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CAB INTERNATIONAL CAB INTERNATIONAL: Its Activities Related to Its Activities Related to Biodiversity and a Concept y p Proposal on Agrobiodiversity

• S. S. Sastroutomo, E.J. Asteraki and W.H. Loke

CAB International, SE Asia Regional Centre P.O. Box 210, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, , g, g , Malaysia

We are a leading global not-for-profit

• rganisation specialising in
• rganisation specialising in

sustainable solutions for agricultural and environmental problems and environmental problems

CAB INTERNATIONAL CAB INTERNATIONAL

− Intergovernmental Treaty-level − Treaty-level − Mission oriented − Bioscience & Information centred Not for profit − Not-for-profit − Primarily self/non-core funded

CABI’s Mission CABI s Mission

CABI is dedicated to improving human CABI is dedicated to improving human welfare through the dissemination application through the dissemination, application and generation of scientific knowledge in support of sustainable development in support of sustainable development, with emphasis on agriculture, forestry, h h lth d th t f human health and the management of natural resources, d i h i l i h and with particular attention to the needs of developing countries

CABI locations worldwide CABI locations worldwide

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CABI Bioscience Centre CABI Regional Centre CABI Publishing office CAB International HQ P j t t ff CAB I t ti l ffi Project staff CAB International office

CABI Member Countries CABI Member Countries December 2002

Our organisation is made up of 2 di i i divisions: l di i i l f fi a leading international not-for-profit publisher in applied life sciences

CABI Publishing CABI Publishing

• A specialist scientific publisher
• Product range includes:
• 45 Abstract journals

45 Abstract journals

• 15 CD-ROM databases
• 7 Primary journals

7 Primary journals

• Magnetic-tape and on-line delivery

S i tifi b k (50 60 titl

• Scientific books (50-60 new titles

p.a.; 350+ back list) novel electronic products (incl Web)

• novel electronic products (incl. Web)
• Major markets: N America; Europe; Japan

a global leader in applied biological sciences for sustainable agriculture and environmental safety

What is CABI Bioscience? What is CABI Bioscience?

A multidisciplinary scientific capability capability providing research, training and consultancy f d focused on biodiversity pest management and the biodiversity, pest management and the environment

CABI Bioscience - A brief CABI Bioscience A brief history

• 1913

Entomology Institute (IIE)

• 1920

Mycology Institute (IMI)

• 1927

Biological Control Institute (IIBC)

• 1929

Parasitology Institute (IIP)

• 1929

Parasitology Institute (IIP)

• 1998

Integration to create multidisciplinary CABI Bioscience

CABI Bioscience Resources CABI Bioscience Resources

200 staff, working at and from Bioscience research and training centres in: Kenya Malaysia Pakistan Switzerland Trinidad UK and at partner institutions in: Costa Rica France Costa Rica France using the knowledge, literature, biological g g , , g collections and experience built up over the past 90 years

CABI Bioscience capabilities CABI Bioscience capabilities

• unique combination of knowledge, experience

and skills and skills

• integrated teams of systematists,

microbiologists ecologists pathologists microbiologists, ecologists, pathologists, nematologists, & biocontrol specialists

• unique reference collections of organisms and

literature

• a network of research and training centres in

Asia, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean

• strategic alliances with national and

international institutions international institutions

CABI Bioscience - Major Services j

• authoritative identification & characterization of

t th d iti t d crop pests, pathogens, and parasitic nematodes

• diagnosis & management of crop health problems:

integrated pest management; biological control; integrated pest management; biological control; development of biopesticides management/use of biodegradation & biodeterioration

• management/use of biodegradation & biodeterioration
• in situ & ex situ conservation of biodiversity
• prevention and control of alien invasive species
• impact assessment of land-use & climate change
• training, consultancy and advice in all these

areas.

CABI Bioscience CABI Bioscience major project funders major project funders

• Asian Dev. Bank

ACIAR

• FAO

ICO

• ACIAR
• AusAID

Canada Ag / Forestry

• ICO
• Landcare, NZ

MAFF (UK)

• Canada Ag./ Forestry
• Cenipalma & Cenicafe
• CIDA
• MAFF (UK)
• Q’nsland Dept.

Lands

• CIDA
• DANIDA
• DEFRA (UK)

Lands

• SDC
• UNDP

DEFRA (UK)

• DGIS
• EU DGs viii & xii
• USDA & USAID
• World Bank

CAB I t ti l CAB International South East Asia Regional South East Asia Regional Centre (in Malaysia) Centre (in Malaysia)

CABI-SEARC activities

• Develop and implement projects

CABI-SEARC activities

• Training for managers, researchers,

extension and information officers, , technicians

• Farmer participatory training and research

Farmer participatory training and research

• Organising regional/international

conferences and workshops conferences and workshops

• Supply of materials/biological control

t agents

• Consultancies
• Disseminate and market information materials
• Linking countries with common interest areas

St t i Th Strategic Themes

• Sustainable Pest Management
• Smallholder Development and Empowerment

Smallholder Development and Empowerment

• Plant Health Capacity Building

Bi di it M t

• Biodiversity Management
• Biotechnology Support Services
• Knowledge Management for Sustainable

