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The International Workshop:

" Human Dimension on the Management of Peatlands in Southeast Asia"

1-2 December 2003, The University of Palangka Raya, Palangka Raya, INDONESIA

 

Organized by:
Hokkaido University, RC for Biology-LIPI and University of Palangka Raya

 

Scope:

The importance of peatland management and research on wetland ecosystem in Southeast Asia is still increasing since the later half of the 20th century. However, some mismanagement of weteland, especially peatland in Southeast Asia during these periods has occurred and has lead to destruction of natural resources and increased degraded land. In order to gather newest scientific information concerning the peatlands of the areas, Hokkaido University and Research Center for Biology, LIPI have collaborated since 1997 to do a cooperative research in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia under a JSPS-LIPI core university program. Some results of the cooperative research during these periods have also pointed out the importance of human dimensions such as socio-economics fields on the management of the peatlands.

Standing on this point of view, in order to gather, discuss and formulate in more accurate the recent findings and opinions concerning the human dimensions on the management of peatlands, The Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, The Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and University of Palangka Raya are planning to organize a workshop.

 

Topics:

Topics to be discussed on the workshop are:
1. Education, on environment and regional management
2. Culture and social system
3. Welfare and sanitation
4. Land use and regional economics

 

Conference language:
English

 

Sponsored by:

JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

LIPI (The Indonesian Institute of Sciences)

University of Palangka Raya

 

Supported by:

BPPT (Agency for the Assessment and Development of Technology, Ministry of Research and Technology)

CIMTROP (Centre for International Cooperation in Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatland, University of Palangka Raya)

CSEAS (The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University)

IPB (Bogor Agricultural University)

ITB (Bandung Institute of Technology)

STRAPEAT ("Strategies for Implementing Sustainable Management of Peatlands of Borneo)

 

Important dates:

31 October 2003: Entry of participant name and title of presentation

15 November 2003: Dead line for abstract

30 November 2003: Registration

1 December 2003: Workshop

2 December 2003: Workshop

3 December 2003: fixed excursion

4 December 2003: free excursion

31 January 2004: Dead line for proceedings

 

Contact addresses:

For preliminary registration and submission of abstracts:
 

Dr. Hidenori Takahashi
Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
E-mail: htaka@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Tel: +81-11-706-2221 Fax: +81-11-706-4867

 

Dr. Herwint Simbolon
R. Center for Biology, LIPI, Bogor 16122, Indonesia
E-mail: herbolon@indo.net.id  
Tel: + 62-251-322035 Fax: +62-251-336538

 

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