International Union of Forest Research Organizations Union Internationale des Instituts de Recherches Forestières Internationaler Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten Unión Internacional de Organizaciones de Investigación Forestal IUFRO World Series Vol. 29 Asia and the Pacific Symposium Vulnerability Assessments to Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards Editors: Antonio M. Daño, Karen Rae M. Fortus, Sim Heok-Choh Extended Abstracts from the symposium held in Manila, Philippines 7–10 December 2010 Jointly organized by: Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI) In association with: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) ISSN 1016-3263 ISBN 978-3-902762-05-4 IUFRO, Kuala Lumpur 2011 iii Recommended catalogue entry: Asia and the Pacific Symposium - Vulnerability Assessments to Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards. Antonio M. Daño, Karen Rae M. Fortus, Sim Heok-Choh (editors). Extended Abstracts from the symposium held in Manila, Philippines, 7–10 December 2010, jointly organized by Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), and Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI), in association with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI), and Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). Kuala Lumpur, 2011 - 95 p. - (IUFRO World Series Vol. 29). ISSN 1016-3263 ISBN 978-3-902762-05-4 Cover photos: Both photos by Khali Aziz Hamzah: Coastal erosion killing degraded mangrove forest Published by: IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna, Austria, 2011 © 2011 Antonio M. Daño, Karen Rae M. Fortus, Sim Heok-Choh and IUFRO Available from: IUFRO Headquarters Secretariat c/o Mariabrunn (BFW) Hauptstrasse 7 1140 Vienna Austria Tel.: +43-1-8770151-0 Fax: +43-1-8770151-50 E-mail:
[email protected] Web site: www.iufro.org Printed by: Info Meditasi, Taman Seri Aman, Selangor, Malaysia iv Contents Opening Program Keynote Messages Hon.