Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand. The Forum actively promoted public awareness about biodiversity through showcasing best practices of biodiversity management that involves communities in the region. The Asia Regional Forum on Biodiversity demonstrated the best business practices including corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts on biodiversity conservation that involved communities; demonstrated business leadership in biodiversity conservation in several sectors; shared ideas and approaches for conservation that involved communities among stakeholders; promoted biodiversity conservation strategies including indigenous knowledge; elicited commitments that can be translated into actions; built knowledge and shared experiences on small and medium enterprises engagement with communities that will further encourage them to build their biodiversity conservation capacities; and promoted general public awareness, education, and capacity building on biodiversity. Forum participants were Asian government officials responsible for promoting cooperation between business activities and biodiversity conservation efforts; companies implementing CSR projects particularly on natural resource and environmental management and biodiversity conservation; regional institutions that support xii THE ASIA REGIONAL FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY and encourage governments to strengthen ties between and among business communities in national, regional, and global levels; international organizations, NGOs, and others involved in the promotion of business and biodiversity initiatives in Asian countries; and Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Asia-Pacific. The Forum highlighted the best business practices that linked business and community partnership in undertaking biodiversity conservation activities; underscored the ability of business sector and other organizations including non-government organizations to support the achievement of key national policy objectives; identified capacity-building needs; and discussed regional support needs and follow-up action that would promote biodiversity conservation. The Forum was based on a strong participatory approach that supported the participants to define requirements and plans as far as possible, including the participation of a wide representation of stakeholders. Action plans were designed to support participants to meet their requirements and plans based on these inputs. Key products of the Forum were the Cha-am Declaration and a publication on best practices in business and community partnership on biodiversity conservation in the Asian region, based on the case studies presented at the Forum.
In Celebration of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 84th Birthday Anniversary
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