About Us
Biodiversity is life. It is what provides for our basic needs and protects us from natural disasters and the prevalence of infectious diseases. Its importance has been affirmed globally, with the United Nations having officially proclaimed this day to celebrate biodiversity in 1992.
The ASEAN is rich with natural resources, so much so that in the small land area that the region covers, which accounts for just about 3 per cent of the world’s land area, it is where over 25 per cent of all the described species can be found. The citizens of ASEAN depend on this natural wealth for their livelihood, welfare, and well-being.
Love for nature transcends boundaries, languages, and cultural differences. The ASEAN community is one with the world in celebrating this year’s International Day for Biodiversity with a strong commitment to promote local initiatives of various groups that will lead to the achievement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
About Us
Biodiversity is life. It is what provides for our basic needs and protects us from natural disasters and the prevalence of infectious diseases. Its importance has been affirmed globally, with the United Nations having officially proclaimed this day to celebrate biodiversity in 1992.
The ASEAN is rich with natural resources, so much so that in the small land area that the region covers, which accounts for just about 3 per cent of the world’s land area, it is where over 25 per cent of all the described species can be found. The citizens of ASEAN depend on this natural wealth for their livelihood, welfare, and well-being.
Love for nature transcends boundaries, languages, and cultural differences. The ASEAN community is one with the world in celebrating this year’s International Day for Biodiversity with a strong commitment to promote local initiatives of various groups that will lead to the achievement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
The ACB
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), established in 2005, is ASEAN’s response to the challenge of biodiversity loss. It is an intergovernmental organisation that facilitates cooperation and coordination among the ten ASEAN Member States (AMS) and with regional and international organisations on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of such natural treasures.
In 2024, the ACB was chosen by the Convention on Biological Diversity to be one of the official technical and scientific cooperation support centres for Asia for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
The ACB
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), established in 2005, is ASEAN’s response to the challenge of biodiversity loss. It is an intergovernmental organisation that facilitates cooperation and coordination among the ten ASEAN Member States (AMS) and with regional and international organisations on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of such natural treasures.
In 2024, the ACB was chosen by the Convention on Biological Diversity to be one of the official technical and scientific cooperation support centres for Asia for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
IMAGE CREDITS
Ismail Amin – Beautiful Nature for the Future
Eduardo S. Seastres – The Art of Fishing