ASEAN Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

Technical Representative
       DR. THERESA MUNDITA S. LIM
       Director
       DENR - Biodiversity Management Bureau
       Tel. Nos. - (632) 924 6031 to 35 local 203 & 204, (632) 924 0109

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is hosted by the Philippines through the Host Country Agreement signed on 8 August 2006 between the government and the ACB and ratified by the Philippine Senate in 2009. The Philippine Government provides at its own cost, premises, operational facilities and other facilities needed for the operations of the Centre. The Agreement is to be reviewed at least every five years by the Member Countries to the Agreement.
Its mandate is to "facilitate cooperation and coordination among the ASEAN Member States and with relevant national government, regional and international organizations, on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of such biodiversity in the ASEAN region."

The 25th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (AWGNCB) requested ACB and the ASEAN Secretariat to closely liase with Indonesia on the ratification of Indonesia in the ACB Establishment Agreement. The Meeting also requested ACB to revise the proposed 11th ACB AWP and draft the ACB Strategic Plan 2016-2020 for further consideration by ACB Governing Board and ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN).

13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME), 26-30 October 2015, Viet Nam (Attended by Ms. Teresita T. Blastique, Section Chief, National Parks Division, BMB)

Biodivesity Assessment Methodologies, Data Gathering and Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) for Park Management Staff, 12-22 October 2015, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (Attended by Ms. Jennelyn Asegurado, EMS II, National Parks Division, BMB)

Experiential Learning Programme on PA Management and Ecotourism, 23-27 June 2015, Hanoi, Viet Nam (Attended by Ms Meriden Maranan, Chief, Caves and Wetlands and Other Ecosystems Division, BMB; Ms Nancy Corpuz, Chief, Program Planning and Monitoring Section, BMB, Ms Ma. Cristina Fider, Office of the Director, BMB)

25th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity, 8-10 June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand (Attended by Ms. Norma M. Molinyawe, OIC Chief, National Parks Division, BMB)

Conduct of the Final and Closing Workshop of the ACB BCCP GIZ Pilot Projects, 7-10 February 2015, Ha Long, Vietnam (Attended by Ms. Teresita T. Blastique, Section Chief, National Parks Division, BMB)

Protection of Biological Diversity in the ASEAN Member States in Cooperation with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Programme Planning Workshop, 7-9 April 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia (Attended by Mr. John Eric Avelino, Technical Staff, Coastal and Marine Division, BMB)

Inception Workshop for the ACB-JAIP Project on ASEAN Heritage Parks Development through Capacity Enhancement and Information Development, 25-26 March 2015, Lao PDR (Attended by Ms. Teresita T. Blastique, Section Chief, National Parks Division, BMB)