Development p

CABI Bioscience Activities Related to Biodiversity

• 20 projects (from 1990)
• In different countries
• In different countries

a). UK - 12 projects b). Belgium, Columbia, France, Guyana, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Malawi, do es a, ta y, e ya, a ays a, a a , Mozambique, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turks & Cairos Islands Zimbabwe (one Turks & Cairos Islands, Zimbabwe (one project each)

CABI Bioscience Activities Related to Biodiversity

1 Biodiversity and Colombian coffee farmers: capacity 1. Biodiversity and Colombian coffee farmers: capacity building for added value (from 2002-2005 with CENICAFE, funding from Darwin Initiative-DEFRA UK) 2. Towards environmentally sustainable oil palm plantations (until June 2004, funding from CABI-PF) 3 Bioinventory and bioprospecting in the Iwokrama 3. Bioinventory and bioprospecting in the Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana (until June 2002, funding from EU) 4. Conservation of plants and their associated fungi in Kenya (until May 2000 funding from DEFRA UK) Kenya (until May 2000, funding from DEFRA, UK) 5. Developing biodiversity management capacity around the Ramsar site in the Turks & Caicos Islands (until h f d f ( March 2002, funding from UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum)

CABI Bioscience Activities Related to Biodiversity Related to Biodiversity

6. European Biological Resource Centre Network (EBRCN) (until May 2004 in Belgium France Germany Italy (until May 2004, in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and UK, with funding from EU) 7. Cereal field margins: enhancement of plant and b d h h d g p invertebrate diversity through management and targeting of Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) (from 1997-2001, in UK with funding from ( ) ( , g DEFRA-UK) 8. VERA: Veratrum album in mountain grasslands under changing farming activities: a model system for changing farming activities: a model system for developing management strategies to prevent weed invasions and loss of biodiversity (2002-2005, in Switzerland with funding from Swiss NSF) Switzerland, with funding from Swiss NSF) 9. Microbial Diversity in Indonesia (1995-1996 with funding from Darwin Initiative, DEFRA-UK)

What we plan to do What we plan to do

Title: itle “Enhancing and protecting indigenous biodiversity g p g g y in oil palm agroecosystems”

Biodiversity need

• Agroecosystems increasingly dominant

in in global landscape.

• Large land area planted to oil palm =

large large biodiversity reservoir.

• Multitrophic inventory of the oil palm

agroecosystem agroecosystem

• Microbial functional diversity profile

d th and the ex situ conservation

Oil palm Plantation in M l i

• In 1990 about 2 03 million Ha and by

Malaysia

In 1990 about 2.03 million Ha and by end of 2002 h d 3 67 illi H 2002 reached 3.67 million Ha

• Annual growth rate of 6.2% for 1995-

2002

• Peninsular Malaysia = 59 9%
• Peninsular Malaysia = 59.9%

Sabah = 29.4% Sarawak = 10.7%

• CPO production in 1990 is 6 million

CPO production in 1990 is 6 million tonnes d i 2002 h i d 11 9

Objectives Objectives

To enhance biodiversity conservation in oil l l i palm plantation ecosystems.

1.

Test the sustainability of current Test the sustainability of current practices and find technical solutions to some of the current problems relating to some of the current problems relating to biodiversity and conservation.

Objectives

2.

Objectives

• Lack of information of the species

that exist that exist in oil palm plantations, especially i micro-

• rganisms.

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• We will catalogue the species present

in oil in oil palm plantation agroecosystems, with emphasis on birds, small mammals, invertebrates and soil micro

Objectives

3.

C id bl h

Objectives

• Considerable research on

environmentally sustainable production systems. No one definitive set of management definitive set of management guidelines for sustainable production.

• Will review and evaluate existing best

Will review and evaluate existing best practice guidelines in terms of their conservation value.

• Integrate with new techniques

Objectives Objectives

4.

• Management plan produced which

integrates information from existing integrates information from existing guidelines with the data from the j t project.

Li i

Activities

• Literature review
• Baseline survey

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• Compile management database

S li t l t t ti

• Sampling to evaluate current practices

and field plots Develop tools to measure changes in

• Develop tools to measure changes in

biodiversity (indicator groups) and produce manuals manuals.

• Training courses - biodiversity

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M l si P lm Oil Ass i ti : MPOA ill diss mi t

Collaborators

Malaysian Palm Oil Association: MPOA will disseminate project findings to its members and host consortium meetings meetings. Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council: project publicity, e.g. press releases, media interviews, seminars etc. .g. p , m w , m . United Plantations Bhd: provision of research site, on- site support, invertebrate and microbial sampling etc. pp p g Golden Hope Plantations (Malaysia) Bhd: provision of research site, on-site support, invertebrate and microbial sampling etc. CAB International SE Asia Regional Centre: assistance in th l d l t j t di ti i h t the proposal development; project coordination in host country, training and research. Univ rsiti M l : bird nd sm ll m mm l surv s Universiti Malaya: bird and small mammal surveys

Th k Thank you

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