets in an event called “Road to Living in Harmony with Nature: The ASEAN Way” on the sidelines of the UN Biodiversity Conference on 28 October. This year’s…

CALI, Colombia — Environment officials from the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joined some 15,000 delegates representing over 190 countries in the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16), the biggest…

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…

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-…

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…

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…