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INDONESIA
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Marine
Biodiversity Loss in Spermonde Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia:
Assessing Capacity and Impacts of Destructive Fishing
Practices
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Study Leader:
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Dr. Arief Wicaksono
International Marinelife Alliance-Indonesia
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The study was conducted in Spermonde Islands, which
comprises three districts: Pangkep, Maros and the Municipality
of Makassar, under the Province of South Sulawesi.
The study aimed to measure the loss
of marine biological diversity due to destructive fishing
practices, its impact on the quality of life of local
inhabitants and the productivity of marine habitats.
The project also studied the socio economic, ecological,
and fisheries issues. Results of this study will become
the base for comprehensive and thorough interventions
to conserve the archipelago.. [more] |
| Project
Title: |
Identification
of Coral Reef Biodiversity Toward Reef Conservation
of the Krakatau Islands in Lampung Province,Indonesia
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Study Leader:
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Dr. Endang L. Widiastuti
University of Lampung,Indonesia
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|  The
study was conducted from January to December 2002 in
the 11 sampling sites of the major islands: Sertung,Panjang
and Rakata of Krakatau comprising about 42,608 m2
.It aimed to determine and evaluate the existing coral
reefs and existing environmental factors closely correlated
to life forms.The study showed that the average percent
cover of living hard corals was 45.64%,with the highest
at 71.80%and the lowest, 22.93%. Two rare species of
hard corals -Lobophyllia hemprichii (Ehrenberg,1834)
and Echinopora hirsutissima (Edward & Haime,
1849) were observed. About 43 coral species consisting
of 17 genus,and at least 5 genus of the soft corals
were found. The average percent cover of soft corals
was 9.94%, with the highest at 22.72%and the lowest,
2.62%...[more]
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PHILIPPINES
| Project
Title: |
Inventory
of Scleractinian Corals of the Pacific Coast of the
Philippines,
Part 1: Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao
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Study Leader:
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Dr.Wilfredo Y.Licuanan
Marine Environment and Resources Foundation, Inc. UP-Diliman,
Quezon City, Philippines
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|  The
study was conducted from January to December 2002 in
the 11 sampling sites of the major islands: Sertung,Panjang
and Rakata of Krakatau comprising about 42,608 m2
.It aimed to determine and evaluate the existing coral
reefs and existing environmental factors closely correlated
to life forms.The study showed that the average percent
cover of living hard corals was 45.64%,with the highest
at 71.80%and the lowest, 22.93%. Two rare species of
hard corals -Lobophyllia hemprichii (Ehrenberg,1834)
and Echinopora hirsutissima (Edward & Haime,
1849) were observed. About 43 coral species consisting
of 17 genus,and at least 5 genus of the soft corals
were found. The average percent cover of soft corals
was 9.94%, with the highest at 22.72%and the lowest,
2.62%...[more]
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THAILAND
| Project
Title: |
Strategies
for Sustainable Management of Fishery Resources in the
Pasak olasid Reservoir, Thailand through Ecological
and Socio-economic Assessment
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Study Leader:
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Prof Dr.Ladda Wongrat
Kasetsart University, Thailand
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|  We
are fully aware of the degradation of water resources
due to impacts of various human activities such as deforestation,
agriculture, aquaculture and industries. The number
of reservoirs is increasing to contain more water for
human consumption.But all these reservoirs are not well
managed.Reservoirs are also used for fish production
in most Asian countries. Reservoir fisheries provide
a very important cheap source of protein for rural communities.
This is true for all developing countries in the region,including
Thailand....[more]
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| Project
Title: |
Community
forest management and rehabilitation as means of biodiversity
conservation: Case study at Thung Soong community forest
in Krabi, Thailand
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Study Leader:
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Dr. Damrong Pipatwattanakul
Kasetsart University, Thailand
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|  The
study is being carried out at Ban Thung Soong village
located at Krabi province in the southern part of Thailand.The
conceptual framework of the project focuses on a better
understanding of mechanisms of man-environment interactions
and their effects on biodiversity,and translate these
knowledge to precise management guidelines...[more]
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VIETNAM
| Project
Title: |
Genetic
Variation in the Threatened Cycads: Cycas dolichopylla
and C. ferruginea (Cycadaceae) in Vietnam
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Study Leader:
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Nguyen Minh Tam, Nguyen
T. Phuong Trang, and L. Triest
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources Vrije
Universitteit Brussel, Belgium
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|  The
project investigated 13 enzyme systems of two cycad
species: Cycas dolichophylla and C. ferruginea in five
provinces:Tuyen Quang,Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Ninh Binh
and Thanh Hoa. Six enzymes of the two species were used
to estimate the levels and distribution of genetic diversity
at population, sub-population and species levels. With
12 loci in 4 populations of C.dolichopylla examined,
the proportion of polymorphic loci was 87%, with 2.4
alleles at the species level as well as per locus at
population level....[more]
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| Project
Title: |
Community
forest management and rehabilitation as means of biodiversity
conservation: Case study at Thung Soong community forest
in Krabi, Thailand
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Study Leader:
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Dr. Damrong Pipatwattanakul
Kasetsart University, Thailand
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|  The
major objective of the project was to assess the biological
and economic values of two focal beneficial hymenopteran
groups, namely: Vespidae, aculeate social groups as
pollinators/predators; and Braconidae and Ichneumonidae,
groups of wasps as potential parasitoids for biological
control of target insect pests....[more]
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