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International Symposium

Synergy effects derived from the biodiversity conservation and local benefit in tropics (12/12)

Date: 12 December 2016 9:15-14:40 Venu: Campus Innovation Center (CIC) Tokyo Room 204,205 3-3-6 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023 View Agenda and Register Now! On 12 December, the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (4-1404) of the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan provides the networking opportunities to discuss on tools and schemes that drives synergy effects from the biodiversity conservation and local benefit in tropics at Campus Innovation Center (CIC) in Tokyo, Japan.This event, which will be held in English/Japanese, is free and open to the public. Co-organized by Hiroshima University, the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Waseda University, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), and Kyoto University. For your registration, please contact the symposium secretariat at Hiroshima University:maricocoma2@hiroshima-u.ac.jp On-site registration is also available. Program: 09:15 - 09:25 Opening remarks: T. Okuda (Hiroshima University) 09:25 - 10:10 Greeting remarks: - A. Nakano (Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation Bureau) - T. Takada (Vice president Hiroshima University) - Y. Yasuoka (Former Deputy DG, NIES) 10:10 - 11:50 Plenary session 10:10 - 10:30 Thaung Naing Oo (Director General Myanmar Forest Research Institute) 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break 10:50 - 11:10 M. Amano (Waseda University) 11:15 - 11:35 Ismail Harun (Deputy Director General, Forest Research Institute, Malaysia) 11:50 - 13:20 Lunch break 13:30 - 14:30 Panel discussion Tools and schemes for co-benefit & SATOYAMA initiatives, etc. - K. Morita (FFPRI) - Y. Takeuchi (NIES) - Mazlan Hashim (Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia) - T. Yamada (Hiroshima University) - Ei Hlaing (Myanmar Forest Department) 14:30-14:40 Closing remarks: T. Okuda (Hiroshima University) --------------------------------------------------------------- For more information, please contact: Toshinori Okuda, Professor (Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University) E-mail: okudat-empat@hiroshima-u.ac.jp --------------------------------------------------------------- * REDD+: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries ☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆ Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) REDD Research and Development Center Secretariat 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan E-mail: redd-rd-center@ffpri.affrc.go.jp