Environmental Cooperation-Asia (ECO-Asia) eNewsletter Volume 5, Number 3, Quarter 3 FY 2010 (April 1, 2010 June 30, 2010)

Environmental Cooperation-Asia (ECO-Asia), a program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), promotes regional cooperation on the environment by demonstrating best practices and sharing experiences across Asia. Focus areas include: improved access to clean water and sanitation; improved environmental governance; sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation; and investment in clean energy technologies. For more information, please visit www.usaid.eco-asia.org.

This eNewsletter contains the following stories:
 
CLIMATE AND ENERGY
 
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE PROGRAM (CDCP)
• USAID Teams with Asian Development Bank to Establish Asia-Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy Governance and Regulation
• Clean Energy Projects in China, Philippines Receive Financing
• Clean Energy Capacity-Building for Banks in Indonesia 
• India Launches State Energy Conservation Fund
 
U.S.-CHINA SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS PARTNERSHIP (SBP)
• USAID Supports USA Pavilion’s Carbon Neutral Commitment at World Expo
• USAID Scales Up Efforts to Develop a National Energy Performance Rating System for China
 
GUANGDONG ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP (GEP)
• Experts Share Energy-Saving Ideas with Chinese “SMEs”
• EHS Training of Trainers Advances Clean Production, Energy and GHG Accounting in Chinese Enterprises
 
U.S.-CHINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CLIMATE ACTION (PCA)
• USAID Promotes Energy Efficiency in Grids
• California Shares Experiences with China on Efficiency Power Plants
• USAID Partnership Provides GHG Accounting Training in China
• Major Chinese Utility Seeks to Promote, Catalyze Energy Savings
 
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
 
ASEAN WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (ASEAN-WEN)
• ASEAN Countries Welcome Standardized Training Tools for Biodiversity Protection
• China Seeks Greater Engagement with ASEAN-WEN
• Cambodia Establishes Wildlife Law Enforcement Coordination Unit and Task Force

ASIA REGIONAL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM (ARBCP)
• USAID Program in Vietnam Shares Lessons Learned in Payment for Ecosystems Services
• Bamboo is a Growth Business in Vietnam
• USAID Program Hosts Regional REDD Workshop in Hanoi
 
RESPONSIBLE ASIA FORESTRY AND TRADE (RAFT)
• “Creative” Initiative Engages Youth in Promoting Responsible Teak Management in Lao PDR
• REDD Learning Network Explores Lessons from Forest Certification
• Training Workshop Expands Skills of Conflict Management Practitioners on Responsible Forestry
• First China-Indonesia Technical Expert Working Group on Sustainable Forest Management and Trade Meeting Held in Beijing
 
U.S. SUPPORT TO THE CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE (USCTI)
• Coral Triangle Countries Develop a Regional Marine Protected Area Network
• U.S. Training Provides Coral Triangle Countries with Tools to Adapt to Climate Change
• U.S. Commerce Secreta ry Highlights U.S., Indonesia and Coral Triangle Initiative Efforts to Prevent Illegal Fishing
 
WATER AND SANITATION
 
SUSTAINABLE WATER SERVICES
• WaterLinks Develops Roadmap for Replication and Scale Up of Best Practices at Regional Forum
• Water Companies from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Receive WaterLinks Awards
• WaterLinks: Indian Water Operators Partner Begin Replication of Model for Continuous Water Supply 
• WaterLinks: Indonesia and Philippines Complete Partnership on Expanding Service to Underserved 
 
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
 
ASIAN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (AECEN)
•         West Bengal Replicates Environmental Compliance Assistance Center in Chemicals Sector
•         AECEN Launches New “EIA” Initiative in Asia
•         Environment Agencies from Korea and Maldives Join AECEN
 
Addressing transboundary conflict in the mekong river basin
•         Cambodia and Lao PDR Agree to Establish a Transboundary Committee to Promote Sustainable Fisheries in the Mekong
 
U.S.-CHINA PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
•         USAID Strengthens China’s Environmental Justice Sector through Fellowship Program
•         USAID Builds Capacity for China’s Next Generation of Judges and Law Professors
•         USAID Assists Chinese Prosecutors to Strengthen Law Enforcement
•         USAID Assists Guangzhou Court in Changing Policies for Water Pollution Cases