'Nurturing Seeds of Hope for a Sustainable ASEAN: The Epicentrum of Growth', naging tema sa 18th founding anniversary ng ACB

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00:00 Asia has called for support for their Biodiversity Center programs

00:05 that are far from caring for the environment,

00:07 like Joshua Garcia.

00:10 For the first time,

00:15 the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Dr. Cao Kim Hearn,

00:20 visited the founding anniversary of the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity, or ACB,

00:25 held at the University of the Philippines, Los Banos,

00:27 in accordance with the theme "Nurturing Seeds of Hope for a Sustainable ASEAN, the Epicentrum of Growth".

00:33 Dr. Hearn called on all ASEAN members and communities,

00:37 from the private and public sectors,

00:39 to support the programs and activities of the ACB,

00:42 particularly in maintaining and protecting the environment and the natural resources.

00:47 I believe that all ASEAN member states,

00:51 the external partners,

00:53 and the different stakeholders should support more of the work that the ACB has been doing.

00:59 According to ACB Executive Director, Dr. Teresa Mondetta Lim,

01:03 their 18th anniversary is special because the youth have a role here.

01:08 They consider this an opportunity to raise the awareness of the next generations

01:13 when it comes to the importance of nature.

01:15 In a similar way, each one should learn to protect the environment for the benefit of all.

01:22 You're talking about climate change.

01:24 Some of these protected areas provide resiliency against climate change impacts.

01:30 So a lot of the citizens will benefit from it,

01:33 and also the businesses who rely on the raw materials that is within this,

01:38 that is protected in our rich biodiversity areas.

01:44 Fifteen students from the College of Los Banos are involved in the ceremonial tree planting activity,

01:49 with ambassadors from other countries like Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.

01:58 It's good because they are youth, they will be able to tell their parents,

02:03 tell their relatives, and everyone, and their other classmates about the importance of what the agency is doing.

02:10 According to Anthony Toss, one of the ACB biodiversity advocates,

02:14 it's a big thing for the public to know about the conservation of nature,

02:19 especially with the increasing effects of calamities and other disasters that the Philippines is experiencing.

02:24 When we talk of the Philippines, how much we are affected by climate change and other issues in our world,

02:33 we really want to make sure that we are the ones who are doing the action and doing the way to save lives,

02:38 to save our precious biodiversity, our nature here.

02:42 And we will all be part of the solution.

02:45 Meanwhile, some of the ACB's programs are the ASEAN Heritage Park Program,

02:50 Clearing House Mechanism, Biodiversity Heroes, Biodiversity Outlook,

02:54 and other international organizations that have a goal to protect and preserve the nature

03:00 that is important to the sector of health, agriculture, livelihood, business, and other needs of the country.

03:07 Joshua Garcia, for the country.