Various efforts from ASEAN Member States and the ACB’s TSCC country parties proactively address this concern through their NBSAP and national commitments to eradicate and reverse degradation. The ASEAN Heritage Parks and the ASEAN Green Initiative exemplify the best practices in ecosystem restoration, enhancing and protecting the integrity of the ecosystems. Ecological restoration and rehabilitation in AHPs demonstrate effective protected area management for the protection and maintenance of the habitat of important species, while the ASEAN Green Initiative showcases the best people-led reforestation initiatives in private lands, urban settings, key biodiversity and various landscapes. These restoration initiatives showcase inclusivity in restoration. The session highlights ASEAN’s best practices in scaling up Target 2 and Target 3 of the KM GBF through its flagship programmes, AHP and the AGI.
While the ASEAN ENMAPS Project contributes to strengthening marine protected area (MPA) networks across Southeast Asia’s Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) — the Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, Sulu-Celebes Sea, and the Indonesian Seas, the same ecological connectivity principles apply to terrestrial landscapes, where gene flow, species migration, and habitat corridors ensure biodiversity persistence across fragmented habitats. In line with the GBF Target 3, effective MPA networks in these LMEs must be designed with both ecological science and social legitimacy. The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, through the ASEAN ENMAPS, underscores the need to integrate governance studies, perception mapping, and local management experiences with cutting-edge ecological research, such as larval connectivity studies. These connectivity insights reveal how fish and invertebrate larvae disperse across reef systems, highlighting ecological linkages and source–sink dynamics critical for fisheries recovery and biodiversity persistence. Part 1 of this session, therefore, bridges ecological science and stakeholder realities, laying the foundation for network designs that are both scientifically sound and socially legitimate. Building on the outcomes of the Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for East and Southeast Asia held on 17 to 20 June 2025, which provided an opportunity to discuss key elements of Target 3 of the GBF, Part 2 of this session will revisit key challenges, opportunities, and implementation tools. It will emphasise the recognition of Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), promoting partnerships and collaboration, and ensuring equity and good governance. This session will also present regional priority actions and strategies to advance ASEAN’s collective progress toward achieving Target 3.
Overall, this session will highlight key actions and collaborations that can contribute and accelerate progress of the ASEAN region towards Target 3.
Various efforts from ASEAN Member States and the ACB’s TSCC country parties proactively address this concern through their NBSAP and national commitments to eradicate and reverse degradation. The ASEAN Heritage Parks and the ASEAN Green Initiative exemplify the best practices in ecosystem restoration, enhancing and protecting the integrity of the ecosystems. Ecological restoration and rehabilitation in AHPs demonstrate effective protected area management for the protection and maintenance of the habitat of important species, while the ASEAN Green Initiative showcases the best people-led reforestation initiatives in private lands, urban settings, key biodiversity and various landscapes. These restoration initiatives showcase inclusivity in restoration. The session highlights ASEAN’s best practices in scaling up Target 2 and Target 3 of the KM GBF through its flagship programmes, AHP and the AGI.
While the ASEAN ENMAPS Project contributes to strengthening marine protected area (MPA) networks across Southeast Asia’s Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) — the Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, Sulu-Celebes Sea, and the Indonesian Seas, the same ecological connectivity principles apply to terrestrial landscapes, where gene flow, species migration, and habitat corridors ensure biodiversity persistence across fragmented habitats. In line with the GBF Target 3, effective MPA networks in these LMEs must be designed with both ecological science and social legitimacy. The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, through the ASEAN ENMAPS, underscores the need to integrate governance studies, perception mapping, and local management experiences with cutting-edge ecological research, such as larval connectivity studies. These connectivity insights reveal how fish and invertebrate larvae disperse across reef systems, highlighting ecological linkages and source–sink dynamics critical for fisheries recovery and biodiversity persistence. Part 1 of this session, therefore, bridges ecological science and stakeholder realities, laying the foundation for network designs that are both scientifically sound and socially legitimate. Building on the outcomes of the Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for East and Southeast Asia held on 17 to 20 June 2025, which provided an opportunity to discuss key elements of Target 3 of the GBF, Part 2 of this session will revisit key challenges, opportunities, and implementation tools. It will emphasise the recognition of Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), promoting partnerships and collaboration, and ensuring equity and good governance. This session will also present regional priority actions and strategies to advance ASEAN’s collective progress toward achieving Target 3.
