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parameters  like  ecosystem  water  use  efficiency (WUE)  are  becoming  top  considerations.  Dominant  trends  emerging  in  climate  change  adaptation  such  as  erratic  and  declining  water  supplies  from  climate  based  precipitation,  are  challenging  foresters  and  environmental  scientists  to  place  a  much  stronger  emphasis  on  water:  the  ecological  basis  of  the  hydrological cycle  is  fast  becoming  the  top  issue.  In  short,  forest  resources  need  the  help  of  “big  eye”  ecologists. Any  doubts  that  forests  may  not  be  effective  agents  for  carbon  storage  are  dispelled by  Soontorn  Khamyong  et  al.  study  of  mixed  deciduous  forests  (MDF)  in  the  far  north  of  Thailand.  This  team  from  Chiang  Mai  University  showed  that  even  on  relatively  poor sandstone,  MDF  showed  good  ecosystem  carbon  storages  capturing  152.92  Mg  ha-1.  Encouragingly,  these  forests  were  quite  new,  being  reforestation  as  integrated  watershed  management  sites  initiated  by  the  King  in  1984. Another  e.g.  of  the  down  to  earth  community  based  level  of  ecological  upscaling  of  interactions  between  agro-ecosystems  and  economic  activity: Nareth  Nut,  Jeeranuch  Sakkamduang  and  Machito  Mihara  outline  how  organic  agriculture  can  bring  better  ecology,  enhanced  income  and  a  more  sustainable  lifestyle  to  a  commune  in  Cambodia.  Described  as  community based  adaptation  (CBA)  the  approach  features  using  compost  and  the  cyclic  (in  biogeochemical terms)  application  of  plant  and  animal  residues as  workable  alternatives  to  non-renewable  resources,  like  expensive  agro-chemicals.  The  scheme  is  grass  roots  action  at  its  best  and  illustrates  the  advantages  of  enabling  local  University  people,  such  as  Nareth  Nut  from  Cambodia’s  Royal  University  of  Agriculture  to work  in  unison  with  ERECON’s  Jeeranuch  Sakkamduang  and Machito Mihara  from  the  Tokyo  University  of  Agriculture. Clearly,  as  mentioned  above  the  many  case  studies  and  topics  attracted  to  this  International  Conference,  although  diverse  in  scope  and  geographic  setting,  are  but  different  shades  of  meaning  united  by  a  core  concept  of  finding  ways  and  means  to  look  climate  change  in  the  eye  and  counter  its  environmental challenges. Herein  lie  the  inspirational  strengths  and  motivating  goals  of  ICCCBE,  June  2016. Bibliography CIEEM  (Chartered  Institute  of  Ecology  and  Environmental  Management  (2016)  (Second  Edition).  Guidelines  for  Ecological  Impact  Assessment  in  the  UK  and  Ireland,  Terrestrial  Freshwater  and  Coastal. Winchester,  Hampshire,  UK.  www.cieem.net Nijnik,  M.  (2010).  Carbon  Capture  and  Storage in  Forests  pp  203-239,  In:  Hester,  R.E. and  Harrison,  R.M.  Carbon  Capture,  Sequestration  and  Storage.  RSC  Pub.  ISNB  978-1-84-917-3.  (Royal  Society  of  Chemistry). UN  2030  Agenda  for  Sustainable  Development; www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/ development-agenda   Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the 351 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand


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