On the first Friday of May, the #BiodiversityMonth, the ACB launched the Empowered Voices of ASEAN, a social media campaign by the ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ (ASEAN ENMAPS) project that features the stories of the stakeholders of marine conservation.
The campaign focuses on the voices of coastal communitiesโparticularly the Indigenous Peoples, local leaders, women, and youthโwhose knowledge and leadership are vital in shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future for our oceans.