Closing Session Dr. Sonjai Havanond of RCE Cha-am was pleased with the many joint project ideas expressed and the ideas that were conceptualized. He expounded that projects were not only for a specific RCE area but for the wider RCE community in Asia-Pacific for capacity building, learning and education. Further, he emphasized that the meeting and the preceding conference enhanced understanding, especially local knowledge, as well as the local people but qualified that scientific knowledge itself is difficult to understand and to be implemented in the local level. He concluded in saying that he hoped that the participants were happy and that he was willing to assist the participants in any of their needs. Dr. Mario Tabucanon described the day as very productive. He said that they had accomplished a lot of what they aimed at. Then he highlighted the takeaways, those that the participants learn and should bring back to their respective stations. These were the following: • Deepen understanding of the RCE movement; • See the direction/pathway forward through the roadmap developed for the RCE community; It is the basis for developing the action plans; • Follow through many things for the first round of the action plan; • Put the draft action plan for circulation to all RCEs; • Welcome suggestions to enhance the action plan; • Refine plans before the 10th Global RCE Conference; • Attach action plan of the individual RCEs to the regional action plan; and • The assessment is very important. Take time to digest the issues. Dr. Tabucanon thanked RCE Yogyakarta for the hosting of the upcoming 10th Global RCE Conference. He noted that finalization of the programme was underway. He also announced that the submission of proposal for the next AP RCE Meeting was already opened. He reminded that the hosting of the meeting and conference was voluntary and that it was best that RCEs consult their stakeholders for the holding of the event. Dr. Tabucanon also thanked RCE Cha-am for graciously hosting the meeting. He noted that it was the second time that it had hosted which he described as an excellent contribution to the community. Finally, he thanked all RCEs which attended, through their representatives, the 9th AP RCE Conference. Group Photo The 9th AP RCE Conference in SIEP, Cha-am, and Phetchaburi, Thailand culminated with a group photo. Prepared by: BERNABE M. MIJARES JR. Director of RCE Bohol in BISU Edited by: The Global RCE Service Centre 396 Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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