Overall, this session will highlight key actions and collaborations that can contribute and accelerate progress of the ASEAN region towards Target 3.
Various efforts from ASEAN Member States and the ACB’s TSCC country parties proactively address this concern through their NBSAP and national commitments to eradicate and reverse degradation. The ASEAN Heritage Parks and the ASEAN Green Initiative exemplify the best practices in ecosystem restoration, enhancing and protecting the integrity of the ecosystems. Ecological restoration and rehabilitation in AHPs demonstrate effective protected area management for the protection and maintenance of the habitat of important species, while the ASEAN Green Initiative showcases the best people-led reforestation initiatives in private lands, urban settings, key biodiversity and various landscapes. These restoration initiatives showcase inclusivity in restoration. The session highlights ASEAN’s best practices in scaling up Target 2 and Target 3 of the KM GBF through its flagship programmes, AHP and the AGI.
While the ASEAN ENMAPS Project contributes to strengthening marine protected area (MPA) networks across Southeast Asia’s Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) — the Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, Sulu-Celebes Sea, and the Indonesian Seas, the same ecological connectivity principles apply to terrestrial landscapes, where gene flow, species migration, and habitat corridors ensure biodiversity persistence across fragmented habitats. In line with the GBF Target 3, effective MPA networks in these LMEs must be designed with both ecological science and social legitimacy. The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, through the ASEAN ENMAPS, underscores the need to integrate governance studies, perception mapping, and local management experiences with cutting-edge ecological research, such as larval connectivity studies. These connectivity insights reveal how fish and invertebrate larvae disperse across reef systems, highlighting ecological linkages and source–sink dynamics critical for fisheries recovery and biodiversity persistence. Part 1 of this session, therefore, bridges ecological science and stakeholder realities, laying the foundation for network designs that are both scientifically sound and socially legitimate. Building on the outcomes of the Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for East and Southeast Asia held on 17 to 20 June 2025, which provided an opportunity to discuss key elements of Target 3 of the GBF, Part 2 of this session will revisit key challenges, opportunities, and implementation tools. It will emphasise the recognition of Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), promoting partnerships and collaboration, and ensuring equity and good governance. This session will also present regional priority actions and strategies to advance ASEAN’s collective progress toward achieving Target 3.
Overall, this session will highlight key actions and collaborations that can contribute and accelerate progress of the ASEAN region towards Target 3.
Hosted by Viet Nam, a field trip is scheduled at Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is recognised for its geological and geomorphological value due to the development of karst limestone formations over billions of years. These limestone features are the result of Earth’s tectonic deformation, uplift, erosion, weathering, and sea level changes. Ha Long Bay also represents one of the areas where sea level changes have occurred throughout Earth’s evolutionary history from the Cretaceous period to the present. Thus, Ha Long Bay serves as a living record of global climate change. It also exemplifies the interaction between geological and biological processes, creating a rich and diverse ecosystem
Various efforts from ASEAN Member States and the ACB’s TSCC country parties proactively address this concern through their NBSAP and national commitments to eradicate and reverse degradation. The ASEAN Heritage Parks and the ASEAN Green Initiative exemplify the best practices in ecosystem restoration, enhancing and protecting the integrity of the ecosystems. Ecological restoration and rehabilitation in AHPs demonstrate effective protected area management for the protection and maintenance of the habitat of important species, while the ASEAN Green Initiative showcases the best people-led reforestation initiatives in private lands, urban settings, key biodiversity and various landscapes. These restoration initiatives showcase inclusivity in restoration. The session highlights ASEAN’s best practices in scaling up Target 2 and Target 3 of the KM GBF through its flagship programmes, AHP and the AGI.
