2026
Tentative Schedule
Time
Sessions
Note
08.00-09.00
Registration
09.00-09.30
Opening Ceremony
Report
Prof Dr. Anchana Prathep
Dean, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla
09.30-10.10
Keynote Speaker
Session 1: Blue Carbon Policy and Government
Session 1: Blue Carbon Policy and Government
Dr. Pinsak Suraswadi
Director - General of Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
10.10-10.40
Oral Presentation
Session 1: Blue Carbon Policy and Government
10.40-11.00
Coffee Break (Morning)
11.00-11.40
Keynote Speaker
Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon
Assoc. Prof. Mohammad Rozaimi Jamaludin
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
11.40-12.10
Oral Presentation
Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon
12.10-13.30
Lunch
13.30-14.45
Oral Presentation
Session 2: Seaweed Blue Carbon
14.45-15.00
Coffee Break (Afternoon)
15.00-17.00
Workshop I
Social and economic aspects on blue carbon: how to obtain supports from people in Asia?
Prof. Dr. Nobuyuki Yagi
University of Tokyo
17.30-20.00
Dinner
Time
Sessions
Note
08.30-09.00
Registration
09.00-09.40
Keynote Speaker
Session 3: Seaweed Aquaculture (biomass, blue carbon, sustainable use…)
Prof. Catriona L. Hurd
University of Tasmania, Australia
09.40-10.40
Oral Presentation
Session 3: Seaweed Aquaculture (biomass, blue carbon, sustainable use…)
10.40-11.00
Coffee Break (Morning)
11.00-12.00
Keynote Speaker
Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity
Dr. Aaron Eger
Kelp Forest Alliance
12.00-13.30
Lunch
13.30-14.45
Oral Presentation
Session 4: Coastal Biodiversity, Dynamics and Connectivity
14.45-15.00
Coffee Break (Afternoon)
15.00-17.00
Workshop II
Kelp Forest Challenge: Regional knowledge and strategies for protecting and restoring 4 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040.
Dr. Aaron Eger
Kelp Forest Alliance
17.30-20.00
Dinner
Time
Sessions
Note
09.00-09.40
Keynote Speaker
Session 5: Finances
Lisa Schindler Murray
the Director of Blue Carbon, Natural Climate Solutions at Rare
09.40-10.40
Oral Presentation
Session 5: Finances
10.40-11.00
Coffee Break (Morning)
11.00-12.00
Poster Presentation
12.00-13.30
Lunch
13.30-16.30
Workshop III
Blue Finance for Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems Forum | Financing Opportunities in the Asia–Pacific
Siriporn Sriaram (Vivi)
GROUPE AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÈVELOPPEMENT
15.30-15.45
Coffee Break (Afternoon)
17.30-20.00
Banquet Dinner / Closing Ceremony
Time
Sessions
Note
06.30
Participants depart from PSU campus.
06.30-08.30
On the way to Thale Noi
08.30-10.30
Thale Noi Scenic Boat Tour
Highlight
The Pink Water Lily+ Aquatic plant
Water Buffalo
Water Bird
Local Fishery Activities
10.30-11.00
Shopping local products from Thale Noi
11.00-11.30
Go to restuarant
11.30-13.00
Lunch
13.00-14.30
Leave from Thale Noi to Wat Sathing Phra or Wat Phra Ko
14.30-15.00
Wat Sathing Phra or Wat Phra Ko
15.00-16.00
Shopping Local Product @ Ko Yor
16.00-16.30
Wat Laem Pho - Reclining Buddha @ Ko Yor
16.30-17.30
Back to PSU
Time
Sessions
Note
08.30-17.00
Workshop IIII
Underwater Drone - Libong (1 nights 2 days)
Prof. Jeong Ha Kim, Dr. Kwon Mo Yang, Mr. Junsu Kim, Dr. Daniela Macias
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Sponsors
2026 APPA Regional Forum
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