East Asia and Pacific
Environmental Initiative
USAID and State working with partners
protecting the environment and
improving livelihoods

Asia and Pacific regional links

Asia and Pacific

USAID Congressional Presentations
Congressional Presentation 2002: ANE Bureau
Congressional Presentation 2001: ANE Bureau
Congressional Presentation 2002 : Regional Activities
Congressional Presentation 2001 : Regional Activities

USAID R4 Documentation (Results Report and Resources Request)
Non-presence Country data base - USAID intranet users only

US State Department:  Missions online
US State Department:  Background notes

DOS Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
DOS
Background information on East Asian and Pacific countries and other geographic entities (pre-2001)

Institutions
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

The Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission is one of six FAO Regional Forestry Commissions that cover the world’s major geographic regions. The APFC, a forum for advising and taking action on key forestry issues, focuses on issues pertinent to Asia-Pacific, a region characterized by its diversity and rapid changes. Its activities are also shaped by shifts in international forestry paradigms, priorities and practices.

Global Gazetteer:  Directory of cities and towns

UNEP Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific.
    UNEP’s site on "Asia-Pacific Environmental Outlook –1997"
    Regional information: UNEP: Global environmental outlook : Asia and the Pacific

UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific

WRI - Matrix of Abstracted Environmental Strategies, Action Plans, and Assessments - Asia

Forests.org:  Asia & India Sub-Continent Forest Conservation News & Information

The Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN) is a regional network of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) for generating, sharing and disseminating information on or about sustainable development in upland or mountainous areas of the Asia-Pacific region.

The Virtual Library: Asian Studies
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Asian Studies - Asian Continent Information Resources

South East Asia

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN
)

International Development Research Centre Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia

UNDP South East Asia Sub-Regional Resources Facility (SEA-SURF)

North East Asia

UNDP Northeast Asia Sub-Regional Resource Facility (NEA-SURF)

Pacific

South Pacific Regional Environmental Program (SPREP)

The Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSnet) was initiated in 1997 as a follow up to the Barbados Programme of Action of 1994. It was recognized that all islands share common issues. SIDSnet was initiated by UNDP/SDNP and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).

Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library