:: SEAPA South East Asian Primatological Association ::

About Us

The SEAPA was formally launched on April 4, 2005 during the first South East Asian Congress of Primatology held in Jakarta, Indonesia from April 3-7, 2005. The SEAPA, whose mission is "To promote and enhance the scientific knowledge and the conservation of primates in the ASEAN Member Countries (AMCs), particularly in their natural habitats" comprise four main goals:

To promote the interest in, and enhance the quality of scientific investigations and conservation efforts on primates in the AMCs, particularly among the AMC nationals.
To develop and enhance the capacity of AMC nationals in conducting in-situ scientific research and conservation activities on primates in the AMCs.
To serve as the focal point for networking among primatologists and other parties interested in promoting the goals of SEAPA.
provide a better representation of primatologists from AMCs, or of their collective opinions, to international primatological meetings.

The office-bearers for the 2008-2010 term are:

President: Dr. Jatna Supriatna (Indonesia), E-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Secretary General: Dr. Ramesh Boonratana (Thailand), E-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Vice President for Research and Conservation: Dr. Le Xuan Canh (Vietnam), E-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Vice President for Networking and Capacity Development: Dr. Perry Ong (Philippines), E-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Vice President for communication : Assoc.Prof.Dr. Badrul Munir Md.Zain, E-mail : This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Treasurer: Dr. Noviar Andayani (Indonesia), E-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Currently, the SEAPA Advisors for the 2008-2010 term comprise Prof. Warren Y. Brockelman This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , Prof. Birute Galdikas, Prof. Dondin Sayuthi and Prof. Mohd. Nordin Hasan This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , Emer.Prof.Dato' Dr.Abdul Latiff Mohamad and the AMC focal persons comprise Asst. Prof. Dr. Nantiya Aggimarangsee This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it (for Thailand)

ASIAN PRIMATES JOURNAL - ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group is pleased to announce that the "Asian Primates – A newsletter of the Asian Section of the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group" have now been upgraded to "Asian Primates – A Journal of the Asian Section of the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group" Read More...

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