Volume 45 (1 - 4) August 1991 - May 1992
Golden Jubilee Issue : Proceedings of the International Conference on Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity

SESSION I – CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ISSUE AND APPROACHES TO CONSERVATION
- Opening Speech by Dato’ Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad
- Welcoming Speech by Dato’ Dr Salleh Mohd. Nor
- Diversity is the spice of life by David J. Bellamy
- Practical aspects of forest conservation for maintenance of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa – The Nigerian Experience by P.R.O. Kio and Z.O. Gbile
- Biodiversity, research and conservation in Australian rainforest by R.L. Kitching
- Maintenance of rare tree species in the mixed dipterocarp forests of Sarawak, East Malaysia, with implications for conservation biology by Richard B. Primack, Pamela Hall and Peter S. Ashton
- Destruction of tropical rainforests and its consequences by Hans P. Notteboom
- People’s participation in conservation: Annapurna Conservation Area Project: A case study from Nepal by Chandra P. Gurung
- Plant conservation in the Malaysian region by Peter S. Ashton
SESSION II – MANAGEMENT OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST
- Fragmentation: Towards an expanded model on the vulnerability of forest habitats on islands by G. Brent Ingram
- Tropical fire research for conservation in Australia by R.W. Braithwaite
- Conservation of peat swamp forest: A forgotten ecosystem by Crawford Prentice and Duncan Parish
- The use of geographical information system techniques in conservation planning in Malaysia by S.P. Kam, Y.K. Leong, M. Kishokumar and S.S. Koay
- An alternative to paper parks by Gregor Hodgson
- The dynamics of Pantai Acheh forest reserve: A synthesis of recent research by I.M. Turner, J.W. Raich, W.K. Gong, J.E. Ong and T.C. Whitmore
- Forestry and sustainable land-use: A case-study in Kelantan by Kanta Kumari and Mikaail Kavanagh
SESSION III – BIODIVERSITY OF THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST
- Weeds and conservation in the Australian tropics by W.M. Lonsdale
- Composition and distribution of butterflies in Rompin-Endau, especially along Sungai Kinchin and its vicinity by M.W. Tan, L.G. Kirton and C.G. Kirton
- Species diversity and the conservation status of Rafflesia in Malesia by Willem Meijer
- Studies on some endangered Indian Asclepiads by S.K. Chaturvedi, D.D. Nautiyal and S. Mukherji
- Hymenopteran abundance and diversity from three altitudes at Gunung Janing Barat, Endau-Rompin, Malaysia by C.L. Tan, M.H. Khashiyah, I. Aminah and P. Jayprakash
- Myrsinaceae as an example of plant diversity in Malesia with special reference to the species in Borneo by Benjamin C. Stone
SESSION IV – NATIONAL PARKS AND BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
- The role of national parks and protected areas in the conservation of biological diversity by Mohd Khan bin Momin Khan
- Policy and reality by Pisitna Patalung
- Genetics and the conservation of animals in fragmented habitats by David S. Woodruff
- The uniqueness of tropical natural history by Michael H. Robinson
SESSION V – WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
- Rarity and extinctions of large mammals in Malaysian rainforest by Junaidi Payne
- Wild bird conservation in Singapore by Clive Briffett
SESSION VI – TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE AND AQUATIC RESOURCES
- Effects of pesticides on the aquatic invertebrate community in ricefields by R.P. Lim
- Marine turtle conservation in Malaysia by Jeanne A. Mortimer
- Distribution pattern of Asystasia intrusa Bl. and its relation to edaphic factors in a Pinus caribaea plantation by Saberi Othman and Rohayah Samat
- Rantau Abang model turtle sanctuary: A management case-study of a leatherback rookery by Sarala Aikanathan
- The dinoflagellates around the artificial reefs in the Trengganu waters of South China Sea by Lokman Shamsuddin
SESSION VII – CONSERVATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
- Species-area relationships, fragmentations, and extinction in tropical forests by Daniel Simberloff
- Malaysian forests: A case study in problems of conservation and development by Jeffrey G. Kitingan
- The African elephant tragedy: Perspective from Asia and from a Kenyan ranger by Simon Kay
- An approach to conservation in Malaysia – the MNS second blueprint for conservation by Leong, Y.K., G. Davison, B.H. Kiew, M. Kishokumar, S.W. Lee and M.T. Lim
SESSION VIII – AGRICULTURE AND LAND USE
- Conservation study and exploitation of Vireya Rhododendrons by G. Argent
- Complex agroforestry systems and the conservation of biological diversity (I) by Genevieve Michon and Hubert de Foresta
- An ecological assessment of man made forests in India by K.D. Rao and K.G. Saxena
- Complex agroforestry systems and conservation of biological diversity (II) by Hubert de Foresta and Genevieve Michon
- Yield maximization and conservation in tree crop agriculture with special reference to oil palm and cocoa by S.H. Ooi, Y.C. Woo and K.Y. Leong
- Phenotypic variability of yield and fruit characteristics of peach palm and arecanut by Shahrudin Saamin
SESSION IX – INFLUENCE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON CONSERVATION
- Singapore? In harmony with nature? by Y.C. Wee
- Environmental ethics – A case for survival by M.B.H. Visser
- Floristic composition of Pasoh Forest Reserve, a lowland rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia by K.M. Kochummen, J.V. LaFrankie and N. Manokaran
- Optimizing childrens’ curiosity and creativity to facilitate learning about the environment by Margaret S. Gremli
- Industrial wood preservation: A role in the conservation of tropical biodiversity by A.H.H. Wong, L.T. Hong and K. Daljeet Singh
- Environmental impact of tourism on Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia by Frank S.K. Yong
- Social and economic aspects of conservation and the management of natural forests in Sri Lanka by Anoja Wickramasinghe
- Using biodiversity and agroforestry systems for conservation in Nigeria by Jonathan C. Okafor and Julian O. Caldecott
- Network of biosphere reserves and natural heritage by Kuswata Kartawinata
- Role of education in conservation by P.N. Avadhani
- Conference statement and resolutions