Session Title:

Application of Ecosystem Approach towards Sustainable Resource Management in Tropics

22 Nov 2005, 14:00-19:00
Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur, Bunga Raya Room

Time Presentation Title Presenter Affiliation
14:00-14:00 1. Opening Remarks Ohtsuka R. National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
14:10-14:30

2. Key note speech:
"Ecosystem approaches to forestry: The secret is in the canopy"

Chairman: Ohtsuka R(NIES)

Ashton P.S. Harvard University, USA
14:30-14:45

3. The ecosystem approach for sustainable forest management: An introduction of ongoing research project in Peninsular Malaysia and further development of network in Asian countries

Chairman: Ohtsuka R(NIES)

Okuda T. National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

4. Evaluation of ecosystem service and its changes

Chairman: Mazlan H (UTM)

14:45-15:00 4.1. Impact of logging on the flowering of logging target species Nishimura S. Forest Research Institute Malaysia
15:00-15:15 4.2. Impacts of logging on genetic diversity of two dipterocarps with contrasting breeding systems Lee S.L. Forest Research Institute Malaysia
15:15-15:45 Tea Break
15:45-16:00 4.3. The gibbon group in the fragmented area adjacent Pasoh’s Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Kullatida M. Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research
16:00-16:15 4.4. Carbon cycle of tropical forests Liang N.S. Center for Global Environmental Research, NIES, Japan
16:15-16:30 4.5. Water shed protection - impacts of logging and landuse changes on watershed ecosystem Zulkifli Y. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
16:30-16:45 4.6 Changing forest use in indigenous community in relation to rural development Naito D. Kyoto University, Japan
16:45-17:00 Discussion
17:00-17:20 Break

5. Scaling-up Tools for the evaluation of ecosystem services

Chairman: Okuda, T (NIES)

17:20-17:35 5.1. Remote sensing on landuse change and their impact on bimass Mazlan H. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
17:35-17:50 5.2. Socio – economic approach for Evaluation of ecosystem services and goods Rusli Mohd Universiti Putra Malaysia
17:50-18:00 Discussion

6. Prospective study and Further collaboration in Asian network employing ecosystem approach

Chairman: Okuda, T (NIES)

18:00-18:15 6.1. Myanmar: Current situation of monitoring on forests and ecosystem services in Myanmar Nyi Nyi Kyaw Forest Research Institute, Myanmar
18:15-18:30 6.2. Information and analysis for forest management planning: Linking the efforts of royal Government in Cambodia Samreth Vanna Forest and Wildlife Science Research Institute, Cambodia
18:30-18:45 6.3. Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park Management project in Indonesia Miura K. Japan Wildlife Research Center
18:45-18:55 7. General discussion: Review and comments for further study in ecosystem management Okuda T. National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
18:55-19:00 8. Closing Remarks Ab. Rahim Nik Forest Research Institute Malaysia

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