About AGI
The time to revive damaged ecosystems
and we’re inviting you to join us in this journey.
The ASEAN region plays a vital role in the global biodiversity conservation. It is home to least 60 per cent of the world’s tropical peatlands, 42 per cent of mangroves, and 15 per cent of tropical forests, which provides vital ecosystem services to more than 650 million people in the region. While the ASEAN is known for its rich biodiversity, it is also vulnerable to disasters, deforestation, and other drivers of biodiversity loss. With its biodiversity and forest cover on a decline, the clock is ticking.
We are determined to turn this around through stronger collaboration and cooperation.
The ASEAN Green Initiative emphasises the importance of living out our shared responsibility to maintain the balance between biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Through this initiative, ASEAN is demonstrating its commitment to ecosystem and habitat restoration, through science and knowledge-based forest ecosystem restoration activities.
Objectives
The ASEAN Green Initiative is a region-wide recognition programme that supports national greening initiatives and shares the common aim of increasing tree cover and restoring ecosystems by encouraging the active participation of various sectors.
The ASEAN Green Initiative targets to:
We invite you to support the ASEAN Green Initiative by nominating outstanding tree planting and reforestation activities in your area. We also encourage you to initiate and participate in similar activities. Together, we can achieve incredible results. Together, we are part of the solution.
Target Participants
Restoring the ecosystem requires a whole-of-society approach. The success of the ASEAN Green Initiative relies mainly on the commitment of all ASEAN Member States governments, citizens, partners, and advocates to contribute, collaborate and cooperate.
The ASEAN Green Initiative acknowledges that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Each one has an important role to play.
ASEAN Member States national focal persons
ASEAN dialogue and development partners
Women, youth, indigenous peoples and local communities
Civil society organisations
Private sector
ASEAN Member States national focal persons
ASEAN dialogue and development partners
Women, youth, indigenous peoples and local communities
Civil society organisations
Private sector
