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         ASEAN AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE
                     AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Objective
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     To promote joint and individual State action for the
conservation and management of the natural resources of the ASEAN
Region.

Summary of provisions
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     The Parties agree to promote joint or individual State action:

     (a)  To preserve genetic diversity by ensuring the
conservation and preservation of all species in their jurisdiction
especially by protecting endangered species and conserving endemic
species (arts. 1, 3 and 5);

     (b)  To maintain harvested species through sound management
and ensure sustainable utilization (arts. 1, 4 and 6);

     (c)  To take measures towards soil conservation, improvement
and rehabilitation, to conserve underground and surface water and to
take all appropriate measures towards air quality management (arts.
1, 10 and 11);

     (d)  To conserve ecological processes by reducing, controlling
or preventing environmental degradation and pollution (arts. 1, 10
and 11);

     (e)  To set up protected areas including natural parks and
reserves to conserve biological diversity, and especially endangered
species;

     (f)  To ensure that the conservation and management of natural
resources is an integral part of development planning both at the
national and regional levels (art. 2, chapters VI and VII);

     (g)  To harmonize the utilization of shared resources without
prejudice to the environment and avoid transfrontier environmental
effects (arts. 19 and 20);

     (h)  To cooperate in the formulation of and adoption of
protocols to prescribe agreed measures, procedures and standards to
implement the agreement (art. 24).

Membership
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     Open for ratification by member States of the Association of
South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

     Date of adoption               9. 7.1985
     Place of adoption              Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
     Date of entry into force       Not yet in force
     Language                       English
     Depositary                     The Association of South East
                                    Asian Nations

     Participant                     Signature
     -----------                     ----------

     Brunei Darussalam                9. 7.1985
     Indonesia                        9. 7.1985
     Malaysia                         9. 7.1985
     Philippines                      9. 7.1985
     Singapore                        9. 7.1985
     Thailand                         9. 7.1985

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