U.S. Agency for International Development, Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) has announced a three-year, $2 million award to EcoHealth Alliance to address land use alteration as a significant driver of both disease emergence and climate change in Asia.
The Philippine Government crushed over five tons of confiscated ivory tusks from approximately 850 elephants worth an estimated P420 million (US$10 million) to show its support against illegal ivory trade. This is the first known mass destruction of elephant ivory outside of Africa, where the vast majority of the trafficked tusks originate.
A team of scientists today released the results from a study on climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin. A major finding in the study forecasts changes in temperature and rainfall altering the suitability for some important industrial and food crops in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The U.S. Agency for International Development/Asia today announced a new initiative to combat illegal wildlife trade between Asia and Africa.
A team of U.S.-supported international specialists has recently completed an eight month installation of a new state-of-the-art disaster monitoring and response system for ASEAN at the Jakarta-based ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre). The installation was supported by the U.S. Government-funded ASEAN-U.S. Technical Assistance and Training Facility.
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