Session 1.3 What is the potential impact on rubber production in both traditional and new areas? Chairperson: Vincent Gitz, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) The place of the rubber tree (Hevea Brasiliensis) in climate change Dr K. O. Omokhafe, Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria Managing soil fertility to improve sustainability of rubber plantations, what do we know? F. Gay (A. Brauman, E. Gohet, J.P. Laclau, L. Mareschal, P. Malagoli, A.Thoumazeau, Y. Nouvellon, P. Thaler, T. Perron) CIRAD Breeding Clones for non traditional areas Dr Ramli Othman, IRRDB Fellow Climatic monitoring and analysis to optimize rubber cultivation Dr Thomas Wijaya, Indonesian Rubber Research Institute