REGIONAL CONFERENCE:

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN TROPICAL PLANTED FORESTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

15th-18th January 2007

Parkcity Everly Hotel, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

1200

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ARRIVAL, CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION

DAY 1: Monday, January 15, 2007

0800	-	ARRIVAL, CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION
OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY Launching of the 88 Millionth Tree, Book and Regional Conference
0830	-	Assembly in Main Ball Room
1000	-	Arrival of Invited Guests and members of media
1015	-	Arrival of Ministers, Assistant Ministers, Head of Departments, local dignitaries.
1030	-	Arrival of YAB The Chief Minister of Sarawak.
	-	Video Screening
	-	Welcome remarks by Director of Forests YBhg Datu Cheong Ek Choon
	-	Keynote address by YAB The Chief Minister of Sarawak
	- -	Launching of Book by YAB The Chief Minister of Sarawak Presentation of Book to YAB The Chief Minister of Sarawak Presentation of Books by YAB the Chief Minister to Resident of Bintulu Local Community leaders in Bintulu Director of Education and Secondary schools, Headmasters in Bintulu.
	-	Planting of the 88 Millionth Tree by YAB The Chief Minister of Sarawak
	-	Official Opening of BCTPF 2007
	-	Presentation of BCTPF 2007 Conference Papers to YAB The Chief Minister of Sarawak
	-	Presentation of Momento
	-	Launch/ Media Conference

SESSION 1a : PLANNING AND MANAGEMANT Session Chair: Dr. William McShea Research Scientist, Conservation & Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, Virginia.
1400	-	Keynote: Dr. Wu Jianguo "Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscape"
1440	-	Speaker : Warren Ellis "The Planted Forests Project"
1500	-	Speaker : Christopher Garside "GIS Planning and Conservation in the Planted Forests Project"
1520	-	Speaker : Rob Stuebing "Biodiversity in Theory and Practice: Lessons from the Planted Forest Zone"
1540	-	TEA BREAK
SECTION 1b : PLANNING AND MANAGEMANT Session Chair: Dr. Wu Jianguo Professor, Faculty of Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
1600	-	Keynote : Dr. Graham Hall "Conservation Management Plan for the Planted Forest Zone (PFZ), Bintulu, Sarawak"
1640		Speaker : Azizan Juhin "The role of field stations in the conservation management of biodiversity in the Planted Forest Zone"
- END OF SESSION -
1930	-	DINNER

DAY 2: Tuesday, January 16, 2007

SESSION 2 : COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Session Chair : Dato Sri Earl of Cranbrook Chairman, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, The Natural History Museum, London
0830	-		Keynote : Dr. Rosie Cooney "Sustainable use of wildlife for conservation and livelihoods: international policy and practice"
0910	-		Speaker : Dr. C.H. Diong "Management of the bearded pig (Sus barbatus) "
0930	-		Speaker : Diana James Junau "Estimating sustainable use of the Bearded Pig in the Planted Forest Zone"
0950	-		Speaker : Dr. Lim Chan Koon "Edible Bird’s Nest: A Valuable and Renewable Resource in Grand Perfect Conservation Areas"
1010	-		Comments and Discussion
1030	-		TEA BREAK
SESSION 3 : COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND BIODIVERSITY Session Chair: Dr. Graham Hall Resource Management Specialist, Wildlife Management International, Australia
1100	-		Speaker : Dominic Retan Giah "Beekeeping in the Planted Forest Zone"
1120	-		Speaker : Dr. Markku Larjavaara "Diversity of trees in forestation and restoration in Southeast Asia"
1140			Speaker : Budi Ilahang "An Agroforestry system based on Clonal rubber : Alternatives to conserve biodiversity"
1200	-		Speaker : Dr. J. K. Sharma "Conservation of biodiversity in planted forests with people’s participation and emphasis on improving their livelihood"
1220	-		Comments and Discussion
- END OF SESSION -
1240	-		LUNCH
1300	-		FREE
SESSION 4a: BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AND MONITORING I Session Chair : Dr. Lim Chan Koon Senior Manager (Planning), Sarawak Forestry Corporation
1400		-		Keynote: Dr. Robert F. Inger "The significance of tropical planted forests in the conservation of Bornean biodiversity: An amphibian perspective"
1440		-		Speaker : Dr. Björn Lardner "Monitoring amphibians in tropical forests: identifying and minimizing sampling errors"
1500				Speaker : Ramlah Zainudin "Microhabitat utilization of Bornean Rana at several localities in Sarawak"
1520		-		Speaker : Dr. T. Ulmar Grafe "Monitoring amphibian diversity in a pristine lowland tropical rainforest: Baseline data for conservation"
1540		-		Speaker : Dr. Tan Heok Hui "Using indicator freshwater fish species for habitat conservation, with case studies from Borneo"
1600		-		Comments and Discussion
1620		-		TEA BREAK
SESSION 4b: BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AND MONITORING I Session Chair: Dr. Robert F. Inger. Curator Emeritus, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (USA)
1650		-		Keynote : Dato Sri Earl of Cranbrook "Sarawak through the Ice Ages to Present time: Environmental change & human impacts on the past and present distribution of mammals"
1730		-		Speaker : Dr. Phillip Piper " The potential of large protected plantation areas for the secure re-introduction of Borneo’s lost ‘Megafauna’: a case for the Malay Tapir tapirus indicus "
1750		-		Speaker : Dr. Don Wilson "Rapid Assessment of small mammal biodiversity"
1830		-		Comments and Discussion
-END OF SESSION-

