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CHAPTER
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Ethics of Sustainability and

Biodiversity in ASEAN

Link to webinar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzEr0CeqmCg&t=3920s

he best example currently in ASEAN of emerging ethics is the awareness that
the region must take a position on sustainable atmospheric emissions and
Tmanagement of pollution and waste. ASEAN is described as being one of worst
affected regions by the United Nations. The issue is no longer emerging but has become
existential as floods, typhoons, heat waves, and rising sea levels across Southeast Asia
impact populations. As for preserving biodiversity in ASEAN, the region has oone of the
planet’s richest concentrations of diversity of life on land and under the sea.
What our speakers discuss are the obstacles to reaching strong commitments
and taking action. The dilemma for ASEAN as for the developing world elsewhere is that
we want to maintain fast economic development but now see how that development is

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