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ASEAN Environmental Law, Policy and Governance: Selected Documents, in two volumes, contains a judicious compilation of relevant ASEAN environmental instruments. These documents deal with ASEAN's progressive development of environmental law, policy and governance. Volume II covers sectoral areas including natural resources and biodiversity, forestry, agriculture and food, cultural heritage, coastal and marine environment, water resources management, zoonotic diseases and the environment, energy and climate change, environmental disaster management and environmental education.
ASEAN has grown in stature and has an important role to play in developing global environmental sustainability. Regional organizations such as the European Union and governments of countries like the United States, Australia, China and India are partners in ASEAN's endeavours to develop a green planet. This book will be of interest in an interconnected environmental world.
List of contents
Terrestrial Ecosystems - Natural Resources and Biodiversity: A. Nature Conservation and Biodiversity: (a) Nature Conservation; (b) Heritage Parks and Protected Areas; (c) Sea Turtle Conservation and Protection; (d) CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species); (e) Heart of BorneoA" Initiative; B. Forestry, Agriculture and Food Security: (a) General; (b) Forest Fires - Indonesian HazeA"; (c) Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG); (d) Food Security; ASEAN Declaration on Cultural Heritage Coastal and Marine Environment Water Resources Management Health: (Animal and Human) and the Environment - SARS, Avian Influenza and HINI: (a) SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) (b) Avian Influenza (H5N1) (c) H1N1 Energy and Climate Change Disaster Management Poverty Minerals Environmental Education ASEAN Environmental Governance: (a) 2009 ASEAN Structure (b) ASEAN Working Groups on Environment (c) ASEAN Centres and other Governance Mechanisms
