Margarita Naming

HIGHER EDUCATION BACKGROUND

Masters in Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) in 2015
BSc (Hons), Major in Zoology (1997), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

CURRENT POSITION & PLACEMENT
Research Officer under the Traditional Knowledge Documentation Programme

Publication/Presentation/Poster:

1. ORAL PAPERS PRESENTED

• Herpetofauna of Bau Limestone areas and Phasmids of Bau Limestone areas, Seminar on Limestone Biodiversity, October 2003, UNIMAS
• SBC & SBC Ordinance, Seminar Pegawai Perhubungan Kepada Renjer Kehormat Hidupan Liar, 15 August 2006, Sibu
• Traditional Knowledge Documentation in Sarawak: Benefit towards Food, Flavours and Fragrance Research, Biodiversity-Biotechnology Symposium, 19-21 November 2008, Kuching
• Traditional Knowledge Development in Sarawak, National Seminar on Traditional Knowledge related to biodiversity in Malaysia: Bridging the gap between policy makers, the communities & practitioners, 10 December 2009, FRIM, Kepong
• Traditional Knowledge Development in Sarawak, Seminar Pendekatan Masyarakat dalam pengurusan Sumber Daya & Biodiversiti, 17 December 2009, IPIMAS, Kuching
• Traditional Knowledge in Sarawak: The Role of Local Communities in Conservation of Useful Plants (M. Naming and R. Manurung), Forum on Conservation of Fauna & Flora _ The Role of Traditional Knowledge & Local Communities, 22-23 November 2012, PICC

2. POSTER PAPERS PRESENTED

• Sarawak's Experience-Documenting Traditional Knowledge of Useful Plants among Sarawak's Indigenous Communities (Tu, CL, Naming, M and Jovita, ER), Biodiversity-Biotechnology Symposium, Hilton Hotel, Kuching ,19-21 Nov 2008
• Fragrant Plants Documentation in Sarawak (Margarita Naming, Tu Chu Lee, Jovita Elderson, 4th Global Summit on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, 4 Points Hotel, Kuching ,1-5 Dec 2009
• Extracting Essential Oil From Pahkak (Litsea cubeba) By the Community Bidayuh of Kampung Kiding, Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak (C.L. Tu, M. Naming, H.Syaliza and N. Boniface), 2nd National Conference on Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation (NAC – 2) Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Economic Development, Promenade Hotel Tawau, Sabah, 11 – 13 May 2010
• Documentation & Conservation of Useful Plants by Penans of Long Iman, Mulu (CL Tu, M. Naming and R. Manurung), 16th Malaysian Forestry Conference, Malacca, 5-9 December 2011

3. AUTHORSHIP OF PAPERS/POSTERS

• Herpetofauna (Margarita Naming & Indraneil Das) in Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity (Yong H.S, Ng, F.P.S. and Yen, E.E.Y – guest editors) Sarawak Museum Journal, Special issue No. 6, Vol. LIX No. 80 April 2004– Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity in 2004.
• Phasmids (Francis Seow-Choen, Jongkar Grinang and Margarita Naming) in Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity (Yong H.S, Ng, F.P.S. and Yen, E.E.Y – guest editors) Sarawak Museum Journal, Special issue No. 6, Vol. LIX No. 80 April 2004– Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity in 2004.
• Traditional Knowledge of Genetic Resources – its documentation & conservation (R. Manurung, M. Naming and C.L. Tu) for the 2nd National Conference on Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation: Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Economic Development, Tawau, Sabah (11 – 13 May 2010)
• Traditional knowledge conservation and transmission of agrobiodiversity: sharing of experiences by the Penan community in Mulu, Sarawak (M. Naming, R.A. Yu and C.L.Tu) for the 2nd National Conference on Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation: Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Economic Development, Tawau, Sabah (11 – 13 May 2010)
• Creating a Value Chain in Producing Medicinal and Aromatic Essential Oils – SBC's Experience (R. Manurung, M. Naming and Syaliza A.H.) for the 12th Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Seminar 2010"Harnessing the Tropical Herbal Heritage: Recent Advances in R & D and Commercialization", FRIM, Kepong (3-4 August 2010)
• Discovering potential valuable applications of Sarawak's biodiversity through traditional knowledge documentation (R. Manurung and M. Naming) for the 2nd International Symposium on Underutilised Plant Species "Crops for the Future – Beyond Food Security" in Kuala Lumpur (27-30 June 2011)
• Traditional Knowledge And Its Protection: An Example Of Plant Genetic Resources For Product Development In Sarawak (R. Manurung and M. Naming) (In preparation)