Regional Public Goods
Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network
AECEN was founded in 2005 by environmental agency leaders from 13 Asian countries to improve compliance with environmental policies and legal requirements in Asia. The network provides a venue for exchange of innovative policies and best practices among member countries. Activities are executed through its secretariat through technical assistance, programs, knowledge support and small grants. To date, member countries include: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, People's Republic of China, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, the Philippines, Singaproe, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
Partner agencies include, among others, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its regional program Environmental Cooperation-Asia (ECO-Asia), Asian Development Bank and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
News
- [Philippines President] Duterte tells West to stop dumping trash in Asiaphilstar.com6 Nov 2019
- Worse than Chernobyl: Parts of [the Rep. of] Marshall Islands have radiation 'higher' than catastrophic '86 disaster, studies sayFox News Channel29 Jul 2019
- ADB Anticorruption Day event focuses on education, environmental managementAsian Development Bank7 Dec 2018
- ADB launches book showcasing benefit of internet use in agricultureAsian Development Bank6 Nov 2018
Opinions and Editorials
- Saving the planet while ignoring two thirds of itKhmer Times27 Aug 2021
- Viet Nam shows us the green cost of combatThe Guardian13 Mar 2011
- Biodiversity platform must strengthen support for policySciDev.Net8 Mar 2011
- Two percent price-tag for a green economyInter Press Service23 Feb 2011
Studies and Research
- The disappearing act: the illicit trade in wildlife in AsiaFelbab-Brown, VandaThe Brookings Institution1 Jun 2011
- The big plan: ocean futures, curbing wildlife trade, love not lossKnee, Anna (ed)IUCN, The World Conservation Union1 Jan 2011
- Conflict over forests and land in Asia: impacts, causes, and managementYasmi, Yurdi, Lisa Kelley, and Thomas EntersRECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests1 Dec 2010
- Forestry policies, legislation and institutions in Asia and the Pacific: trends and emerging needs for 2020Yasmi, Yurdi, Jeremy Broadhead, Thomas Enters, and Cole GengeRECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests1 Aug 2010
Meetings
- AECEN Regional Forum 2012Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN)28 Mar 2012
- AECEN Regional Forum 2008Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN)24 Nov 2008
- AECEN Regional Forum 2006Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN)4 Dec 2006
- AECEN Regional Forum 2005Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN)2 Aug 2005
