7^thInternational Conference on Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management July 26-27,2018 Melbourne ,Australia

Pedro Nahoum has 46 years old and grew up on a farm, growing native plants since his early age. Studied botany at USP and became a Bachelor of Ecology at UFRJ. Is a Biodiversity Management specialist by the National School of Tropical Botany – IBAMA / MMA. Since 1989, when started his own plant germplasm bank, has been working on conservation and genetic improvement of native species, focusing on Neotropical families and CAM metabolism species. Has been working for over 25 years in the segment of conservation, cultivation, propagation and genetic improvement of native plants, mainly in the families’ Bromeliaceae and Cactaceae, especially at the genera Ananas (Pineapples) and Cereus (Mandacarus). Is one of the authors of the `National Strategy for Cactaceae Conservation´, published in 2011 by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA), and the main author of the chapter `The use of Plant Genetic Resources in Landscaping`, in the book `Plant Genetic Resources - The basis of sustainable agriculture in Brazil` (UFV, 2015). Pedro Nahoum is the founder and the CEO of the Botanica Pop Ltd., a company established in the year 2000 that is specialized in conservation and use through innovative breeding and propagation of CAM metabolism plants. Pedro Nahoum CEO Botanica Pop Ltd. Contact: +5521996735855 https://issuu.com/botanicapop/docs/botanica_pop_-_media https://br.pinterest.com/botanicapop/ www.linkedin.com/in/pedronahoum/pt www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008984010154 http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?id=43060

Climate Change, Food security, Semi arid-agriculture, Biodiversity conservation and management

Pedro Nahoum has 46 years old and grew up on a farm, growing native plants since his early age. Studied botany at USP and became a Bachelor of Ecology at UFRJ. Is a Biodiversity Management specialist by the National School of Tropical Botany – IBAMA / MMA. Since 1989, when started his own plant germplasm bank, has been working on conservation and genetic improvement of native species, focusing on Neotropical families and CAM metabolism species. Has been working for over 25 years in the segment of conservation, cultivation, propagation and genetic improvement of native plants, mainly in the families’ Bromeliaceae and Cactaceae, especially at the genera Ananas (Pineapples) and Cereus (Mandacarus). Is one of the authors of the `National Strategy for Cactaceae Conservation´, published in 2011 by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA), and the main author of the chapter `The use of Plant Genetic Resources in Landscaping`, in the book `Plant Genetic Resources - The basis of sustainable agriculture in Brazil` (UFV, 2015). Pedro Nahoum is the founder and the CEO of the Botanica Pop Ltd., a company established in the year 2000 that is specialized in conservation and use through innovative breeding and propagation of CAM metabolism plants. Pedro Nahoum CEO Botanica Pop Ltd. Contact: +5521996735855 https://issuu.com/botanicapop/docs/botanica_pop_-_media https://br.pinterest.com/botanicapop/ www.linkedin.com/in/pedronahoum/pt www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008984010154 http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?id=43060

Climate Change, Food security, Semi arid-agriculture, Biodiversity conservation and management

Rick Bates is a Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Plant Science at Penn State University and holds a B.S. and M.S. in Horticulture from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Virginia Tech. Throughout his career he has aspired to use horticultural science as a tool to: 1) increase the profitability of horticulture enterprises, 2) protect and restore the environment, and 3) alleviate poverty in developing parts of the world. Dr. Bates’ research, teaching and outreach programs have emphasized sustainable, scalable solutions to problems affecting horticulture value chain development and low-input food production systems. His work in Southeast Asia focuses on human and institutional capacity building involving implementation of innovative, field-based approaches, grounded in appropriate technology, entrepreneurship, and market engagement. Recent and ongoing projects include: * Deploying underutilized agronomic species as a foundation of resilient farming systems. Sponsor: CIRAD * Strengthening Indigenous Informal Seed Systems in Southeast Asia. Sponsor: USAID, Horticulture Innovation Lab. * Women in Agriculture Network Cambodia: Gender- and Ecologically-Sensitive Agriculture. Sponsor: USAID, Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL). * Alternative Approaches for Delivering Extension Services to Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia. Sponsor: USAID, Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services (MEAS).

Sustainable intensification in Southeast Asia; Strengthening informal seed systems; Promotion of neglected and underutilized crop species; Development of innovative and appropriate extension education systems for smallholder farmers.

