BCI Subregional Exchange Meeting (BCI-SEM) for Implementing Agencies

14 – 16 September 2008, Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

"Institutionalizing and managing transboundary biodiversity corridors
in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Opportunities and Challenges."

• Background/Objectives [PDF: 16KB | 2 pages]
• Agenda [PDF: 47KB | 2 pages]
• List of Participants [PDF: 13.3KB | 1 page]

Presentations and Abstracts

• Session I: Welcome and Introductions
  • Welcome - Asian Development Bank by Javed H. Mir [PDF: 14KB | 3 pages]
  • Agenda Setting by Hasan Moinuddin, GMS Environment Operations Center [PDF: 76KB | 9 pages]
• Session II: BCI Presentations Cambodia, PR China, Lao PDR, Thailand Viet Nam
  • Cambodia - Cardamom Mountains BCI by Chuon Chanrithy / Adam Starr [Presentation] [Abstract]
  • Cambodia - Mondulkiri BCI by Moul Phat / Bas van Helvoort [Presentation] [Abstract]
  • PR China - Xishuangbanna BCI, Yunnan by Hu Shaoyun / Hu Huabin [Presentation]
  • PR China - Jingxi County BCI, Guangxi by Ruiyang Xiong [Presentation]
  • Lao PDR - Xepian Dong Hua Sao BCI by Somphone Bouasavanh [Presentation] [Abstract]
  • Thailand - Tenasserim BCI by Rungnapar Pattanavibool [Presentation]
  • Thailand - Khao Yai BCI by Songtam Sukhsawang [Presentation]
  • Viet Nam - Ngoc Linh Xe Sap BCI by Huynh Thi Mai / Huynh Tien Dung / Chris Dickinson [Presentation] [Abstract]
• Session III: Valuation of and Payment for Ecosystem Services
  • Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Methodological Framework for BCI Pilot Sites by Jiao Xi [Presentation] [Abstract]
  • Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Ecosystem Services in Southwest China by Hu Huabin [Presentation]
  • Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Market Value, Linkages and Pricing of Biodiversity Products, and Incentives to Maintain Ecosystem Services in the BCI Pilot Site by Josef Margraf [Presentation] [Abstract]
  • PES Policy Application on Pilot basis in Viet Nam by Jim Peters [Presentation] [Abstract]
• Session IV: Biodiversity Corridor Regulatory Instruments
  • Biodiversity Corridor Decree – Viet Nam by Huynh Thi Mai [Presentation]
  • Important Legal Aspects Requiring Consideration and Inclusion in a Regulatory Instrument at National / Provincial Level by Patricia Moore [Presentation] [Abstract]
  • Heart of Borneo (HOB) : a Multilateral / Transboundary Agreement Success Story by Stuart Chapman [Presentation] [Abstract]
  • Possible Elements of a GMS Transboundary Protocol to Manage and Maintain Shared Natural Resources with Particular Focus on Biodiversity Corridors by Hasan Moinuddin [Presentation]

Panel Discussion

• Listing of Key Questions

Closing Statements

• Statements by Country Representatives, Development Partner Representatives, and Non-State Implementation Partner Representatives
• Closing Remarks—GMS Environment Operations Center by Dawood Ghaznavi [PDF: 13KB | 3 pages]

BCI SEM Secretariat and Team:

1. Ms Ruchipat Suvarnamira, EOC, Meeting Coordinator (Administration)
2. Mr Sumit Pokhrel, EOC, Meeting Coordinator (Technical)
3. Ms Jiao Xi, Workshop Assistant
4. Ms Riamsara Knapp, Workshop Assistant
5. Ms Nguyen Hoang Yen, Workshop Assistant
6. Mr Hasan Moinuddin, BCI Task Leader, EOC