ACTIVITIES

	Young botanist club
	Januari 29, 2006 The PROSEA Network Office is working with the Matoa Foundation to build up a Young Botanist Club, which holds bimonthly meetings. The first meeting was attended by 15 children of 6–8 years old, held at the Aki Barry house and gardens on January 29, 2006. The children learned about bamboo (the uses, different kind of bamboos, about the plant itself), heard story telling on bamboo, and also had a bamboo drawing session. At the end of these activities, three winning bamboo artists were been selected and awarded PROSEA & MATOA t-shirts, and every children received one young Dinochloa scandens climbing bamboo to be looked after. March 25, 2006 The second meeting was at Taman Sringganis (Medicinal Plant Gardens), on March 25, 2006. We introduced medicinal plants to the children for their daily uses, in case they have any health problems. Children from 6 – 12 years old attended in this meeting. Children were introduced to the whole environment of the garden, and they had to find and discuss which plant was climbing, shrub, trees etc. Then they painted what they had seen, and each group had to present their findings. Three winners of the art class were chosen. September 9, 2006 The third meeting of the young botanist club was organized in Gunung Mas Plantation to find out about tea, how to drink it, how to grow it and how to make it for drinking. This meeting was held on September 9, 2006. 300 children attended, especially students from SD Polisi I and SD Bina Insani. This third meeting was done as a collaboration with Fortune Star Management, and was supported by the Estate Plantation from PTPN IV, VI, VII, VIII and XII.
	Beyond 2005
	Establishing and maintaining e-PROSEA This is a continuation and maintaining of e-PROSEA by updating, recording data. Development of CD based e-PROSEA The e-PROSEA will be transferred into CD when there is a request. Production of PROSEA handbooks This program is continuation of publishing the remaining volume PROSEA 20 (1) and 20 (2): Ornamental plants and PROSEA 15 (3): Fungi Production of PROSEA Identification kits To disseminate PROSEA handbook it is necessary to produce various books, note books and kits to the end users need. Production of PROSEA guideline for sustainable management The promotion of sustainable agricultural and rural development concept is encouraged by the fact that such a promotion has been little taken place in the South East Asia region, although all countries has signed the ratification of Agenda 21. Because of that a guideline for sustainable management based on ecosystem for the South East Asia country is urgently needed. Production of PROSEA manuals to sustainable plant utilization Sustainable use of plant resources for sustainable development Public awareness on the sustainable development should be build by campaign on the concept of sustainable development. Promoting agro-ecology for improvement of rural livelihood. To implementing agro-ecology system for rural livelihood improvement Plant resources for carbon trade To assess plant resources potential in an international carbon trade Assessment of scientific gaps on the plant resources in the South East Asia region A new collaborative research project in the region Development of long term master plan for international collaborative researches on plant resources in the South East Asia region. PROSEA to be a centre for international collaborative researcher in the region.