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ASEAN’s Greatest Parks – The ASEAN Heritage Parks Programme

MacKinnon, J. R. & G. B. Villamor. 2004. ISBN 971-8986-60-X This publication showcases the ASEAN Heritage Parks Programme and ASEAN’s greatest natural parks. The publication describes 36 ASEAN and World Heritage Parks of the 10 ASEAN member countries. It portrays the amazing richness of the various life forms that are immeasurably valuable and useful to […]

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Guidelines for the Implementation of Controlled Burning Practices

ASEAN Secretariat. 2004. ISBN: 979-3496-07-X  ASEAN recognises the difficulties of smallholders, farmers and shifting cultivators in implementing zero burning practices. These Guidelines provide recommendations for these parties on the implementation of controlled burning and other related practices, to promote sustainable forest management and environment-friendly land management and agricultural practices. The Guidelines were developed from case […]

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Guidelines for the Implementation of the ASEAN Policy on Zero Burning

ASEAN Secretariat. 2003. ISBN: 979-8080-98-X ASEAN has adopted the zero-burning policy in 199. This publication provides guidelines on zero burning techniques, among others, based on commercial scale experience of plantation companies in Malaysia and Indonesia . Apart from the zero burning techniques, the Guidelines also highlight the benefits, prerequisites as well as constraints in implementing […]

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Marine Protected Areas in Southeast Asia

Cheung, C. P. S., P. M. Alino, A. J. Uychiaoco & H. O. Arceo. 2002. ISBN 971-8986-46-4. The Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of nine member countries of ASEAN were reviewed. These countries are Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia , Malaysia , Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand and Viet Nam . The publication […]

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ASEAN Report to the World Summit on Sustainable Development

ASEAN Secretariat. 2002. ISBN: 979-8080-91.2 This Report was published for the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg , South Africa . The Report showcased ASEAN’s achievements on sustainable development and emphasised the use of regional governance mechanisms, and regional goals and plans as a vehicle to implement these efforts at the national and […]

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Fire, Smoke and Haze – The ASEAN Response Strategy

ASEAN Secretariat, 2001. ISBN: 971-561-338-1 The ASEAN-ADB joint publication entitled Fire, Smoke and Haze. The ASEAN Response Strategy brings together the current knowledge about land and forest fires, examines the causes and impacts with particular reference to Southeast Asia , and suggests what could happen in the future. It assesses ASEAN’s response to the haze phenomenon and […]

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The ASEAN Environmental Education Action Plan

ASEAN Secretariat. 2001. ISBN: 979-8080-81-5 The ASEAN Environmental Education Action Plan aims to empower people through formal and non-formal education, so that they can acquire the necessary values and skills that will enable them to participate effectively in the development of an ecologically sustainable community. The Plan serves not only as a collaborative framework for […]

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Second ASEAN State of the Environment Report 2000

ASEAN Secretariat. 2001. ISBN: 979-8080-83-1 This Report (SoER2) represents the second in the series of state of environment reporting of ASEAN. The SoER2 presents the status and condition of the environment and natural resources in ASEAN. The report highlights developments since the publication of SoER 1 in 1997, and therefore essentially covers the period of […]

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First ASEAN State of the Environment Report 1997

ASEAN Secretariat. 1997. ISBN:   This Report (SoER1) is the first in the series of state of the environment reporting of ASEAN. The SoER1 takes stock of environmental conditions and their impact and interrelationship with other sectoral areas in ASEAN. The SoER1 also offers a glimpse of the prospects and challenges facing the region and […]

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