PH Embassy Highlights Biodiversity Conservation as it Assumes Chairship of ASEAN Committee in Beijing
Guests from ASEAN Member States enjoy the photo exhibition organize by the Philippine Embassy in Beijing to celebrate the 57th Anniversary of ASEAN Day. (Beijing PE photo)
BEIJING 30 August 2024 – The Philippine Embassy in Beijing highlighted ASEAN biodiversity during the recent ASEAN Day celebrations, as it assumed the chairship of the ASEAN Committee in Beijing on 08 August 2024.
Executive Director of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim spoke of the work of the ACB during the reception hosted by the Philippine Embassy to commemorate the 57th founding anniversary of ASEAN.
The Embassy also hosted an exhibit of photos of landscapes and biodiversity spots in different ASEAN Member States.
In his remarks, Philippine Ambassador to China Jaime A. FlorCruz said ASEAN Member States should work together and with ASEAN’s partners to provide more support for the conservation of biodiversity in ASEAN.
“We, in ASEAN, need to seek regional and international partnerships to further enhance policy and capacity development, share best practices to conserve, develop and sustainably manage marine, wetlands, peatlands, biodiversity, land and water resources, and to explore links between biodiversity and human health,” Ambassador FlorCruz said.
In discussing past and ongoing initiatives of the ACB, Dr. Lim talked about the need to strike a balance between economic development and biodiversity conservation.
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity is an intergovernmental organization that facilitates cooperation and coordination among ASEAN Member States and with regional and international organizations on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use. It is the only ASEAN center hosted by the Philippines.
The ASEAN Committee in Beijing is the grouping of ASEAN Missions in the Chinese capital. It is currently chaired by the Philippine Embassy.
In partnership with the ACB, the Philippine Embassy held an exhibition of photos of ASEAN biodiversity, an array of landscapes and scenes that are testament to ASEAN's rich and colorful region.
The photos included shots from the Tubbataha reef, Kyaw Kyaw Winn of Myanmar, Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary in Myanmar, and Bach Ma National Park in Viet Nam, among others.
The reception was participated in by ASEAN Ambassadors and other representatives of ASEAN Embassies in Beijing, and officials of the ASEAN China Centre. END
Ambassador FlorCruz, together with ASEAN Ambassadors and officials, officially opens the exhibition through a ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Beijing PE photo)
1st photo and 2nd photo: Guests from AMS enjoy the buffet reception at the Social Hall of the Philippine Embassy after the program proper. (Beijing PE photos)
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