Address by Korea Forest Research Institute

Kim Wae Jung

Functional Wooden Materials Lab. Division of Environmental Materials Engineering Department of Forest Products Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) 57 Hoegi-Ro, Dongdaemun-Gu Seoul, 130-712 Korea Phone: 02-961-2724 Fax: 02-961-2739 Email: waejn@foa.go.kr

Address by IUFRO

Dave Cown

Senior Scientist, Wood Quality Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products) Scion (Trading name of Forest Research Institute Ltd.), Private Bag 3020, 49 Sala St. Rotorua New Zealand Phone: +64 7343 5525   Fax: +64 7343 5507 Email: dave.cown@scionresearch.com

Address by APAFRI

Abd Latif Mohmod

Forest Research Institute Malaysia Kepong 52109 Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Phone:+603-62797007 Fax: +603-62804624 Email: latif@frim.gov.my

Opening by FD Sri Lanka

Sarath Fernando

Conservator General of Forests ‘Sampathpaya’, Rajamalwatta Road P.O. Box 3, Battaramulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka Phone: 94-11-2866616 Fax: 94-11-2866633 Email:aridas@slt.lk

Green Technology for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Dave Cown

Senior Scientist, Wood Quality Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products) Scion (Trading name of Forest Research Institute Ltd.), Private Bag 3020, 49 Sala St. Rotorua New Zealand Phone: +64 7343 5525   Fax: +64 7343 5507 Email: dave.cown@scionresearch.com

Biofuel – A Green Energy Option for Mitigating Humanitarian Crisis of Climate Change

Anoja Wickramasinghe

The University of Peradeniya , #174/2, Galaluwa, Menikhinna, Sri Lanka Phone: +94-081-2374536 Email: niluwick@slt.lk

Status of Green Manufacturing Practices among Southeast Asian Wooden Furniture Manufacturers

Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam

Faculty of Forestry Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor Malaysia Phone: +603-89467175 Fax: +603-89432514 Email: jegaratnasingam@yahoo.com

Issues of Formaldehyde Emission From Wood Composite Products of Malaysia

Koh MP

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) 52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Phone: +603-62797307 Fax: +603- 62804260 Email: kohmp@frim.gov.my

Tannin Resorcinol Formaldehyde as Potential Glue for Plybamboo Manufacture

Adi Santoso

Forest Products Research and Development Center , Jl. Gunung Batu, No 5. P.O.Box 184, Bogors Indonesia Phone: 6202518633378 Fax: 6202518633413 Email: pep_p3hh@yahoo.com; Adisant04@yahoo.com

Liquefaction Technique of Woody Biomass Waste and Application for Bio-Based Wood Adhesives

Shinichiro Tohmura

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), 1 Matsunosato,Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687 Japan Phone: +81-298829 8291 Fax: +81-298874 3720 Email: tomura@ffpri.affrc.go.jp

Design and Development of Sawdust Burner for Kiln Seasoning of Timber

D K L K Senadheera

Department of Forestry and Environment Science University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka Email: lakminisenadheera@gmail.com

Wood Waste Utilization for Wood Composite Industries in Malaysia

Rahim Sudin

Biocomposites & Wood Protection Department, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Kepong, 52109 Selangor Malaysia Phone: +603-62797286 Fax: +603-62804629 Email: rahims@frim.gov.my

The Possibility of Utilizing Sawdust Wastes as A High Quality Activated Sawdust Charcoal

Gustan Pari, A.

Forest Products Research and Development Center, Jl. Gunung Batu, No 5. P.O.Box 184, Bogor, 16610 Indonesia Phone: 62-251-8633379 Fax: 62-251-8633413 Email: gustanp@yahoo.com; pep_p3hh@yahoo.com

Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Practices among Wooden Furniture Manufacturers in Malaysia

Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam

Faculty of Forestry Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor Malaysia Phone: +603-89467175 Fax: +603-89432514 Email: jegaratnasingam@yahoo.com

The status of Wood processing and Issues in Papua New Guinea

Mathias Sapui Niangu

PNG Forest Authority, Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute , P O Box 314, Lae 411 Papua New Guinea Phone: (675) 4724188 Fax: (675) 4724357 Email: mniangu@fri.pngfa.gov.pg

Utilization of Alternative Timber Species by Preservative Treatment with Copper Chrome Boron

K S G S Fernando

Finlay Rentokil Ceylon (Pvt) Limited, Wattala Email: sunthushf@finlays.lk

Green Products

Sustainable Harvesting and Value Addition of MAPs In Community Forest in Dolakha, Nepal

Maneesha Rajbhandari

President, Nepal Environmental Watch Initiative (NEW Initiative), Handigaun-05, House no 131, Prasanna Medical Hall, Kathmandu Nepal Phone: 00977-9841253932 Fax: 00977-1-5530269 Email: rmaneesha@wlink.com.np

Role of Neem Tree (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) To Solve Global Problem in Indonesia

Zuraida

Puslitbang Hutan Tanaman Center for Plantation Forest Research and Development, Forest Research Development Agency, Ministry of Forestry , Jl Gunung Batu No 5 ,Bogor- PO. BOX. 331- West Java. Indonesia Phone: 62-251-8631238 Fax: 62-251-7520005 Email: zuraidaus21@gmail.com

Improved Tapping of Philippine Canarium Trees For Manila Elemi: Helping Alleviate Climate Change

A. B. Ella

Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) College, Laguna 4031 Philippines Phone: +63- 049 536 2377; 2360 Fax: +63- 049 536 3630 Email: Arsie_Ella@yahoo.com

Jute: A Raw Material for the Production of Biomaterials

M Sarwar Jahan

Pulp and Paper Research Division BCSIR Laboratories Dr. Qudrat-i-Khuda Road, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh Phone: 88028920480 Fax: 88028613022 Email: sarwar2065@yahoo.co.uk

Adaptation to Climate Change and Non-Timber Forest Products: An Empirical Study in West Bengal, India

Jyotish Prakash Basu

West Bengal State University, 2, K.K.D. Chatterjee Street, Kanakpuri Apartment, Uttarpara, Hooghly, 712258, West Bengal India Phone: +91-33-2664 3220 Email: bjyotish@yahoo.com

Utilization of Bamboo Fibre-Filled Polypropylene Composites - Effect of Filler Loading and Coupling Agents
Lee Sun-Yung

Functional Wooden Materials Lab. Division of Environmental Materials Engineering Department of Forest Products Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) 57 Hoegi-Ro, Dongdaemun-Gu Seoul, 130-712, Korea Phone: 02-961-2724 Fax: 02-961-2739 Email: nararawood@forest.go.kr; nararawood@korea.kr

Bamboo as Green Material- Saves the Forest

Anwar,U.M.K

Forest Research Institute Malaysia Kepong 52109 Selangor Malaysia Phone: +603-62797390 Fax: +603-62804623 Email: mkanwar@frim.gov.my

Carbon Sequestration Potential and Uses of Dendrocalamus srictus

Jyoti Bhandari

Tribhuvan University Institute of Forestry Pokhara 061 Nepal Phone: 0097761430571 Email: angeljb7@yahoo.com

Fuelwood Emission and Co2 Mitigation Strategy: A Case Study of Western Himalayas of India

G S Rawat

Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education Dehradun-248006, Uttarakhand India Phone: + 91-135-2759382 Fax: + 91-135-2757775 Email: rawatgs@icfre.org

Cultivation of Jatropha Seeds to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts in India: An Analysis

Sahana Bose

Room 338, Ganga Hostel Political Geography Division, School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University 110067 , New Delhi India Phone: +91- 9968126695 Email: sahanadona_bose@yahoo.com