16/08/2015
FYI,
(*this training is limited to 20 participants only!)
MARINE ECOLOGY SPECIAL TRAINING (2015)
Special theme: Coral Reef Monitoring and Ecosystem Health
1-23 September 2015
Collaboration between
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR MARINE, COASTS, AND SMALL ISLANDS (RDC MaCSI) HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY
And
CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE ECOLOGY (ZMT) BREMEN, GERMANY
Marine Ecological Special Training course (MEST) is an annual international training course provided by research and development center for marine, coasts, and small islands (used to be Center For Coral Reef Research), Hasanuddin University, Makassar Indonesia. MEST has been undertaken since 2005, and covers a wide range of relevant topics from coral reef ecology, mangroves, marine biodiversity, to the integrated coastal zone management. MEST receives an international support, mainly from the German government through spice project (Indonesia-German research cooperation)
Objectives
MEST 2015 is specialized on coral reef monitoring and ecosystem health which is aimed to increase knowledge and better understanding on procedures and method used in conducting reef surveys and monitoring including the ecosystem health, particularly for environmental managers, governmental officers, post-graduate students, and interested persons.
Brief description
Coral reefs around the world have been experiencing massive destruction due to a number of stressors. Most of these stressors come from both direct and indirect anthropogenic factors, such as coastal development activities and climate change. This condition poses serious impacts on marine life associated with coral reef environments while at the same time threatening our coastal natural defense, which in return will impact the productivity and sustainability of our fisheries and marine environment
It is reported that coral cover around the world is continuing to decline over time. Therefore, continuous monitoring effort is needed to get the latest status of coral reef coverage and distribution as well as its ecosystem health. This is important in terms of finding better management programs in protecting coral reefs and the marine environment from ongoing destruction. However, lack of competent human resource in conducting proper monitoring efforts, especially in the developing countries is also another issue, where training and education can be an effective way in responding the issue.
Therefore, this training course is generally addressing the need for education and training for local people on understanding the causes of coral reef destruction, understanding the importance of periodical surveys and monitoring efforts, and how to conduct proper monitoring status on coral reef and environmental health through their local development programs.
A range of aspects to be covered in this training course will not only limited on the methods and data analysis of coral reef monitoring, physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the marine environments. But it will also cover several aspects related to community engagements and a number of management perspectives on how to alleviate the destruction of coral reef through developing conservation management.
Methods
The MEST curriculum will be delivered through lectures, lab work, and fieldwork or excursion.
Curriculum (topics are subject to change)
• Introduction to coral reef monitoring methods and analysis
• Coral reef ecology, conservation, and management
• Fishing technique and conservation
• Water quality and coastal sedimentation
• Nutrient in seagrass ecosystem
• Sedimentation and coastal processes
• Benthic ecology
• Seagrass ecology, rehabilitation, and restoration
• Coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves: their role in a changing world
• Climate change and coral reef ecosystem
• Introduction to ecological modeling
• Reef fish ecology and monitoring
• Monitoring of tropical marine ecosystem (fieldwork, labwork, and data analysis)
• Remote sensing, reef monitoring, and fishery management
• Ecosystem approach on fishery management (EAFM)
• Introduction to analysis of ecosystem sustainability
• Introduction and practical training on DNA barcoding and phylogenetic
• Population genetics and connectivity
• Molecular tools for species identification and genetic population analysis (labwork and data analysis)
Language: english (english proficiency (toefl or related prediction test) score at least 450)
Organizing committee and supporting institutions
Organizing committee : RDC MaCSI Unhas in collaboration with ZMT Bremen, Germany
Lectures :ZMT, FIKP UNHAS, RDC MACSI
Participants : post-graduate students, graduate, environmental managers, interested persons (open category), and invited governmental officers (district/provincial marine and fisheries department);
Timetable
1-23 September 2015 (3 weeks)
Venue
PUSAT PENELITIAN DAN PENGEMBANGAN LAUT, PESISIR, PULAU-PULAU KECIL
LANTAI 5, GEDUNG PUSAT KEGIATAN PENELITIAN (PKP)
Universitas Hasanuddin
Kampus tamalanrea, jl. P. Kemerdekaan km. 10
Makassar 90245
Telp. +62 411 586997
Tuition fee (incl. coffee breaks, certificate, and field transport and accommodation)
Student rp. 250.000,-
Individual rp. 300.000,-
Public rp. 350.000,-
Contact person
Yayu a. La nafie, ST. M.Sc ([email protected])
Dr. Muhammad lukman ([email protected])
Radhiyah ([email protected])
Application form can be obtain by contacting the following address and should be return before 31 august 2015:
Ms. Radhiyah
Mest 2015 – macsi unhas
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +62 411 586997;
Mobile: 085255559863
