This report is designed to offer an assessment of natural capital policies and practices in ASEAN public and private sectors, as well as highlight current gaps and opportunities which aim to advance sustainable collective action and management of natural resources. This publication also presents for consideration the ASEAN Natural Capital Roadmap, a set of flagship programmes, which identifies relevant initiatives of companies and governments in the region, and focuses on economic activity as the catalyst of natural capital development.

This study, led by the ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment, the ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation on Biodiversity, and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity with the support of the European Union through the Enhanced Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (E-READI), is further envisioned to encourage ASEAN Member States to incorporate natural capital into planning and decision-making processes at the national and regional levels.