Dr. Kamrul Hossain is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) at the Arctic Centre in the University of Lapland. He has previously served the Faculty of Law of the University of Lapland as the (acting) Professor of Public International Law. He is also an Adjunct Professor of International Law at the University of Lapland. He leads a number of national and international research projects at the Arctic Centre. The main focus of his research currently lies in international environmental law that applies to the Arctic as well as in human rights law, in particular, concerning the rights of the indigenous peoples, and with a focus on the Arctic. Over the years Prof. Hossain has extensively published in all areas of Arctic governance (climate change; marine environment, maritime de-limitation and law of the sea; human activities in the Arctic such as shipping and resource extractions including mining and, onshore and offshore oil and gas developments; marine bio-diversity conservation; and human rights and human security dimensions applicable to the Arctic) highlighting legal, institutional and policy perspectives.

Protection of Arctic Marine Bio-Diversity, Climate Change

Dr Salim Momtaz is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, School of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He teaches in the area of Sustainable Resource Management. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in Geography from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He obtained a PhD in Sustainable Development from the University of London under a Commonwealth Scholarship. Salim migrated to Australia in 1994. From 1995 to 1998 he taught Geography at Central Queensland University, Australia. He joined the University of Newcastle in 1999 where he has been teaching since. He had a stint in the US as a Visiting Professor teaching Environmental Impact Assessment at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He received Rotary International Ambassadorial Fellowship to teach and conduct research in Bangladesh. Salim’s current research interests include climate change adaptation, environmental governance and social impact assessment. Salim led the team that conducted one of the first social impact assessment studies in Australia titled ‘Independent Social Impact Assessment’. Salim published five books and many articles in international journals. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Netherlands Government Research Organization, between 2007 and 2010 and Swiss National Science Foundation in 2017.

Environmental and Natural Resource Management, Climate Change, Sustainable Urban Planning

Dr. Mukunda Dev Behera is Associate Professor at Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He teaches in the area of Geo-informatics of Ecology, Land Cover Dynamics. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in Environmental Biology from Berhampur University, India. He obtained a PhD in Botany from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO India. Behera received Professional Master Degree in Geo-Information-GDTA from University of Paris, France. He was a principal scientific officer, Scientist engineer at ISRO. He joined IIT Kharagpur where he has been teaching since 2007. He is a Erasmus Mundus Visiting Scholar- Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modeling (GEM) Program (2014-15) ITC, University of Twente, Netherlands; Visiting Fellow at NTSG (June-July 2009) University of Montana, USA; Visiting Fellow at Meteorology Dept. and ESSC (June-Sept. 2002) University of Reading, UK . He received Fellowship from French Ministry of External Affairs, GEM Visiting Scholar Fellowship to teach and conduct research on Geo-informatics. Behera’s current research interests include Geo-informatics of Ecology, Land Cover Dynamics, Biodiversity and Climate.

Geo-informatics of Ecology, Land Cover Dynamics, Biodiversity and Climate

Psychologist and Environmental Consultant. He completed doctoral studies in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the UNED. Chief of Brigade in a Forest Fire Service with more than 20 years of experience. He collaborates with several companies and institutions in the area of training in Psychology in Emergencies and Human Resources. He is Professor at the University of Valencia in the Master in "Intervention and operational coordination in emergencies and catastrophes" and other postgraduate courses on emergencies. Director and President of the International Scientific-Professional Committee of the National Symposium on Forest Fires (SINIF). He has lectured internationally and has been part of the Organizing Committee of several International Congresses on Earth Sciences and Climate Change. He has published articles on forest fires, stress, psychosocial risks and emotional trauma, mainly in relation to emergency services and natural disasters. Currently, he is assigned to the Research Group on "Climate and Territorial Planning" (University of Alicante), where he researches on the social perception of forest fire risk and behavior in the event of possible disasters.

