Malaysia is a study in contrasts: a mega-diverse country at the verge of reaching advanced economy status. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the country has transformed in more ways than one over the course of its development journey. Edmund Bon, the Chair and Malaysia representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Committee on Human Rights provides insights into how attitudes in his country have changed towards nature, IPLCs and human rights, and how businesses have adapted. Evidencing a value-shift, the country has recently adopted a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAPBHR) which contains strong environmental provisions. How can this NAPBHR instrument be used to halt and reverse biodiversity loss? What role does ASEAN have to play? And how do bring human rights and environmental sustainability work closer together? Join us for an illuminating discussion with Edmund Bon, on these and other issues, on the newest episode of the Nature Pledge.

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