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ASEAN Cities Innovate to Tackle Organic Waste
In ASEAN cities, ‘waste management’ is persistently cited as the top challenge faced by local governments. Ideally, ‘sound’ waste management approaches should be grounded in scientific principles,...
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Science and Stewardship: Coral Triangle Countries Launch Cutting Edge Climate...
Last Sunday, June 9, 2013, an estimated 10,000 people gathered in more than 60 locations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste to celebrate Coral...
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Making the Connections: Forests and Human Health
Food security is a priority issue in ASEAN. Did you know that keeping forests healthy can help keep us healthy? This is what I learned when I accompanied U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN David Carden on a...
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ASEAN and United States Collaborate for Stronger Science-based Policy Making
ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Alicia dela Rosa Bala and Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Timothy Hefner formally inaugurated the ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology Fellows...
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Indigenous People as Important Factor to Implement the Government Policy
Implementing a policy is nothing like the policy making itself. Policy makers need to regulate and verify whether the policy had been implemented properly. In terms of control, Indonesian national...
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Biodiversity: An Overlooked, But Critical Aspect in the South China Sea Disputes
Rising tensions in the South China Sea and repeated territorial disputes between China and several ASEAN Member States have brought the region to the forefront of the media. Moving forward, the...
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Development without Destruction: ASEAN’s need for sustainable development
The ASEAN community is promoting new connections of every kind across Southeast Asia. New roads, bridges, trains, and more will physically unite ASEAN Member States and distant communities within each...
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When Plastic Outnumbers Plankton: Insights into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
“As I gazed from the deck at the surface of what ought to have been a pristine ocean, I was confronted, as far as the eye could see, with the sight of plastic.” - Capt. Charles Moore,...
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Science and Technology Parks, Which Model Should We Adopt?
Right after the ASEAN-US Science and Technology Fellowship started in May 2015, the government of Indonesia launched the development of 100 Science and Techno Parks (STPs) to supporting the new...
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Opportunities and challenges of transboundary protected area in South East...
“With one conservation vision and with a view to promote people’s welfare, we will cooperate in ensuring the effective management of forest resources and conservation of a network of protected areas,...
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Sustainable Oil Palm Industry based on Social Enterprises for the Humanness...
The highly industrialized 21st century has transformed this world tremendously in every aspect. The shift from agricultural to industrial economy has changed the ways people use and interact with the...
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The need for further promoting building energy regulations in Asian countries
Energy consumption in Asian countries has been increasing rapidly due to recent economic growth and development. This energy consumption has led to a number of environmental problems such as global...
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Comparison of ASEAN Green Building Rating Systems on Energy Efficiency
Development of energy infrastructure plays a crucial role, as asserted in the ASEAN Plan of Action on Energy 2010-2015 (APAE), to ensure that ASEAN economic development is sustainable through, among...
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