Contents

Foreword

The Diversity of Plant Genetic Resources: An Economic Perspective
   by Dr. Ammar Siamwalla, Thailand Development Research Institute, Thailand

Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity: Legal and Policy Strategies for Linking with Local Communities
    by Dr. Kirk Talbott, World Resources Institute, U.S.A.

Prioritizing for Investments in Biodiversity
    by Prof. David Turpin and Dr. Rudolf Harmsen, Queen's University, Canada

The Impacts of Land Use Policy on Forest Resources and Biodiversity in Yunnan, China
    by Dr. Guo Huijun, Kunming Institute of Botany

Agrodiversity and Natural Resources Conservation in Northern Thailand
    by Dr. Kanok Rerkasem, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Forestry Policy in Vietnam
    by Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Nhi, Vietnam Forestry Association, Vietnam

Community Resource Management in Nam Ngum Watershed, Lao PDR
    by Mr. Chanthaviphone Inthavong, Department of Forestry, Lao P.D.R.

Present Status of Natural Ecosystems in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
    by Dr. Le Tu Trinh, Environmental Protection Centre, Vietnam

Hydrological Regimes of the Greater Mekong Basin: Biophysical Environments and Water Resource Management Units
    by Dr. Donald Alford, Thailand Development Research Institute, Thailand

Disappearing Lakes - What is to be Done? A Case of the Tonle Sap, Cambodia
    by Dr. Gregory Woodsworth, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia

The Environmental Conditions of the Diachi Lake, China
    by Dr. Yang Weimin, Yunnan Environmental Science Institute, China

Annex I. Small Group Discussions
Annex II.Results of the Questionnaire Survey on Participants of the Conference
Annex III. List of Distinguished Guests and Participants of the Conference
Annex IV. Conference Schedule