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Empowering Communities and Enhancing Biodiversity and Livelihoods through Small Grants

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Amid the coastal wetlands of Myanmar, villagers stand ankle-deep in sticky mud, relentlessly digging holes to plant the mangrove saplings they have nurtured for months. This scene has become a familiar sight in Bogale town, where local communities are at the forefront of restoring the once-dwindling mangrove forest in Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary (MKWS)—a Ramsar … Empowering Communities and Enhancing Biodiversity and Livelihoods through Small Grants

Viet Nam hosts Eighth ASEAN Heritage Parks Conference

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Focusing on aligning regional efforts with global biodiversity goals, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), in partnership with the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency (NBCA) of Viet Nam, organised the Eighth ASEAN Heritage Parks Conference (AHP8) in Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam.

One ASEAN Sea: Harnessing Regional Collaboration for Our Shared Future

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Southeast Asia is a unique underwater paradise. Lying between two of the world’s largest oceans—the Pacific Ocean in the east and the Indian Ocean in the west- this vast body of water surrounding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is considered a global marine powerhouse that provides crucial benefits for the people and the … One ASEAN Sea: Harnessing Regional Collaboration for Our Shared Future

Biodiversity: The Living Solution to the Triple Planetary Crisis

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With a population of over 700 million and one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, the ASEAN region is undeniably a rising powerhouse. Unfortunately, few realise that this progress is built on the region’s extraordinary biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides—resources that are currently threatened by the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, … Biodiversity: The Living Solution to the Triple Planetary Crisis

COP30 Outcomes: A Way Forward for ASEAN Cooperation on Climate and Biodiversity through Nature-Based Solutions

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Climate change and biodiversity in ASEAN Southeast Asia is on the frontlines of the interconnected triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. However, the region is among the most vulnerable globally, with climate change and biodiversity loss emerging as the most pressing challenges. Rising sea levels, the increasing frequency and intensity of … COP30 Outcomes: A Way Forward for ASEAN Cooperation on Climate and Biodiversity through Nature-Based Solutions

Malaysia at the Forefront: Strengthening Regional Action on Nature and Biodiversity Conservation

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The ASEAN region, endowed with extraordinary biological richness, stands at a defining moment in its sustainable development journey. Its terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems rank among the most diverse and productive on Earth. These ecosystems underpin food security, sustain livelihoods, anchor cultural heritage, and strengthen climate resilience for more than 700 million people. The ongoing … Malaysia at the Forefront: Strengthening Regional Action on Nature and Biodiversity Conservation

The Rise of a Resilient Region: The Philippines’ ASCC Chairship and the Path to ASEAN Community Vision 2045

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The Philippines’ Chairship of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Pillar unfolds at a decisive inflection point for the region. As the ASCC Blueprint 2025 concludes and the ASCC Strategic Plan enters its implementation phase, the People Pillar faces both a reckoning and an opportunity. Past gains must be defended, institutionalised, and scaled—while unresolved and emerging … The Rise of a Resilient Region: The Philippines’ ASCC Chairship and the Path to ASEAN Community Vision 2045