[...]... Business and Biodiversity / ASEAN BIODIVERSITY Initiative was established as an international effort within the scope of the German chairmanship of the CBD The Business and Biodiversity Initiative aims to intensify the engagement of the private sector in achieving the objectives of the CBD by encouraging companies to: incorporate the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into their management... known as the ASEAN region With the theme Biodiversity in Focus: 2010 and Beyond, ACB2009 provided a forum for exchanging perspectives on biodiversity concerns and discussing measures to advance the ASEAN biodiversity agenda in the context of meeting the global 2010 target of reducing the rate of biodiversity loss ACB2009 reported on the status of ASEAN biodiversity in relation to the 2010 biodiversity. .. NOMINATIONS Search for ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity is on N ominations are now open for the 2010 ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity, an awards program that will recognize outstanding achievements in biodiversity conservation and advocacy in Southeast Asia, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the ASEAN Foundation announced recently Nominations are open for three categories: Most Outstanding Biodiversity. .. living in rural and remote areas A concrete example of biodiversity s contribution to the economy through ecotourism www.aseanbiodiversity.org BUSINESS Business depends on biodiversity Plant and animal species and ecosystem services provide business with both ingredients and products: food and water, medicine, water, building materials, paper, fuel, fiber, and more Whale shark watching brings steady income... Conservation and/or Advocacy Project by a Private Business/Corporation; Most Outstanding Biodiversity Conservation and/or Advocacy Project by a Youth Organization; and Most Outstanding Biodiversity Reportage by a Media Organization “Nominees should be based in any of the 10 ASEAN Member States (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam), and... members of JBIB are Ajinomoto, Brother Industries, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Hitachi, Kao Corp., Mitsubishi, Panasonic and Seiko Epson Corp www.aseanbiodiversity.org The Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), a comprehensive and biggest business organization in Japan with its more than 1,600 member companies, is involved in biodiversity conservation Japanese corporations have... to mainstream biodiversity conservation in their business policies and programs, among them, the crafting of the Nippon Keidanren Declaration on Biodiversity in March 2009; the Shiga Business and Biodiversity Initiative in Lake Biwa in April 2009; the Fujifilm Group Guidelines for Biodiversity in June 2009; the Ricoh Group Biodiversity Policy in March 2009; the Toyota Biodiversity Guidelines in March... levels, and capacity building particularly in the technical assistance and fi- Students cross this river to and from school every day This is very dangerous as water in the river rises at alarming rates even only after a few minutes of rain Villagers blame this to the logging of trees in the mountain Photo by Joel Forte, Philippines   peoples and the business sectors Financing mechanisms and schemes... pros and cons ASEAN BIODIVERSITY / JANUARY - APRIL 2010 / 27 A child drinks cough syrup made from the Lagundi plant – a known herbal remedy for cough Photo by Angela Metin BIODIVERSITY LOSS IMPACTS  By LYN RESURECCION T he world’s rich biodiversity has been an important resource in supporting man’s life and well-being, including health Conversely, its rapid loss has been adversely affecting man’s... Climate Change (IPCC) 2007 report, presented the link between climate change and global biodiversity resources He emphasized that climate change is already happening and that changes in climate have been observed such as increasing temperature and irregular as well as decreasing precipitation in many areas Professor Fischlin discussed four key messages: major changes in structure and functioning of ecosystems . in forest ecology and land management/land use planning; biodiversity conservation in genetic, species and ecosystems levels; and ecotourism. He was formerly an Assistant Director/ Supervising. shown. According to Mr. Kar- main, the celebration holds ASEAN launches International Year of Biodiversity 8 / JANUARY - APRIL 2010 / ASEAN BIODIVERSITY www.aseanbiodiversity.org ASEAN BIODIVERSITY / JANUARY. Jose ASEAN BIODIVERSITY / JANUARY - APRIL 2010 / 11 N ominations are now open for the 2010 ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity, an awards program that will recognize outstanding achievements in biodiversity