BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EuroSEAS 2024//EN X-WR-CALNAME:EuroSEAS 2024 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 DTSTART:19700329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 DTSTART:19701025T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241205T230000 UID:euroseas-2024-the-heart-of-borneo-present-and-future-challenges-and-prospects-1 SUMMARY:The Heart of Borneo: Present and Future, Challenges and Prospects (1) LOCATION:REC A1.03 DESCRIPTION:HoB refers to the island’s central region, where lush tro pical forests remain intact, containing approximately 6% of the world’ ;s biodiversity. Spanning an area of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Mala ysia, it is one of Earth’s most significant remaining transboundary r ainforests. The HoB is not only a precious storehouse of biodiversity; it a lso plays a vital role in sustaining the lives and livelihoods of at least 23 million Borneans, including the indigenous Dayak people who call the for est home.\n\nIndustrial developments such as coal mines, oil palm plantatio ns, electric power production and logging concessions pose significant thre ats to the biodiversity and ecosystems of the region. These practices also affect the region’s resilience to climate change, the value of the ec osystem goods and services used as inputs in multiple sectors of BorneoR 17;s economy, and the survival of local communities. Furthermore, the HoB i s facing challenges that have grown increasingly complex due to the relocat ion of Indonesia’s new capital, political tensions between the Malays ian federal government and the states of Sabah and Sarawak, and moderate di versification of economic affairs in Brunei.\n\nOur panel is focused on exp loring the current and future challenges and prospects facing the HoB regio n, and we invite contributions that address this issue through one or more of the following approaches: 1. How does economic development impact the Ho B and the people residing in the region? 2. What regional and sub-regional policies are in place to safeguard the HoB’s resilience to climate ch ange? 3. How can Borneo achieve sustainability on food and energy security? 4. How the HoB increase the economic potential of the Indonesian archipela go sea line (ALKI II)? 5. How to maintain Borneo as the lungs of the world? 6. How to encourage increased interconnectivity on Borneo Island? URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/the-heart-of-borneo-present-and-future-challenges-and-prospects DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240724T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240724T103000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241205T230000 UID:euroseas-2024-the-heart-of-borneo-present-and-future-challenges-and-prospects-2 SUMMARY:The Heart of Borneo: Present and Future, Challenges and Prospects (2) LOCATION:REC A1.03 DESCRIPTION:HoB refers to the island’s central region, where lush tro pical forests remain intact, containing approximately 6% of the world’ ;s biodiversity. Spanning an area of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Mala ysia, it is one of Earth’s most significant remaining transboundary r ainforests. The HoB is not only a precious storehouse of biodiversity; it a lso plays a vital role in sustaining the lives and livelihoods of at least 23 million Borneans, including the indigenous Dayak people who call the for est home.\n\nIndustrial developments such as coal mines, oil palm plantatio ns, electric power production and logging concessions pose significant thre ats to the biodiversity and ecosystems of the region. These practices also affect the region’s resilience to climate change, the value of the ec osystem goods and services used as inputs in multiple sectors of BorneoR 17;s economy, and the survival of local communities. Furthermore, the HoB i s facing challenges that have grown increasingly complex due to the relocat ion of Indonesia’s new capital, political tensions between the Malays ian federal government and the states of Sabah and Sarawak, and moderate di versification of economic affairs in Brunei.\n\nOur panel is focused on exp loring the current and future challenges and prospects facing the HoB regio n, and we invite contributions that address this issue through one or more of the following approaches: 1. How does economic development impact the Ho B and the people residing in the region? 2. What regional and sub-regional policies are in place to safeguard the HoB’s resilience to climate ch ange? 3. How can Borneo achieve sustainability on food and energy security? 4. How the HoB increase the economic potential of the Indonesian archipela go sea line (ALKI II)? 5. How to maintain Borneo as the lungs of the world? 6. How to encourage increased interconnectivity on Borneo Island? URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/the-heart-of-borneo-present-and-future-challenges-and-prospects DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240724T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240724T123000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR