Asean Biodiversity: Regional Coopration toward iodiversity Conservation ppt

[...]... target of reducing biodiversity loss particularly in the ASEAN region Hopefully the ACB momentum will continue to harness more stakeholders in biodiversity conservation programmes and generate increased funding to sustain initiatives to sustain the rich natural heritages as well as the uniquely diverse cultures which are tied to biodiversity conservation, of the ASEAN region ASEAN BIODIVERSITY • 13 SPECIAL... amazing biodiversity is also home to a number of the world’s developing economies, where the environment is often sacrificed to gain financial momentum The dangers that threaten the region’s rich natural and cultural heritages underline the urgency felt by agencies involved in biodiversity conservation, including the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) ASEAN BIODIVERSITY • 11 SPECIAL REPORT REPORTS The ASEAN. .. Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priority (PBCP) Program Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Master Plan (2003) Plant Conservation Strategy Bird Conservation Strategy Thailand 9th National Economic and Social Development Plan Environmental Quality Management Plan ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on the Environment (1994 – 1998) ASEAN Environmental Education Action Plan (2000 – 2005) ASEAN Regional. .. collaboration among ASEAN Member Countries (AMCs) and between ASEAN and EU partner institutions, and gained recognition in the regional and global arena for biodiversity conservation In 2005, the EU and the ASEAN signed a financing agreement to fund a new institution that would carry on the work of ARCBC to further enhance the AMCs’ collaborative capacity to fulfill their obligations to relevant biodiversity... The Board is composed of the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) and the Secretary-General of the ASEAN Technical oversight is provided by the ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (AWGNCB) ACB operates in the region through National Contact Points (NCPs) or national agencies in the ASEAN Member Countries responsible for environmental and biodiversity concerns ACB Projects... 33 SPECIAL REPORT REPORTS List A Major Thematic Areas And Cross-cutting Issues Under the Cbd Thematic areas Agricultural biodiversity Island biodiversity Dry and sub-humid lands biodiversity Marine and coastal biodiversity Forest biodiversity Mountain biodiversity Inland waters biodiversity Cross-cutting issues Access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing Impact assessments Invasive alien species... exhibits and other ACB collaterals such as the quarterly ASEAN Biodiversity Magazine, the ACB Info Kit, Profile and Folders, the ASEAN Guidelines on Competence Standards for Protected Area Jobs; and the “Saving the ASEAN Dream” VCD/DVDs Sustainable Financing Efforts to strengthen the financial sustainability of ACB focused on: making the ASEAN Biodiversity Fund operational; developing the SFM (Sustainable... governments, regional and international organizations on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, guided by fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of such biodiversity in the ASEAN region ACB aims to contribute in reducing the current rate of loss of biological diversity by enhancing regional cooperation, capacitating stakeholders, promoting awareness for biodiversity... PHILIPPINES Priorities The Philippines developed its Strategy for Biological Diversity Conservation in 1994, followed by the Philippine Biodiversity Assessment and Action Plan in 1997 In light of new information, approaches and analysis for biodiversity conservation provided through various initiatives, the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priority-setting Program (PBCPP) was designed to review existing... enhance and strengthen the protected area system, 3 institutionalize innovative and appropriate biodiversity conservation approaches: the biodiversity corridors, 4 institutionalize monitoring and evaluation systems of projects and of biodiversity, and 5 develop a national constituency for biodiversity conservation in the Philippines Results of the PBCPP will serve as a decision framework that policymakers, . welcome and should be addressed to: The Editor-in-Chief ASEAN Biodiversity ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity College, Laguna E-mail: publications@aseanbiodiversity.org Readers’ Corner Disclaimer: This. Desk ASEAN Member Countries and ACB Take Action for COP9 4 Biodiversity News 5 sPECIaL REPoRts State of ASEAN Biodiversity 7 The ACB: Conserving Biodiversity for Humanity 11 National Biodiversity. specic species, habitats and AHPs. It was produced by the ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (now the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity) with the support of the European Union.