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While the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is home to 20 per cent of all known plant and animal species, it is losing biodiversity at alarming rates. Unfortunately, this threat has not attracted enough attention from leaders, the public and the media to generate a concerted effort to halt the rate of biodiversity loss. This lack of awareness is attributed to the dearth of information campaigns and materials on the values of biodiversity. To help fill this gap, the ASEAN…See More

Biodiversity conservation projects of youth, corporations, and media in the ASEAN region have until August 15, 2010 to be nominated to the ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity.The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the ASEAN Foundation launched the ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity as a recognition program for ongoing projects on biodiversity conservation and advocacy in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The awards…See More