From 3 to 6 October 2016, Asst. Prof. Dr. Trakarn Prapaspongsa - head of MU EcoLab (Eco-Efficient Engineering Research Lab), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University - was invited to be a "Biodiversity" session chair at the 12th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance (EcoBalance 2016) – Responsible value chains for sustainability, in Kyoto, Japan. During this conference, Asst. Prof. Dr. Trakarn presented the research entitled "Life cycle and land use assessment as a tool for enhancing sustainable agricultural value chains: Case study on major biomass products for food, feed, and fuel in Thailand" which is a part of the project "Research Network for LCA and Policy on Food, Fuel and Climate Change" funded by National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA). Furthermore, she is the only Thai member of Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation (FSLCI) at EcoBalance 2016. FSLCI is the first and only global organization that is conceived by the Life Cycle Community consisting of professionals working in business, science and policy organisations who actively promote the use of life cycle approaches and information.