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Biodiversity of peatswamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£119,100
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Indonesia

Summary

To provide baseline information required to inform government agencies and others of the importance of peatswamp forests.
 
Status Completed
Reference 71-35
Round 6
Start 01/04/1998
End 31/03/2001

Project Leader


Project Partners
Gov of Central Kalimantan, University of Palanga Raya

Regions
East Asia

Countries
Indonesia

Project Outputs
Train 20 Indonesian undergraduates in biodiversity and tropical ecology. Train 3 Indonesian research assistants in field and laboratory techniques. Submit 8 papers to peer reviewed journals. Establish 4 databases. Establish herbarium collections of peat swamp forest plants in Bogor and Edinburgh. Produce project network newsletters. Produce a training guide to biodiversity and natural resource functions of peat swamp forest. Hold workshop to disseminate findings, and 2 UK seminars.


Documents:
Download: ECP - ECP Indonesia - final - 08/10/2009

Download: Final Report - 07-135 FR - 19/11/2010