While the ASEAN ENMAPS Project contributes to strengthening marine protected area (MPA) networks across Southeast Asia’s Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) — the Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, Sulu-Celebes Sea, and the Indonesian Seas, the same ecological connectivity principles apply to terrestrial landscapes, where gene flow, species migration, and habitat corridors ensure biodiversity persistence across fragmented habitats. In line with the GBF Target 3, effective MPA networks in these LMEs must be designed with both ecological science and social legitimacy. The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, through the ASEAN ENMAPS, underscores the need to integrate governance studies, perception mapping, and local management experiences with cutting-edge ecological research, such as larval connectivity studies. These connectivity insights reveal how fish and invertebrate larvae disperse across reef systems, highlighting ecological linkages and source–sink dynamics critical for fisheries recovery and biodiversity persistence. Part 1 of this session, therefore, bridges ecological science and stakeholder realities, laying the foundation for network designs that are both scientifically sound and socially legitimate. Building on the outcomes of the Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for East and Southeast Asia held on 17 to 20 June 2025, which provided an opportunity to discuss key elements of Target 3 of the GBF, Part 2 of this session will revisit key challenges, opportunities, and implementation tools. It will emphasise the recognition of Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), promoting partnerships and collaboration, and ensuring equity and good governance. This session will also present regional priority actions and strategies to advance ASEAN’s collective progress toward achieving Target 3.
Overall, this session will highlight key actions and collaborations that can contribute and accelerate progress of the ASEAN region towards Target 3.
Accessing crucial restoration-related data remains a significant challenge, impeding the scaling of ecosystem restoration efforts. To address this, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the UN Decade Task Forces on Monitoring and Best Practices, has developed the Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM). FERM enhances data access, transparency, and alignment of restoration actions with scientific insights. It also supports countries in monitoring and reporting restoration areas for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM GBF) Target 2. Launched in 2022, FERM includes a registry of restoration initiatives, a geospatial platform for data visualisation, and a search engine for accessing initiatives and good practices. A data review functionality is being developed to support countries reporting Headline indicator 2.1 Area under restoration to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The FERM Registry allows for the registration of restoration initiatives and good practices, ensuring interoperability with platforms like GEF. The geospatial platform enables analysis of restoration-related data, including remotely sensed data, while the FERM Search engine consolidates initiatives and practices from various collaborating platforms to facilitate knowledge sharing.
The ASEAN Heritage Parks initiative brings potential data providers to FERM. Including spatial data of ASEAN Heritage Parks in FERM contributes to the transparent monitoring of ecosystem restoration in the subregion and the effective implementation of Target 2 of the KM GBF.
In this workshop side co-organised with the FAO, participants will engage in an interactive overview of FERM, exploring its functionalities and focusing on the importance of registering initiatives and documenting good practices. Through presentations, discussions, and hands-on sessions, the workshop aims to familiarise participants with FERM’s tools and encourage knowledge exchange and capacity building.
The Closing Plenary Session will highlight the objectives achieved by the Eighth ASEAN Heritage Parks Conference and will include the presentation of summaries and key recommendations from the breakout sessions. Tokens of appreciation will also be awarded to key partners for their significant contributions to the Conference’s success. A short video containing the highlights of the Conference will be presented.
The SGP II Closing will be the culminating event bringing together key stakeholders—including implementing partners, technical experts, service providers, park management staff from ASEAN Heritage Parks in Viet Nam, and community beneficiaries. The Closing will highlight the Programme’s successes, best practices, and key lessons learned from activities focused on community awareness, livelihood support, and biodiversity conservation across the four selected SGP-supported AHPs in Viet Nam. As part of the event, discussions will also include the second instalment of ACB’s Project Sustainability Forum, aimed at exploring pathways to ensure that the Programme’s positive outcomes and community-driven initiatives continue to thrive beyond the Programme’s funding cycle.
