Speaker: Mr Belden Giman
Date: 20th June 2009 (Satturday)
Time: 02.00 pm
Venue: New World 3, Level 5.
The Sarawak Planted Forest (pulp and paper) Project (SPFP), Bintulu Division target is to plant the fast growing Acacia mangium species for the supply of pulp and paper industry. Large forested areas of the SPFP are reserved for conservation of flora and fauna in the project. The Conservation Program for the SPFP is based on cooperative studies with local and international experts on biodiversity, conducting biological inventories with
Conservation Program staff, university students and NGOs. The SPFP Conservation program is supporting awareness program for nature and conservation works besides cataloging the species richness of the SPFP, and to develop an effective long-term biodiversity conservation models for the SPFP.
Speaker Profile:
Mr Belden Giman was formerly graduated from University Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus in 2004 taking a general Forestry courses for 3 years. He has worked with the Conservation department since January 2005 and dedicated most of his hours of work on mammals in the SPFP. His main interest is emphasizing toward the long-term population of mammals and avifauna (birds) in the SPFP. He is currently working as a research partner with UTAR personnel on the Habitat Suitability of Small Carnivores in monoculture plantation. His main research work now is on mammals’ population trends monitoring in plantation by utilizing remote trip camera. As for bat, data and information collection had just started by doing surveys at several caves and sites within the plantation boundary. This talk provides a platform of exposure for exchanging ideas and methodologies with other expertise.
We welcome all who are interested.
Free Admission
1 comment:
I hope more members can come to the talk...
Thanks for those who came.
Only active members will be invited to field visits.
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