Introduction

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Tropical peatlands are common in Southeast Asia (about 70%), especially in Indonesia. They are significant carbon sinks and store large amounts of carbon and their damage can significantly impact on the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide. They contain 50,000-70,000 million tons of carbon (about 3% of global soil carbon), although they cover only about 0.25% of the earth's surface or about 380,000 square kilometers.

Tropical peatlands support various ecosystems and are home to many endangered species including orangutans. The original peat swamp forest contains many valuable timber trees and many other useful products for local communities, such as bark, resin, and latex. Changes in land use and fires, mainly related to the plantations development and logging (deforestation and drainage) reduce this carbon store and contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The problems posed by the development of tropical peatlands mainly stem from a lack of understanding of the ecosystem complexity and the fragility of the relationship between peat and forest.
Tropical peatlands are one of our important ecosystems that can be used to support our lives. The conservation, restoration and responsible use of biodiversity in peatlands will continuously support our future lives. Indonesia continues to develop its country. It is recommended that any development framework should provide conditions that allow for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. It also provides more balance sharing benefits and reduces the drivers of biodiversity loss.

THEME:
Tropical Peatland Biodiversity: Enhancing Conservation, Restoration, and Responsible Use Sustainable Development
SUB-THEMES:
1. Genetic diversity
2. Diversity of species
3. Diversity of ecosystems
4. Ethnobiology
5. Life Science and Technology


TIME AND PLACE:

Place : HOTEL GOLDEN TULIP PONTIANAK.
Jl. Teuku Umar No. 39, Pontianak 78117, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Tel.: +62-561-6597889
Date : 14 October 2017
Time : 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. WIB
 

Note: All manuscripts relating to the sub-themes can be submitted.

 

WAIVER:

A waiver is eligible to:

1. Indonesian graduate students (Mahasiswa Pascasarjana).  For free of charge, please send your full text-paper (manuscript) no later than September 23, 2017 (to biodiversitas@gmail.com). The selected manuscript will be invited for a free presentation.

2. Faculty member and student of Universitas Tanjungpura Pontianak. For free of charge, please contact Dr. Dwi Astiani (+62 899 9609 969; io.untan@gmail.com) to discuss your manuscript and get a waiver recommendationfor your manuscript.

3. Member of the Society for Indonesian Biodiversity. All members of the SIB/MBI are not charged for this presentation.

 

MAIN ORGANIZER:

 Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak

Society for Indonesian Biodiversity