DAY 3: Wednesday, January 17, 2007

SESSION 5a1: BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AND MONITORING II Session Chair : Dr. Don Wilson Senior Scientist, Division of Mammals Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
0830	-	Keynote : Dr. Benito Tan "Are there indicator bryophyte species for lowland rainforests in Asian tropics"
0910		Speaker : Dr. Jaap Jan Vermeulen "Bukit Sarang (Sarawak, Malaysia), an isolated limestone hill with an extraordinary snail fauna"
0930	-	Speaker : Serena Lee "The Flora of Bukit Sarang: The odd-man out"
0950	-	Speaker : Malcom Demies "Flora of Ulu Mayeng, Bukit Sarang Conservation Area"
1010		Comments and Discussion
1030	-	TEA BREAK
SESSION 5b: BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AND MONITORING II Session Chair : Dr. Jaap Jan Vermeulen Botanist, National Herbarium Netherlands, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
1100	-	Keynote : Dr. William McShea "The distribution of large mammals across the planted forest in Sarawak, Malaysia"
1140	-	Speaker : Dr. Frederick Sheldon "Determining the Diversity of Birds in Bornean Tree Plantations"
1200	-	Speaker : Dr. Han Kwai Hin "Hidden species in the Mueller’s rat (Sundamys muelleri) group and the Whitehead’s rat (Maxomys whiteheadi) group in the Planted Forest Zone"
1220	-	Comments and Discussion
1240	-	LUNCH
1300	-	FREE

Concurrent Session 5a2: BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AND MONITORING II Session Chair : Dr. Joseph Jawa Assistant Director, Forest Department Sarawak
0830	-	Speaker : Dr Junaidi Payne "WWF Malaysia’s role in Planted Forest and Pulp and Paper Industry"
0910		Speaker : Lucrecio L. Rebugio "Implications for Biodiversity Conservation In Tropical Planted Forests "
0930	-	Speaker : Dr. Stephen Elliot "Restoring Tropical Forests"
0950	-	Speaker : Nguyen Hoang Nghia "Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Planted Forests in Vietnam"
1010		Comments and Discussion
1030	-	TEA BREAK

Concurrent Session 6 : BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AND MONITORING III
		SESSION 6 (I) : Session Chair : Dr. Han Kwai Hin Associate Professor, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.	SESSION 6 (II) : Session Chair : Lucy Chong Research Manager, Forest Research Centre, SFC
1400	-	Speaker : Miguel Clϋsener-Godt "Biosphere Reserves as a Model for Integrated Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development In Tropical Planted Forests and Its Surroundings"	Speaker : Ch’ien Lee "Nepenthes and their ecotourism potential in the Planted Forests Project"
1420	-	Speaker : Belden Giman "Conservation of small carnivores in the Planted Forest Zone"	Speaker : Dr. Rusea Go "Padawan Orchids, Diversity and future prospects"
1440	-	Speaker : Dr. Joseph K Charles "Small mammal community structure in patches of kerangas forest invaded by Acacia spp. In the Berakas Forest Reserve" e"	Speaker : Dr. Peter Boyce "Mesophytic aroid niche endemics as indicators of forest biodiversity and species richness"
1500	-	Speaker : Roslina Ragai "A small mammal survey in the Planted Forest Zone"	Speaker : Wong Sin Yeng "Vicariant endemic aroid taxa on limestone isolates: Why limestone areas are so important"
1520	-	Speaker : Ravi Ramalingam "Insect Communities as a tool for measuring restoration efforts in the Western Ghats"	Speaker : P.J. Van Der Meer "Goods and Services from Cultivated Forests in India, Germany and the Netherlands"
1540	-	Comments and Discussion
- END OF SESSION -
1600	-	CLOSING CEREMONY
1630	-	TEA BREAK
1900	-	FREE

DAY 4:  Thursday, January 18, 2007 -Post Conference Tour

		Post Conference Tour (Day-Trip)
0700 1500	-	1) Bukit Sarang Conservation Area From Parkcity Everly Hotel to Kelebu jetty From Kelebu Jetty to Rh Ado-Speed boat. Breakfast and Tea at Rh Ado (Punan Longhouse) From Rh Ado to Bukit Sarang using by Boats. Visit and touring around Bukit Sarang. Visit the limestone cave & bird nest. Lunch at Bukit Sarang Field Station. Group photo session. Return to Bintulu.
0700 1300	- -	2) Binyo Penyilam Conservation Area From Bintulu wharf To Rh Joseph, Binyo by speed boat. Breakfast and Tea at Rh Joseph (Iban Longhouse) Touring around Penyilam mixed swamp forests by boat. Lunch at Pengkalan Resam Camp, Penyilam. Group photo session. Return to Bintulu.
0700	-	3) GP Nursery and Planted Forest Zone, Samarakan To Samarakan by shuttle bus. Briefing on the Planted Forests Project. Official Opening of the Nursery. Visit the Nursery, and Planting blocks. Visit Conservation Area and conservation activities Lunch Visit Bintulu Port Tower Return to Bintulu.