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Stay updated on what IZE members in Asia are doing to promote conservation efforts in their areas. Learn about education programs, browse the list of IZE members and their regions, and find contact information for the Regional Representative.


North and Southeast Asia

North and Southeast Asia consists of Burma, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Regional Update
By Regional Representative
Isabel Li (March 2011)

Learn more about the exciting events in North and Southeast Asia. Read the full report.

Third Asian Zoo Educators' Conference

The third Asian Zoo Educators’ Conference was held at Taipei Zoo September 18-22, 2011 with the theme "Focus On Rainforest Eco-System Thinking”. Seventy-seven participants representing 38 organizations from 14 regions attended the conference.
The presentation abstracts are available as well as a conference evaluation. The conference website also offers a wrap-up of the conference. http://newweb.zoo.gov.tw/azec2011/


South Asia

The South Asia region consists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.


Regional Update
By Regional Representative
Meena Nareshwar (October 2011)

Read more about the events and activities throughout South Asia.


Conservation Education Network Retreat

Educators in South Asia have created a Conservation Education Network, which is an assemblage of people working on conservation education to interact and share experiences, concerns, assess strengths and weaknesses, and explore avenues for collaborations. Each year, they organize a retreat which enables the participants to gather, meet educators from other institutions, and learn from these educators and the host facility. Read about the latest retreat, which was hosted by the Keystone Foundation on October 10, 2010.

Ceenario, Edition 50

Learn more about the Centre for Environmental Education's recent events, through their newsletter, "ceenario".

Past editions can be also be viewed: Edition 45, Edition 46, Edition 48, and Edition 49.

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Asia Membership List

The IZE Membership List is updated quarterly. This list was last updated September 30, 2011.

Country First name Last name Organization
China Xu                                                Ping                                                  Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
China YiMei      Wang      Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Hong Kong Lily (Cheung Ling Li, Lily) Cheung Ocean Park Hong Kong
Hong Kong Tracy (Lau Cheuk Ying, Tracy) Lau Ocean Park Hong Kong
Hong Kong Isabel (Li Mei Ying, Isabel) Li Ocean Park Hong Kong
Hong Kong Jane (Ng Po Chu, Jane) Ng Ocean Park Hong Kong
India Meena Nareshwar                          Centre for Environment Education
India Mamatha      Sathyanarayana De Paul Residential School and College
India Parag Dhakate Forest Department
India Tanuja Dasharath Haunsbhavi Nature Conservation Foundation
India K.B. Markandaiah Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens
India Payal Molur   Bhojwani Go Wild Workshops
India BA Daniel Zoo Outreach Organisation
India Rengasamy Marimuthu Zoo Outreach Organisation
India Sally Walker Zoo Outreach Organisation
Iran Mehdi Mojtahedi Damavand Azad Universit
Japan Fumio Kajiura Kurashiki University of Science and Arts
Japan Hiroyuki Takahashi Chiba Zoological Park

 

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