The 1st Biennial Conference on Tropical Biodiversity

PREFACE The 1 st Biennieal Conference of Tropical Biodiversity (BCTB 2018) was held in Makassar, Indonesia on September 20 to 21, 2018 at the the Rinra Hotel, Makassar. BCTB 2018 is dedicated to address issues related to multidisciplinary field on tropical biodiversity management, hosted by Foresty Faculty of Universitas Hasanuddin. The conference is aimed to benefit participants in terms of research development, networking initiation, and disseminating science and knowledge to broader context in particular in the area of biodiversity conservation and management. We are hoping that through the information discussed and developed in this conference bring positive contribution and significant changes in countering and addressing problems as well as challenges in the area concern as well as finding suitable solutions to protect and conserve our biodiversity from declining. It is also expected that the conference will give an impact on providing a platform for exchange of ideas and information amongst scientists, practitioners, and students; and in providing a media for promoting the international publications for Indonesian and worldwide researchers. The last session of the conference was also attended by the Governor of Sulawesi Selatan Province, he delivered a very enthusiastic speech and welcome the participant and key note speakers. The conference is also attended by some conservation agencies. Therefore, this conference is also benefit for the related practitioner on managing biodiversity. All papers submitted and presented in the conferences were subjected to peer-reviews. The selected papers is consolidated in this proceedings and presents recent researches in the field related to multiple aspects of tropical biodiversity. There are five categories in this biodiversity conference such as (i) global biodiversity assessment: climate change impacts for biodiversity, (ii) the existence of genetic diversity for biodiversity maintenance, (iii) conserving tropical biodiversity: current challenges for management, (iv) biodiversity and utilization: techno science and economics, (v) community partnership for biodiversity conservation : social and policy We would like to appreciate all authors and respected keynote speakers who have contributed to this proceedings, the conference committee, speakers, attendees, organizing committee and sponsors who have made the 1 st BCTB 2018 a succces. We wish the conference and the proceeding resulted will have significant contribution in field of tropical biodiversity literature. Astuti Arif Chair of Organizing Commitee BCTB 2018.