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Cross-border trade, marketing, and supply chains are reshaping diets across Asia, limiting the effectiveness of national policies.
Efforts focused on revegetation, grazing ban, hydrological connection, and community engagement to restore the wetland ecosystems, boost carbon sequestration, and improve livelihood.
The vulture collapse in South Asia due to diclofenac has caused health, economic, and cultural issues, driving urgent conservation efforts and the exploration of new biodiversity credit mechanisms.
COP14 resolutions reinforce ADB’s mandate to support DMCs in meeting their obligations through strengthened safeguards.
Insights gained from natural capital accounting can guide the design of projects and public policies.
Valuation approaches include cost-based, revealed preference, stated preference, and benefit transfer.
Governments work together to develop viable projects and financing to protect and preserve the wetlands along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.
Enhanced policy dialogue and regional cooperation hold the key to improving food security and a strong COVID-19 recovery.
Proposed strategies to deepen commitments under the Paris Agreement include sharing of practices and lessons and linking climate actions with COVID-19 recovery.
Participatory conservation and ecotourism can help maintain biodiversity while promoting sustainable livelihoods for local communities.