55th Foundation Day: ASEAN symbolizes the spirit of solidarity and peace ASEAN symbolizes the spirit of solidarity and peaceful, prosperous and socially responsible ASEAN Community. The theme of this years ASEAN Day is “Stronger Together” that invites and welcomes the forw...

Happy #ASEANDay 2022! 55 years on with a renewed hope for #pollution reduction, #pollutionprevention, and promotion of more and better #informationtransparency #RTK in line #sustainabledevelopmentgoals! #SDGs
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Southeast Asia Globe on X: "From the Digest: our 2017 piece covered #Vietnam's jailing of a 22-year old blogger for reporting on the #environmental damage of a toxic chemical spill. https://t.co/qgLf9SjoTb" / X From the Digest: our 2017 piece covered #Vietnam's jailing of a 22-year old blogger for reporting on the #environmental damage of a toxic chemical spill. https://t.co/qgLf9SjoTb

Despite recent progress on efforts to reduce #agricultural #pesticides use, and attempts to improve #AirQuality via #renewableenergy, #Vietnam continues to fail when it comes to #informationtransparency and #environmental Right-to-Know #RTK. #SDG16.7 #SDG16.10
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"In many cases, the results of citizen science advocacy works contribute to policy changes at the local and national level..." Communities working together to take ownership of health and #environment is requisite to greater govt. #informationtransparency.
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Freedom In ASEAN Summed Up In A Week Civil liberties and human rights such as the freedom of expression and freedom of press, have not progressed much in Southeast Asia.

#informationtransparency is a key element of 'good' #environmental #governance. Worldwide governance indicators show that the top 10 nations in 2018 with the highest environmental performance index also score highest in 'Voice and Accountability.'
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"...collaboration across them is difficult to impossible, and the data in them is controlled by corporations and used in ways we did not consent to. To add insult to injury, we created all the information in those sealed wells." #GetGee #HeatherMarsh #InformationTransparency #AvailableToAll