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In the island forests of the western Pacific, there’s an otherworldly animal known as the Philippine tarsier.
With bat ears, suction cup–like fingers, and giant golden eyes, the creatures would be easy to mistake for extras on a sci-fi movie set. But in fact, tarsiers are primates and distant relatives of humans.
“They really look like little aliens jumping from tree to tree,” says Gab Mejia, a National Geographic Explorer and photographer based in the Philippines.
The Philippines’ 7,600-plus islands are the cradle for a mind-boggling number of diverse species. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 5 percent of the world’s plant species live in the Philippines. And nearly half of the creatures found on these islands exist nowhere else.
ASEAN Heritage Parks Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia and Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex in Thailand host gaurs, one of the largest cattle species in the world. Photo courtesy of the ASEAN Heritage Parks programme. Photo by ACB.
LAGUNA, Feb. 11 The Lunar New Year is widely celebrated in the ASEAN region, particularly in member states where the event is declared a national holiday. With optimism and renewed hope for healing and recovery, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) joins the ASEAN Member States (AMS) in celebrating the start of the Lunar Year of the Ox.
Today, we also take the opportunity to highlight the crucial role of the wild large-horned mammals belonging to the family of bovine species across the ASEAN region. While their contribution to the people’s nutrition and livelihood are invaluable, the presence of these herbivores contributes to the health and productivity of ecosystems. Apart from adding balance to the food chain as prey for predators, wild ox or
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A person watching for the critically endangered tamaraws in Mounts Iglit-Baco National Park in the Philippines. Rangers at the national park received help from a crowdfunding campaign after business stalled from the COVID-19 pandemic. Andy Nelson, Flickr
Lockdown has had virtually no impact on global warming – and we’re still set for a 3-degree Celsius rise in temperatures by 2100.
As the pandemic decimates global tourism, crowdfunding and fintech are safeguarding both livelihoods and biodiversity across Southeast Asia.