Note: This article was originally published in The Borneo Bulletin on 14 September 2017. ERIA was mentioned.

ITO Tadahiko, Japan’s State Minister of Environment in his opening remarks yesterday morning at the 15th Asean+3 Environment Ministers Meeting (APT EMM) held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) announced a new environmental cooperation between Asean and Japan named ‘Asean-Japan Environment Coo-peration Initiative’. (Read the full article by using the link above).