5th International Flora Malesiana Symposium

9-14 September 2001, SYDNEY, Australia

Status of Botany in Malesian Countries Mini-symposium

a symposium on the state of resources, infrastructure and progress within individual Malesian countries

Co-ordinator: Marco Roos (Roos@nhn.leidenuniv.nl)

Venue:

Conference and Symposium: Royal Botanic Gardens, SYDNEY, Australia

Introduction:

A mini-symposium on the Status of Botany is being run as part of the 5^th International Flora Malesiana Symposium in Sydney, 9-14 September, 2001.

This mini-symposium will provide an update on the current activities and projects within each Malesian country, including such things as local floras, so we are all aware of the botanical opportunities and capabilities in the region. As such it should complement the rest of the symposium programme by providing an indication of the research taking place that can lead to greater knowledge of the plant biodiversity of Malesia and ultimately can be harnessed to contribute to Flora Malesiana itself. It will also incorporate presentations from people involved in adjacent projects for example, national/local floras, fieldwork, conservation projects, that may be able to contribute to FM or alternatively determine their demand for information.

Presentations will be in the form of presented papers and/or poster displays.

This mini-symposium will be programmed and run to fit in with, and be a part of, the main Flora Malesiana Symposium.

Tentative program:

Name	Organisation	Email	Topic
Roos, M.	National Herbarium of the Netherlands	Roos@nhn.leidenuniv.nl	Introduction: a decade of FM and how to revitalize momentum

Amoroso, V.	Philippines	v.amoroso@eudoramail.com	Updates on Philippine ferns and fern allies, and cryptogamic research
Darnaedi, D.	Bogor Botanic Gardens - LIPI	kriblipi@bogor.wasantara.net.id	Indonesia: living plants, local floras and human resources in relation to FM
Gideon, O.			PNG: PNG and future prospects for FM
Irawati			Indonesia: a national herbarium, a national interest, a Worldbank programme, a regional flora and capacity building
Kiew, R.	Singapore Botanic Gardens	ruth_kiew@parks.gov.sg	Singapore: FM and local floras
Middleton, D.	Harvard University	dmiddlet@oeh.harvard.edu	Thailand
Nais, J.			Malaysia: FM, applied research, conservation and a global botanical hotspot
Saw Leng Guan (& E. Soepadmo?)			Malaysia: FM, capacity building and local flora projects
Sri S. Tjitrosoedirdjo	BIOTROP	sukisman@indo.net.id	A regional biological research centre, applied objectives and FM

Field Trips

Pre- and mid-conference field trips and excursions are being organized.

Organizers and Sponsors

The 5th International Flora Malesiana Symposium is being organized by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and the Centre for Plant Plant Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium, Canberra, on behalf of the Flora Malesiana Foundation, Leiden.