than a 70% increase in species listed as threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list between 2011 and 2020 (Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot, 2020). The natural richness of the 4 biogeographic regions of Southeast Asia reflects its inherent wealth, including as a power-house for carbon sequestration and for future products for food, shelter and biomaterials as well as new medicines to support better health and wellness. Strategies are therefore urgently needed to address conservation and protection issues so as to ensure that anthropogenic activities such as expansion of agro-industry, wildlife trade, hydropower development in Southeast Asia, do not strip the region of its intrinsic wealth and thus impact people’s livelihood and well-being. Kindly refer to Annex 1 for a more detailed description of the Southeast Asian Landscape.
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