Conserving Biocultural Landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia for Sustainable Development

Saiful Arif AbdullahDr. Saiful Arif Abdullah obtained his PhD from Hiroshima University, Japan. At present he is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia. His research interest includes landscape study of effects of land use changes on forested area and biocultural landscapes, forest fragmentation and their link to conservation planning and sustainability of protected area system. He has published his research works in several reputed international journals such as Ecological Indicators, Environmental Management and, Landscape and Urban Planning and chapters in book published by Springer and others.Amin Setyo LeksonoDr. Amin Setyo Leksono graduated from Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. Currently he is a Professor in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brawijaya University in the field of Entomology and Ecology. He has more than 50 peer reviewed international publications and has delivered numerous oral presentations in several international meetings. He wrote five books in Indonesian and a chapter in Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Society published by Springer in 2017. Sun-Kee, HongDr. Sun-Kee Hong is professor at Institution for Marine & Island Cultures, Mokpo National University, Korea. He obtained his PhD in landscape ecology from Hiroshima University, Japan. His study fields are cultural landscape, island ecosystem and biocultural diversity management in Asian region. He recently published Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Society, Biocultural Landscapes and Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures, all published by Springer. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Marine and Island Cultures and a board member of International Association for Ecology. He is charge of editorial board in Ecological Research, Acta Ecologica Sinica, Landscape Ecology and Engineering, and Biological Indicator.