| Towards Tropical Conservation of Biodiversity | 05 August 09 |
 Representatives from three major regional organizations in the Amazon, Congo and Borneo - home to the world's three largest tropical forests, have agreed to work together to enhance conservation and sustainable management of their forest's biodiversity.
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) hosted the meeting in Montreal on South-South Cooperation to share knowledge and improve the success of the regional organizations. (Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), Central Africa Forests Commission (COMIFAC).) "This meeting has been a great success in bringing together the expertise and experience of the three regional bodies, and to initiate a process of learning from each other," said Raman Letchumanan from the ASEAN Secretariat. Results of the meeting will be considered when developing a multi-year plan of South-South Cooperation on biodiversity. View July 17, 2009 Association of Southeast Asian Nations releaseView July 16, 2009 Convention on Biological Diversity article (PDF) View July 8, 2009 Convention on Biological Diversity - Report of the Meeting (DOC) Sources: ASEAN, Convention on Biological Diversity |
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