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The ASEAN region is experiencing environmental challenges as wetlands and peatlands that once functioned as natural carbon sinks are increasingly becoming sources of greenhouse gas emissions. About 80 percent of these ecosystems have been damaged by human activities such as logging, draining...
The ASEAN Biodiversity Plan (2024–2030) provides a regional framework to guide biodiversity conservation, sustainable use, and restoration efforts across ASEAN Member States. Aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the plan sets out 23 regional biodiversity targets and...
Biodiversity For Development
climatechangeandbiodiversity
communication education and public awareness
Ecosystem Approach
technical and scientific cooperation
This resource features the Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus), a polychaete species that inhabits coral reef environments, and describes its ecological relationship with coral hosts. It outlines environmental pressures affecting the species, including climate change, destructive...
This resource presents information on the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), a reef‑associated fish species, including its role in the coral reef ecosystem and factors affecting its vulnerability, such as climate change and fishing pressure. It also introduces the ASEAN ENMAPS initiative, as part...
climatechangeandbiodiversity
communication education and public awareness
marine and coastal biodiversity
protected areas
sustainable wildlife management
The Subregional Dialogue on Biodiversity Monitoring and Reporting on Ecosystem Restoration under Target 2 of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was organized by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Secretariat of the...
capacity building
climatechangeandbiodiversity
communication education and public awareness
ecosystem restoration
forest biodiversity
identification monitoring indicators and assessments
inland waters biodiversity
marine and coastal biodiversity
protected areas
technical and scientific cooperation
traditional knowledge innovations and practices - article 8(j)
The ASEAN region, while occupying less than one percent of the Earth's surface, hosts over 14,000 plant species that rely heavily on pollinators for reproduction. This video serves to highlight the vital role of pollinators—including bats, birds, and bees—in sustaining biodiversity and ensuring...
agricultural biodiversityclimatechangeandbiodiversity
communication education and public awareness
Economics Trade And Incentive Measures
sustainable use of biodiversity
This publication, developed by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) under the BCAMP project with support from the European Union, provides a regional baseline assessment of Critically Endangered land and freshwater vertebrate species in ASEAN. It serves as a knowledge resource to support...
Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Biodiversity For Development
capacity building
climatechangeandbiodiversity
communication education and public awareness
Economics Trade And Incentive Measures
Ecosystem Approach
ecosystem restoration
forest biodiversity
Health & Biodiversity
identification monitoring indicators and assessments
Impact Assessment
inland waters biodiversity
invasive alien species
protected areas
sustainable use of biodiversity
sustainable wildlife management
technical and scientific cooperation
The 1st Edition of the ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook (ABO 1), published by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) in 2010, provides the first comprehensive regional assessment of biodiversity status and trends in Southeast Asia in relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2010...
Access To Genetic Resources And Benefit-sharing
agricultural biodiversityBiodiversity For Development
capacity building
climatechangeandbiodiversity
communication education and public awareness
Ecosystem Approach
ecosystem restoration
forest biodiversity
identification monitoring indicators and assessments
Impact Assessment
inland waters biodiversity
invasive alien species
marine and coastal biodiversity
protected areas
sustainable use of biodiversity
traditional knowledge innovations and practices - article 8(j)