Climate Change,emergency services and natural disasters, forest fires, Climate and Territorial Planning

Psychologist and Environmental Consultant. He completed doctoral studies in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the UNED. Chief of Brigade in a Forest Fire Service with more than 20 years of experience. He collaborates with several companies and institutions in the area of training in Psychology in Emergencies and Human Resources. He is Professor at the University of Valencia in the Master in "Intervention and operational coordination in emergencies and catastrophes" and other postgraduate courses on emergencies. Director and President of the International Scientific-Professional Committee of the National Symposium on Forest Fires (SINIF). He has lectured internationally and has been part of the Organizing Committee of several International Congresses on Earth Sciences and Climate Change. He has published articles on forest fires, stress, psychosocial risks and emotional trauma, mainly in relation to emergency services and natural disasters. Currently, he is assigned to the Research Group on "Climate and Territorial Planning" (University of Alicante), where he researches on the social perception of forest fire risk and behavior in the event of possible disasters

Climate Change, forest fires, emergency services and natural disasters, Climate and Territorial Planning

Psychologist and Environmental Consultant. He completed doctoral studies in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the UNED. Chief of Brigade in a Forest Fire Service with more than 20 years of experience. He collaborates with several companies and institutions in the area of training in Psychology in Emergencies and Human Resources. He is Professor at the University of Valencia in the Master in "Intervention and operational coordination in emergencies and catastrophes" and other postgraduate courses on emergencies. Director and President of the International Scientific-Professional Committee of the National Symposium on Forest Fires (SINIF). He has lectured internationally and has been part of the Organizing Committee of several International Congresses on Earth Sciences and Climate Change. He has published articles on forest fires, stress, psychosocial risks and emotional trauma, mainly in relation to emergency services and natural disasters. Currently, he is assigned to the Research Group on "Climate and Territorial Planning" (University of Alicante), where he researches on the social perception of forest fire risk and behavior in the event of possible disasters

Climate Change, forest fires, emergency services and natural disasters, Climate and Territorial Planning

Dr. Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju is a Professor and Chairman, Board of Studies of Environmental Sciences and Microbiology in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. He was the Head of the Department during 2009-2012. He was the Visiting Professor of University of Colima, Mexico. He was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Akron, USA for a period of two years. He has conducted extensive field work in Olympic Mountains, Colorado Rocky Mountains, Siskiyu Mountains, Yosemite National Park, Yellostone National Park and Grand Teton Mountains in connection with reproductive biology of an arctic-alpine genus Pedicularis and its conservation and management aspects. Further, he has also conducted field research in Mexico. He has published more than 300 research papers, participated and presented scores of research papers at more than 50 national and more than 30 International conferences held in India and abroad. He visited USA, Canada, UK, Brazil, Paraguay, Italy, Mexico, Spain, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Ethiopia and Tanzania. In recognition of his superior record of scholarship, he was awarded Distinguished Achievement Award by the University of Akron, Ohio, USA. He is also the recipient of Best Research Award and Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Best Academician Award of Andhra University, Loyola Environmental Award from Loyola College, Chennai and Andhra Pradesh Scientist Award from Andhra Pradesh Council of Science & Technology, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Recently, he received State Level Best Teacher Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is the Consultant of Convention of Biological Diversity Programme of Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy. He did excellent work on the effects of radiation on tomato seeds which were exposed to space by NASA, USA. He successfully completed a number of major research projects on the Eastern Ghats Forests funded by ICAR, UGC, DST, CSIR, DBT and MoEF. Further, he successfully completed All India Coordinated Research Projects on the endangered species of Eastern Ghats funded by MoEF and Phytogeography and morphometrics of honey bees and stingless bees of Andhra Pradesh funded by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi. He is the Expert member of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. He has worked on biodiesel plants such as Pongamia and Jatropha and his work laid foundation for others to initiate work in commercial lines. He has also published ten books on various subjects published by national and international publishers. Thirty Ph.Ds and eight M.Phils were awarded under his guidance. Further, he is currently serving as a resource person for All India Radio, TV Channels, Consultant for issues relating to environmental issues. He is an expert-cum-reviewer for scores of scientific journals published by Elsevier, Springer publishers, Indian Publishers, US Publishers and African Publishers. He is the Chief Editor of Advances in Pollen-Spore Research Journal and Journal of Palynology.

Environmental Science, Biodiversity Conservation & management,Food, Agriculture science, Endangered species, Bio fuels.

Dr Rashmi Sharma is Associate Professor Zoology SPCGCA Government Ajmer RAJASTHAN INDIA. She has 25 years Research and teaching Experience. She has attended more than 70 Conferences National and International. And Published more than 25 papers. 8 M Phill students carried out Research work under her guidance and 5 PhD students are doing PhD under her supervision. Her specialization are Environment biology, Development biology, Entomology and Biodiversity.

Biodiversity and Environment Biology