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[...]... throughout the country The Forest Herbarium and biodiversity conservation The Forest Herbarium is under the auspices of the DNP which was separated from the Royal Forest Department (RFD) in 2002 The DNP is an implementing agency for the forest and wildlife policies covering both ex-situ and in-situ conservation in Thailand through The Forest Herbarium he Forest Herbarium (BKF) or Office of the Forest Herbarium... and the Pacific Ocean, and surrounded by three main seas The Andaman Sea is on the northwest, the South China Sea lying in the middle of the region, and the Philippine Sea on the east In addition, there are several other seas such as the Gulf of Thailand, Sulu Sea, Sulawesi Sea and Java Sea T Rich marine biodiversity The marine areas surrounding the ASEAN region are at the heart of the world’s biodiversity. .. Responding to the CBDCOP’s call for the need for taxonomic information and capacity building efforts, the East and South East Asia Biodiversity Information Initiative (ESABII) was started in January 2009 in collaboration with the ten ASEAN Member States, China, Japan, Mongolia, and Republic of Korea and six organizations including the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), and the Secretariat of the CBD In... with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and Dr Noriaki Sakaguchi is Deputy Director for Wildlife Conservation, Naha Nature Conservation Office, Ministry of the Environment of Japan www.aseanbiodiversity.org SPECIAL REPORT The status of marine taxonomy in the ASEAN region By Dr Aileen Tan Shau-Hwai and Dr Zulfigar Yasin* The marine areas surrounding the ASEAN region are at the heart of the world’s biodiversity. .. Lumpur, Malaysia and was co-organized by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), TRAFFIC – Southeast Asia, the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN- WEN), and the Ministry of the Environment-Japan with support from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Malaysia and the JapanASEAN Integration Fund The training course equipped wildlife law enforcers with skills in identifying threatened... to the success of the regional network Biodiversity information at your fingertips! Check out our website for information materials on biodiversity conservation in ASEAN! The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity produces a number of public awareness materials on biodiversity in the region, including the quarterly newsmagazine ASEAN Biodiversity, as well as profiles of ASEAN Heritage Parks and endangered species... well JANUARY - APRIL 2011 ASEAN BIODIVERSITY 25 SPECIAL SECTION Search for the ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity ourteen youth organizations, corporations and media with outstanding achievements on biodiversity conservation and advocacy in the ASEAN region have landed in the semi-final round of the ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity Launched at the Tenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological... F The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is conducting the search, with funding support from the ASEAN Foundation, the Government of Japan through the Japan -ASEAN Solidarity Fund, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the European Union, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization The Asian Institute of Journalism is the project manager The. .. which include the coral reefs, the sea grass beds, the mudflats, the mangrove forests, the continental shelf and the deep sea Taxonomy and museums in the ASEAN region Although the ASEAN region is located in the heart of the world’s most diverse area, the science of taxonomy and systematics in this region is still in its developmental stage Taxonomic research in general appears neglected The field of taxonomy,... Begawan, Brunei Darussalam The ASEAN- WEN PCU was invited as an observer to the meeting Under a requested separate agenda item on ASEAN- WEN matters, the PCU presented: (1) a progress of ASEAN- WEN activities, (2) the ASEAN- WEN Project Proposal in conformity with the 5th ASEAN- WEN Meeting and Special Workshop on the Project Proposal to submit to the AEG-CITES for its endorsement; and (3) ASEAN- WEN implementation . to: The Editor-in-Chief ASEAN Biodiversity Magazine ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity College, Laguna E-mails: rainciong@aseanbiodiversity.org lavjose2@aseanbiodiversity.org sbbarrer@aseanbiodiversity.org About. seas. The Andaman Sea is on the northwest, the South China Sea lying in the middle of the region, and the Philippine Sea on the east. In addition, there are several other seas such as the Gulf. within country or otherwise — to the expertise, tools and information needed to identify and monitor biodiversity and threats to it. The Programme of Work for the GTI therefore identifi es