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6 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE Figure 1 ASEAN’s Organizational Framework Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperatio ASEAN Summit • Guidance on environmental policies • Principles on sustainable development Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) ASEAN Dialogue Partners • Australia • European Union • China • Japan • Korea • New • Zealand • USA • UN Agencies ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME) • Implementation of Summit decisions • Formulation of “common stands” • Response to environmental conventions and agreements • Harmonization of environmental standards ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) • Policy guidelines • Environmental quality monitoring • Cooperation promotion • Consideration of reports from ASEAN Working Groups • Financial assistance ASEAN Secretariat Functional Cooperation Bureau Environment Units • Haze Coordination Unit • Non-Haze Unit • Coordination of policy implementation and activities of various ASEAN bodies ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC) • Networking and institution building • Training • Research and development • Database and information management systems National Biodiversity Reference Units Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity • International and regional agreements • Biosafety • ASEAN Heritage Parks • Capacity building Working Group on Marine and Coastal Environment • Control of land- and sea-based pollution • Oil spill response • Regional Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment Working Group on Multilateral Environment Agreements • Basel Convention • Climate Change • Montreal Protocol • PIC Convention • POPs • Trade and Environment Specialized Committees • ASEAN- SEAFDEC Program on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security National Focal Points
KOH AND ROBINSON 7 approaches to solving environmental problems The “ASEAN Way” faces new challenges as it knits together programs across the ten Southeast Asian states, yet the very fact that the ASEAN Way is regarded as a defined approach, distinct from the more formalistic parliamentary decisionmaking systems of Europe and North America, is evidence for the proposition that ASEAN bears close study by those interested in strengthening regional and global environmental governance. ASEAN’s approach to environmental governance and its institutional responsibilities and achievements can be illustrated by its efforts to manage biodiversity conservation and to address transboundary air pollution from forest fires. Biodiversity Conservation: Addressing Global Priorities Using Regional Management Southeast Asia is a “mega-rich” region in terms of biological diversity. These resources require careful conservation management. Unsustainable logging and conversion of forests into agricultural land have had adverse impacts on biodiversity across the region. Biodiversity conservation has thus become an issue of significant interest to ASEAN member states (Koh, 2002). Recognizing the need to share information and to shape a common approach to biodiversity, member states initiated a Working Group of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment and an ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation. The four core functions of the Centre illustrate the problem solving approach that ASEAN has adopted regarding environmental concerns: • Networking and Institution Building Strong national institutions are critical for the implementation of regional policies. To this end, a network of national biodiversity reference units has been established, connecting scientific knowledge and promoting information exchange. The network is also charged with the task of developing and implementing an exchange program for academics and researchers from ASEAN institutions, as well as designing policies for biodiversity conservation. • Data and Information Management Sound data on natural resources and environmental trends are critical for the effective design of policies and their implementa-
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