ECO ASIA (Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific), hosted by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment yearly since 1991, aims to provide a forum for free and open exchange of views among environmental ministers in the region. Under ECO ASIA, two international workshops were held from 1994 to 2001: "The International Workshop for ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project" and "The International Workshop for ECO ASIA NET". Based on its ten years experience, the subsidiary ECO ASIA PANEL was launched in 2002.

Date:

September 13 (sat)-14 (sun), 2008

Venue:

Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan

Tentative agenda:

1) Actions for Biodiversity towards 2010
2) Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

For further information,
 Kyoko Hoshino (Ms.), Noriko Aramaki (Ms.)
  Secretariat for the ECO ASIA 2008 c/o Congress Corporation
  Kohsai-kaikan Bldg., 5-1 Kojimachi Chiyoda-ku,
  Tokyo 102-8481, Japan
  Tel: +81-3-5216-5551 / Fax: +81-3-5216-5552
  E-mail: apce2008eco@congre.co.jp

Reports on ECO ASIA

Following are the reports on ECO ASIA, and international workshop and ECO ASIA PANEL.

• 2007 8-9 September Fukuoka, Japan
• 2006 24-25 June Saitama, Japan
• 2005 4-5 June Gifu, Japan
• 2004 19-20 June Tottori, Japan
• 2003 7-8 June Kanagawa, Japan
• 2001 13-14 Oct Tokyo, Japan
• 2000 3 SEP Kitakyushu, Japan
• 1999 4-5 SEP Sapporo, Japan
• 1998 19-20 SEP Sendai, Japan
• 1997 7-8 SEP Kobe, Japan
• 1996 26-27 MAY Gunma, Japan
• 1995 21-22 JUN Shizuoka Japan
• 1994 21-22 JUN Saitama, Japan
• 1993 30 JUN - 1 JULY Chiba, Japan
• 1991 4-5 JUL Tokyo, Japan

Reports on ECO ASIA PANEL

• First 2002 29-30 JUL Hayama, Japan

Reports on International Workshop under ECO ASIA

1. The International Workshop for ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project
   • Eighth 2001 27-28 FEB
   • Seventh 2000 22-23 FEB
   • Sixth 1999 10-11 MAR
   • Fifth 1998 3-4 MAR
   • Forth 1996 14-15 OCT
   • Third 1996 11-13 MAR
   • Second 1995 27 FEB - 1 MAR
   • First 1994 16-17 MAR
   "A Long-term Perspective on Environment and Development in the Asia-Pacific Region" 1997 MAR
2. The International Workshop on ECO-ASIA NET (Environmental Information Network in Asia and the Pacific)
   • Second 1998 3-4 FEB Tokyo, Japan
   • First 1996 16-17 OCT Tokyo, Japan
   "GUIDELINES FOR THE CONFIGURATION OF ECO ASIA NET" 4 February 1998