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The ASEAN region is rich in plants and animals that provide over 500 million people with food, medicine, shelter, and livelihood. These species or biological resources are collectively known as BIODIVERSITY. The sad news is that we are losing biodiversity at alarming rates. Our capacity to save biodiversity is constrained by several roadblocks, one of which is the lack of awareness and knowledge on the value of biodiversity. What worsens the problem is the fact that biodiversity has no face. Biodiversity is in urgent need of champions that people from various sectors can identify with – modern-day heroes who can bring biodiversity closer to everyone, and inspire them to take action and conserve biodiversity. To help fi ll this gap, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), the ASEAN Foundation (AF), the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), the European Union (EU), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), and the United Nations Educational, Scientifi c and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched the ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity. The ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity is a recognition program for ongoing projects on biodiversity conservation and advocacy in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The award is aimed at generating greater leadership, public and media awareness of the problems facing the region’s rich but highly threatened biodiversity and the need a concerted effort in biodiversity conservation and advocacy. Who are we looking for? Business/Corporations – Most Outstanding Biodiversity Conservation and/or Advocacy Project by a Private Business/Corporation Youth – Most Outstanding Biodiversity Conservation and/or Advocacy Project by a Youth Organization Media – Most Outstanding Biodiversity Reportage by a Media Organization. Are you an ASEAN Champion of Biodiversity? Are you ready to rise up to the challenge of being an Ambassador of Goodwill for biodiversity? Download the NOMINATION FORM (531KB, pdf) Download the BROCHURE (2,560KB, pdf) For inquiries, please email: champions@aseanbiodiversity.org   DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS: 15 AUGUST 2010

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