[alexchiu]

Dear Prof. Ong, Prof. Gong and all friends,
First all, I would like to say sorry to everyone here for my recent absense from E-forum. These days were very busy days for me. After coming from the training course in Malaysia, I had been out of many other cities for work trips. I just came from Fangchenggang 2 days ago. And there are still several field surveys waiting for me to conduct.
Of course, science knowledge is primary for effective management of natural resource, including mangrove resource. On this, maybe it's no need for me to talk too much, many colleagues have mentioned a lot above. But a notable case in point is the application of GIS technique in MPA management. Last week I came from another traing course financed by UNDP/GEF/SOA/NOAA, named 'Marine Protected Area Management Capacity Building and GIS Application Training Course'. With GIS technique, we can run our MPA in more effective and efficient manner. Peaple who are familiar with GIS would agree this viewpoint, I think.
One more thing, we sincerely invite all the friends here to participate the China National Forum on Mangrove Wetland.
Hope to see you all in Beihai!
Qiu