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Event
Date: 25 October 2012
25 October 2012
The GMS Working Group on Environment met on 25 October in Beijing, PRC, to review CEP-BCI's 2012 implementation progress and upcoming priorities. All the meeting documents and presentations are listed below, including the meeting minutes.
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Activity
Date: 01 June 2012
The North-South Economic Corridor (NSEC) – linking Kunming to Bangkok, Kunming to Hanoi, and Hanoi to Nanning – is one of the flagship investments under the GMS Economic Cooperation Program.
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Activity
Date: 11 May 2012
This new pilot site aims to enhance biodiversity connectivity between Bangliang Nature Reserve in Jingxi County of Guangxi Province and the adjacent Trung Khanh Nature Resrve in Cao Bang Province, Viet Nam. The establishment of a transboundary biodiversity corridor, with a protected core zone and sustainable use zone with agriculture, will provide an optimal habitat for wildlife, as well as the co-existence of human beings.
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Publication
Date: 31 December 2011
A report documenting the achievements of the Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI) from 2006-2011. It includes impacts and lessons learned, coverage of the eight pilot sites in Cambodia, PR China, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
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Publication
Date: 01 January 2010
This policy brief draws on current research to overview the anticipated climate change impacts in the GMS, particularly those relating to air pollution. In its key messages, the brief highlights ten adaptation tasks that need action, ranging from building climate impact assessment capacity to better disaster risk management planning.
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Publication
Date: 01 January 2009
This paper was produced by the by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with support from CEP-BCI. It explores a range of topics, including prospects for China's reforestation efforts, supply and demand for forest products and ecological services, key drivers of change, impacts of globalization, policy developments, and social objectives of forestry.
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Video
Date: 01 April 2008
The forest of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nurture a remarkable biodiversity and provide resources vital to human welfare and the region's economic prosperity. But these same forests are fragmenting and disappearing under pressure from rapid economic development, land conversion, and overuse.
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Video
Date: 01 April 2008
Conserving our Natural Heritage introduces the GMS Core Environment program, a joint action plan by Mekong countries to improve environmental management and promote sustainable development across the region.
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