Diplomatic initiatives of association of Southeast Asian Nations on Conservation of Biological diversity / by Patricia Ann G. Gogolin, Alaine V. Gualvez and Grace Ann G. Pelitina.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in International Studies Major in Southeast Asian Studies) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Economics, Management and Development Studies (CEMDS), Department of Development Studies

GOGOLIN, PATRICIA ANN G., GUALVEZ, ALAINE V., PELITINA, GRACE ANN G. Diplomatic Initiatives of Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Conserving Biological Diversity. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in International Studies major in Southeast Asian Studies. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. June 2019. Adviser: Mr. Alberto M. Aguilar.
The study dealt with the Diplomatic Initiatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Conserving Biological Diversity (CBD) of the region. Specifically, the study aimed to: (1) determine the agreements of ASEAN related to biodiversity conservation; (2) determine the ASEAN programs in biodiversity conservation; and (3) discuss the output of programs by ASEAN in biodiversity conservation. Data related to the study were gathered and analyzed to find out the results of the initiated programs and agreements made by ASEAN with its partnership. The agreements related to biodiversity conservation were determined and analyzed. The regress, maintenance, and progress of the programs and outputs were also determined. The projects that have been implemented and the positive or negative result of activities and treaties in conserving the ASEAN biodiversity are included in the diplomatic initiatives of Association of Southeast Asian Nations on conserving biological diversity. Based on the result, the study found ten agreements made by ASEAN in relation to biodiversity conservation. ASEAN exerted greater efforts in ensuring its biodiversity by committing themselves to implement strategic goals, programs and frameworks made by CBD. The programs include Protected Areas (PAs), which serve as a key benchmark for halting biodiversity loss; ASEAN Heritage Parks Program (AHPP), which are protected areas of high conservation importance, preserving in total a complete spectrum of representative ecosystems and species of the ASEAN region; Transboundary Protected Areas (TBPAs), which are places of land or seas or both that straddle or

border between states, sub-national units and/or areas beyond the limit of national sovereignty or jurisdiction, whose constituent parts are especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity; ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network, which is objected to address the illegal exploitation and trade of CITES-listed species in the region; and lastly, Building ASEAN Capacity in Taxonomy, which was established by the CBD to address the lack of taxonomic information and expertise available in many parts of the world to improve decision making in conservation, sustainable use, and equitable sharing of the benefits derived from genetic resources. The establishment of Protected Areas, ASEAN Heritage Park Program and Transboundary Protected Areas has a big role in maintaining region's biodiversity. For the output of the programs made by ASEAN in biodiversity conservation, progress has been made in expanding the coverage of terrestrial protected areas of ASEAN. In the 2010-2020 Strategic Goal for Biodiversity of CBD, the ASEAN region has met the suggested target of having ten per cent of its terrestrial land declared as Protected Areas; having established 13 percent. Six ASEAN Member States have exceeded the 10 percent. Activities in network protected areas of the region resulted to multiple number of ASEAN Heritage Parks and Transboundary Protected Areas. Based on ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, as of 2018, there are 40 Protected Areas under the AHP Program and 33 are terrestrial protected areas. In ASEAN Transboundary Protected Areas however, the UNEP-WCMC Global List of Transboundary Protected Areas in 2007 identified 227 Trans Boundary Protected Areas. Twenty-two Trans Boundary Protected Areas are within Southeast Asia. The program of ASEAN-WEN resulted to the conservation of Transboundary Protected Areas' and Protected Areas' species by implementing the In-Situ and Ex-Situ activities. With the help of IUCN Red List Index of threatened species, threatened wildlife inside ASEAN region has been recorded.
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund have worked together on the Taxonomic Capacity Building and Governance for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity project. As a result of these programs, there are total of 481 delegates that were trained in ASEAN states. This study could help organization and individuals to gain information in the status of ASEAN biodiversity and the plan and actions made by ASEAN in conserving its biodiversity. It provides awareness to individuals of ways to appreciate and conserve biodiversity. This study has been limited on terrestrial biodiversity fauna, flora, and its ecosystem in land of the region.

Submitted to the University Library 10/02/2019 T-8658