International Symposium on Southeast Asian Tropical Rain Forest Research related with Climate Change and Biodiversity

To explore opportunities for synergy among reduction of greenhouse gas emission, biodiversity conservation, and local benefits

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September 25-26, 2012,　Tokyo（CIC Tokyo：Hiroshima University's Tokyo Office）

Co-Sponsors： National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)／ Hiroshima University (HU)

The Southeast Asian tropical forests not only have the highest biodiversity among the tropical forests in the world, but may also play a critical role in climate change mitigation and adaption. The forests, in particular the primary rainforests are however rapidly decreasing and degrading. Further understanding the current status of biodiversity and the potential of climate change mitigation and adaptation is urgently needed for the conservation and sustainable utilization of the vast tropical forests. This symposium will bring together leading scientists carrying out forward-looking researches on the Southeast Asian tropical forests to share information on the current status and discuss future opportunities and directions in exploring the Southeast Asian tropical forests from the perspectives of climate-related carbon-cycle observation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, conservation of biodiversity, ecological sustainability, and so on.