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Publish Date : 29-Nov-2018

The Heads of the 10 ASEAN Member States agreed to accelerate, intensify and enhance new and continuing efforts and partnerships in integrating biodiversity conservation in key development areas. This was the gist of a Joint ASEAN Statement submitted to the ongoing UN Conference on Biodiversity in Egypt.

The ASEAN Member States are Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

According to the statement, ASEANs rich terrestrial and marine biodiversity and its resources and ecosystem functions and services are challenged by climate change, rapid urbanization, and continuing habitat loss from agricultural expansion, industrial activities, and wildlife trafficking. Thus, the countries agreed to pursue a comprehensive agenda for transformational change to address the drivers of biodiversity loss; accelerate actions to mainstream biodiversity; and enhance regional cooperation and partnerships to support national efforts.

The Joint Statement, which was adopted in Singapore on 13 November 2018, reiterated the ASEAN Member States commitment in implementing and achieving the Convention on Biological Diversitys (CBD) Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets, particularly Target 11 on increasing well-conserved and connected terrestrial and marine protected areas; and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its goals, particularly on Sustainable Development Goals 14 and 15 on protecting the oceans and the environment.

The statement also urged all Parties to the CBD to support the ASEAN in addressing plastic pollution, and for developed country Parties and organizations to provide adequate financial and technical resources tocomplement national efforts of developing countries.

The ASEAN nations likewise recognized the role of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity in facilitating, coordinating, and highlighting the collective efforts of the ASEAN Member States in biodiversity conservation.

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