from global repositories including the Catalogue of Life, FishBase, SeaLifeBase and the IUCN Red List. Public Awareness ACB promotes public awareness of the values of biodiversity by conducting communication, education and public awareness activities targeting a variety of audiences. The Centre produces and distributes various information materials and promotes linkage between media and government to develop a strong partnership in biodiversity conservation advocacy. ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity The ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity is a recognition programme for outstanding projects on biodiversity conservation and advocacy in the ASEAN region. The award is aimed at generating greater leadership, public and media awareness of the problems facing the region’s rich but highly threatened biodiversity and the need a concerted effort in biodiversity conservation and advocacy. Partnerships ACB has partnership arrangements with strategic international institutions like the ASEAN Foundation, ASEAN-Wildlife Enforcement Network, Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network, East and South East Asia Biodiversity Information Initiative, FREELAND Foundation, GIZ and KfW of the Federal Republic of Germany, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Japan Business Initiative for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention, Sirindhorn International Environmental Park Foundation, United Nations 144 THE ASIA REGIONAL FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies, among other institutions. Managing ACB The Centre is managed by a Governing Board, which is composed of the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) and the ASEAN Secretary General. Headed by the Chairman of the ASOEN, the Governing Board has overall responsibility and accountability for the operations of ACB. The ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity provides technical guidance to ACB by recommending the key areas of focus for its work. The Centre works with National Contact Points from each ASEAN Member State to facilitate collaboration in project implementation at the country level. ACB is headed by an Executive Director who is assisted by highly skilled professionals with international and national experiences in the areas of environment and biodiversity conservation, policy and programme development and coordination, finance and administration, information and knowledge management, and communication. For more details, log on to www.aseanbiodiversity.org
In Celebration of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 84th Birthday Anniversary
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