Malaysia to host third Asean Conference on Biodiversity in March

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will play host to the third Asean Conference on Biodiversity (ACB 2020) in March and expects to see some 500 local and international participants from Asean and megadiverse countries.

Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar said the conference will feature discussions on the development of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and progress made by the Asean member states in achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.