TropSc2024 Pre-conference Webinar: International Day of Forest

Welcome to our 11th Pre-conference webinar, part of the "Future Belongs to the Tropics" webinar series!
This webinar series serves as a lead-up to the International Conference on Tropical Sciences (TropSc), which the Tropical Science Foundation (TSF) and Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), will jointly host in October 2024. This International Conference is a collaboration between TSF, ASM, and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), supported by the Sarawak Government.
International Day of Forest webinar, themed ‘Forests and innovation: New solutions for a better world’, focused on ‘Forest Issues of the Tropics’. The details are as follows:
Date: 21 March 2024 (Thursday)
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norizah Kamarudin
Faculty of Forestry and Environment &
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Product (INTROP)
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Speakers:
Title: ‘Ghost Roads’ and the Destruction of Tropical Forest
Prof Bill Laurance
Distinguished Research Professor
James Cook University
Title: Balancing Conservation and Utilisation
of Tropical Forest Biodiversity
Dr. Lee Soon Leong
Senior Scientist,
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
Title: Superhighway Development Threatens Tropical Forest Conservation and SDGs in Equatorial Africa
Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud
Senior Environmental Scientist
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)