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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

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CABI CABI’s Mission s Mission CABI is dedicated to improving human CABI is dedicated to improving human welfare through the dissemination through the dissemination, application application and generation of scientific knowledge in support of sustainable development in support of sustainable development, with emphasis on agriculture, forestry, human health and the management of h h lth d th t f natural resources , and with particular attention to the d i h i l i h needs of developing countries

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

CABI Member Countries CABI Member Countries December 2002

Our organisation is made up of 2 di i i divisions: a leading international not-for-profit l di i i l f fi 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 - Scientific books (50-60 new titles S i tifi b k (50 60 titl 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 focused on d biodiversity biodiversity, pest management and the 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 • 1929 Parasitology Institute (IIP) 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 Costa Rica France 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 crop pests, pathogens, and parasitic nematodes t th d iti t d • 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 • FAO • ACIAR ACIAR • ICO ICO • AusAID • Landcare, NZ • Canada Ag./ Forestry Canada Ag / Forestry • MAFF (UK) MAFF (UK) • Cenipalma & Cenicafe • Q’nsland Dept. Lands Lands • CIDA • CIDA • SDC • DANIDA • UNDP • DEFRA (UK) DEFRA (UK) • USDA & USAID • DGIS • World Bank • EU DGs viii & xii

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

CABI-SEARC activities CABI-SEARC activities • Develop and implement projects • 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 agents t • Consultancies • Disseminate and market information materials • Linking countries with common interest areas

St Strategic Themes t i Th • Sustainable Pest Management • Smallholder Development and Empowerment Smallholder Development and Empowerment • Plant Health Capacity Building • Biodiversity Management Bi di it M t • 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 1. Biodiversity and Colombian coffee farmers: capacity 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 3. Bioinventory and bioprospecting in the Iwokrama 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 ( March 2002, funding from UK Overseas Territories h f d f 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 g p invertebrate diversity through management and b d h h d 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 and the d th ex situ conservation

Oil palm Plantation in M l Malaysia i • In 1990 about 2 03 million Ha and by In 1990 about 2.03 million Ha and by end of 2002 2002 reached 3.67 million Ha h d 3 67 illi H • 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 palm plantation ecosystems. l l i 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.