[Symposium] Oct. 5     9:30-17:30

[Keynote Lecture]

Kazutake Kyuma (Professor emeritus at Kyoto University)

Nature and Agriculture in Monsoon Asia

[Lectures]

1. Paul L.G. Vlek
   (Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany)
   

   African land degradation in a world of global change:
   does atmospheric fertilization conceal degradation?

2. Holger Meinke
   (Wageningen University and Research Centre)
   

   Climate robust rice system and international collaboration

3. Makoto Kawase
   (National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan)
   

   Conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in regions of Monsoon Asia
   

4. Yongming Luo
   (Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China)
   

   Heavy metal pollution in Asian agricultural land
   

5. Yoshio Inoue
   (National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan)
   

   Assessing land use and ecosystem carbon stock from space - from a case study in slash/burn ecosystems in Laos -

6. Junko Shindo
   (National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan)
   

   Changes in nitrogen flow associated with food production and consumption and its effect on environment in East Asia

7. Akihiro Konuma
   (National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan)
   

   A threat to biodiversity through international trading of grains and plant materials
   

[Reception] October 5, 17:30-19:00

Reception fee: 5,000 yen- (about 50 US dollars)

[Summing-up Session] Oct. 7 13:00-15:00

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