Hi everyone,
this sounds lovely and includes veteran mangrove researchers like Sasekumar
and CVC as trainers at a nice location. Limited to 15 places, RM1,000More
details and sign up form at: http://snipr.com/4fqa4-rw6b38

Cheerio!

Siva
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WORKSHOP on MANGROVE VALUES & SERVICES
11 ¡V 16 JANUARY 2009 MANGROVE RESEARCH CENTRE
CAREY ISLAND, SELANGOR

Mangrove Value & Services Workshop
Institute of Biological Sciences
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA

Carey Island is one of 8 mangrove islands of the Klang-Langat Delta. The
island is now an
oil palm plantation managed by Sime Darby, and currently being developed as
an eco-
plantation destination for tourism. The surrounding islands, including Pulau
Tengah and
Pulau Kelang, have significant mangrove cover, and are important to
migratory birds.
Mangrove Research Centre is the brainchild of the Institute of Biological
Sciences,
University of Malaya and Sime Darby Plantation. It was established in 2007
as a centre
dedicated to mangrove and coastal ecosystem research. It has dry and wet
laboratories,
meeting and seminar rooms.

Objectives of Workshop
¡ã To provide knowledge and create awareness ofthe values and services of the
mangrove
ecosystem
¡ã To train stakeholders on assessment andvaluation techniques of mangrove
resources
and services
¡ã To equip stakeholders on the availablemethods of mangrove rehabilitation
vis-a-vis
shoreline protection

The major themes of the training programme are:
¡ã Assessment of mangrove biodiversity for mangrove flora and fauna.
¡ã Valuation of mangrove goods and services
¡ã Mangrove forest mapping using Geographical
Information System
¡ã Coastal eco-engineering methods for mangrove rehabilitation

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: sasekumar gapillay <sasekumarga@...>
Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Subject: Mangrove Workshop 111-16th January 2009
To: sivaNUS sivasothi <sivasothi@...>, sivasothi siva <
otterman@...>


Hello Siva,
Would any of your juniors or Singa colleagues be interested
in the above Workshop being held 11-16th January 2009. Postgraduate student
may gain much from it.

Thanks,


Sasekumar, A.
Institute of Biol. Sciences,
Univ. Malaya


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