Science-policy dialogue on challenges of global environmental change in Southeast Asia

Abstract

The aPN's activities continue to grow and this has warranted a supplement to Issue 3 of our Science Bulletin. The supplement showcases 12 activities that were conducted in 2012 and early 2013 that sit outside the aPN's core programmes of activities, the arcP and caPaBLe Programmes.Showcasing articles from two focused activities that began in 2010 with funding from the Ministry of the environment, Japan, the supplement reports two featured projects from the Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Land Use (EBLU) scientific focus; and two from Resources Utilisation and Pathways for Sustainable Development (RUSD). The articles highlight issues such as solid waste management, emerging work on biochar development and the UNfccc-driven reDD+ and MrV system and their importance for sustaining healthy forest ecosystems in Southeast asia.