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Oceans and seas may physically divide the Earth’s land mass, but these bodies of water actually connect our lives, our biodiversity, and our natural heritage. Consider the humble larvae: it may be miniscule in size but their dispersal and migration patterns are huge indicators of the health of…

COMING UP: The United Nations Biodiversity meetings in Nairobi! WHAT: Fourth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Framework WHEN: 21-26 June WHY: Advance progress on the #post2020 global #biodiversity framework The Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework…

From 21 to 26 June, the world is coming together in Nairobi, Kenya to finalize the text of the #post2020 global #biodiversity framework ahead of the second part of the UN Biodiversity Conference ( #COP15 ). New science briefs from GEOBON provide an updated assessment and recommendations for select…

DR. THERESA MUNDITA S. LIM Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity In the multiverse theory, there exist alternate realities where we have Earths that are untouched, lush, and teeming with biodiversity. But our reality is we only have one Earth, and on this World Environment Day, we once…

Oceans and seas may physically divide the Earth’s land mass, but these bodies of water in fact connect our lives, our biodiversity, and our natural heritage. Thus, as much as our marine and coastal ecosystems are ecologically connected, so must our actions be, to save biodiversity. Focusing on…

Ecosystems support all life on Earth. For #WorldEnvironmentDay , learn how you can contribute to preventing, halting and reversing ecosystem degradation in a new FREE course on Ecosystem Restoration by United Nations Development Programme - UNDP and the Convention on Biodiversity. The United Nations…

Danial Norjidi International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated on May 22 every year, with the aim to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. For this year’s occasion, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) announced the slogan of ‘Building a…

Conserving and protecting our valuable biological resources entails relevant, up-to-date biodiversity data and knowledge that are accessible and reliable. To celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity, or Biodiversity Day on 22 May, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) launched the…

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- “Now is the moment to ensure a dignified existence for ourselves and future generations by preserving and protecting the global commons, which include the atmosphere, oceans, and ecosystems that support us.” Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor, Chief Minister of…

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! Celebrate #BiodiversityDay2022 with us today at 2 pm and together, let’s build a shared future for all life! Tune in via Facebook live and don’t miss the launch of our ASEAN Biodiversity Dashboard. Our #BiodiversityDay2022 celebration will be hosted…