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A web·guide to the glocal environment

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Contents below:

          · Information

            · Periodicals

              · Environmental politics

                · Institutions

                       ~ International organizations

                       ~ Research

                       ~ NGOs

                  · Climate change

                    · Freshwater

                      · Biodiversity & landscape conservation

Subpage: Transboundary regions

Also see: Asian transboundary air pollution page

Information

Environmental Protection of Asia

      · Does not appear to have been updated since 2006.


Periodicals

ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development (AJSTD)

Asia Pacific Journal of Energy and Environment (APJEE)

Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law

Asian Journal of Conservation Biology

Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management (AJEDM)

     · The 1st journal fousing on the environment and disaster related issues in the Asian region

Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology

Asian Journal on Energy & Environment

China Environment Yearbook

Diplomat [Environment page]

Environment and Urbanization ASIA


Environmental politics

Asia Pacific Green

    · Federation of green parties and organizations across Asia and Oceania


Institutions

~ International organizations ~

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

    · On main menubar, click on "Topics" for many environmental categories.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

     Development.Asia

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

     Environmental and Social Framework

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

     ASEAN Cooperation on the Environment

          · Haze Action Online     

          · ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

          · 1985 ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

     Environment, natural disasters and biotechnology


~ Research ~

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

     · To enable investigations of changes in the Earth's life support systems and their implications for  

        sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region

Asian Association on Remote Sensing (AARS)

     · To pomote Remote Sensing through exchange of information, mutual cooperation and international

         understanding and goodwill amongst the member countries of Asia-Pacific Region

Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI)

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)


~ NGOs ~

Animals Asia

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development

     · Leading network of feminist organizations and individual advocates in Asia Pacific working towards

       advancing women's rights and development justice

CityNet

     · "largest association of urban stakeholders committed to sustainable development in the Asia

       Pacific region"

Greenpeace

     East Asia

         · One of the leading NGOs working on campaigns to reduce sources of air pollution in China.

     Southeast Asia

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

    Natural Resources and Ecosytem Services

    · "The aim of the Institute is to achieve a new paradigm for civilization and conduct innovative policy

      development and strategic research for environmental measures, reflecting the results of research

      into political decisions for realising sustainable development both in the Asia-Pacific region and

      globally."

Kenan Institute Asia

     · Aims to empower people with the knowledge, technology and skills necessary for a sustainable future

Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)

     · To assist Central Asian states in addressing their national and regional environmental issues

Stockholm Environment Institute Asia (SEI Asia)

     · Focuses on gender and social equity, climate adaptation, reducing disaster risk, water insecurity  

       and integrated water resources management, transitional agriculture, renewable energy and

       urbanization.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF): Asia offices


Climate change

Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)


Freshwater

AsiaWater

The Third Pole (Himalaya-Hindu Kush mountain range & Tibet)

Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA)


Biodiversity & landscape conservation

Ecology Asia

Linear Infrastructure Safeguards in Asia (LISA) Project

     USAID Report

     LISA reports from CLLC


Asia