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Dear ATBC Community,
Time is flying by, and we are only three months away from ATBC2024 in Kigali! This will be a very special conference as we return to the African Continent, this time to celebrate our 60th Anniversary. We hope that you will be able to join us between July 14-18th, 2024 to enjoy exciting presentations and workshops from around the World, explore beautiful Rwanda, see old friends, and meet new ones!
In the meantime, we invite you to review the latest ATBC activities and updates, including:
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Stay up to date with upcoming deadlines of ATBC2024.
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Reaffirm your commitment to the ATBC community by renewing your 2024 membership.
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We are always looking for new ways to expand early career scientist participation and support all forms of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Please get in touch if you have activities to propose.
Thank you so much for your commitment to the ATBC. We look forward to seeing you in Rwanda!
With very best wishes,
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Lúcia G. Lohmann
Executive Director
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ATBC President-Elect & Newly Elected Councilors | |
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We are pleased to welcome our new President-Elect Juan Posada (Colombia) and new councilors Farah Carrasco-Rueda (Perú), Louis Santiago (USA), and Alejandra Jaramillo (Colombia). They will serve a three-year term through the end of 2026. We are thrilled to have them on board and deeply grateful to everyone who agreed to be nominated for the election.
Our sincere gratitude to our former Past-President, Beth Kaplin, for her excellent work during her term. Norbert Cordeiro is now Past-President and Tuyeni Mwampamba is President of the Association. We also would like to thank Divya Vasudev, João Campos Silva, and Amy Dunham for serving as councilors during the past three years. We look forward to everyone's continued involvement with the Association.
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Juan Posada
President-Elect
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Farah Carrasco
Councilor 2024-2026
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Louis Santiago
Councilor 2024-2026
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Alejandra Jaramillo
Councilor 2024-2026
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We were delighted by the fantastic response to our call for abstracts in multiple languages. We welcome abstracts in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili. Presenters will have the opportunity to deliver their talks in any of these languages, amplifying the voices of diverse communities and perspectives to a global audience.
Due to the high interest, we have extended the deadline for abstract submissions to April 15, 2024! This is your final opportunity to submit your abstract for ATBC2024 and present your research findings. We especially welcome ideas aligned with the Conference’s theme "Achieving Inclusive Science for Effective Conservation, Adaptation, and Resilience in the Tropics". Don't miss out – submit your abstract today!
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Register now and take advantage of our early bird registration for ATBC 2024. which closes on May 14th, 2024.
We look forward to welcoming you to Kigali!
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ATBC Resolution on the Pantanal | |
In our most recent Resolution, the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation collectively call for a halt to the Hidrovia, a planned waterway that puts the world's largest wetland, Pantanal, in danger. The Brazilian government has reappraised a project to make the 700 km-long upper section of the Paraguay River navigable. This section directly feeds the Pantanal with its flood water. The largest collateral damage of the project will be the disintegration of the socio-environmental structures and processes in the Pantanal wetland. This area supports exceptional levels of biodiversity and is important to regional food security and cultural heritage. Please click here to read the complete Pantanal Resolution.
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2024 ATBC Honorary Fellow Award
The ATBC Honorary Fellow Award is presented each year to two recipients who have made substantial scientific contributions and provided long distinguished service to tropical biology and/or conservation. ATBC Honorary Fellows are given lifetime membership to the ATBC and will be invited to submit a review paper on a topic of their choice to be published in Biotropica.
Any questions regarding this award can be submitted to Norbert (Nobby) Cordeiro (ncordeiro@fieldmuseum.org), the ATBC Past-President and Chair of the 2024 Honorary Fellows Committee. Please submit your nomination(s) here by April 15th, 2024.
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Navjot Sodhi Award
Eligibility: Students from a low- or middle-income country conducting research in tropical conservation biology. Nominees must be members of the ATBC and a current graduate student or a recent graduate of a M.S. or Ph.D. program (within the past 12 months).
The selected recipient will receive a cash award ($1000) to be used in research-related expenses.
Deadline: April 12th, 2024.
For more info click here.
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Seed Research Grant
Eligibility: Students enrolled in a graduate degree program (Master’s or Doctoral) who are conducting research in the tropics and are ATBC members at the time of the application’s deadline.
Grants of up to $1,000 each will be awarded and may be used for travel (domestic or international), lodging, meals, and other research-related expenses.
Deadline: April 12th, 2024.
For more info click here.
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2023 Denslow and Ashton Prizes
Every year Biotropica's Editorial Board selects outstanding papers as the recipients of the Julie S. Denslow and Peter Ashton Prizes, which honor exceptional articles published in our journal in the previous calendar year. Click here to learn what motivated the award-winning authors and how they hope the work will inspire other researchers. Congratulations to the authors!
Julie S Denslow Prize: Kim McConkey
McConkey, K. R., Aldy, F., Ong, L., Sutisna, D. J., & Campos-Arceiz, A. (2022). Lost mutualisms: Seed dispersal by Sumatran rhinos, the world’s most threatened megafauna. Biotropica, 346– 357.
Peter Ashton Prize: Kim McConkey
Nerlekar, A. N., Chorghe, A. R., Dalavi, J. V., Kusom, R. K., Karuppusamy, S., Kamath, V., Pokar, R., Rengaian, G., Sardesai, M. M., & Kambale, S. S. (2022). Exponential rise in the discovery of endemic plants underscores the need to conserve the Indian savannas. Biotropica, 54, 405–417.
Biotropica’s Incoming Subject Editors
In 2023, we advertised the first Open Call for service on our Editorial Board. The response was overwhelmingly positive. In the end, we selected 15 new Subject Editors from a very qualified pool. Please join us in welcoming our incoming Subject Editors and thanking those who are rotating off the Editorial Board. The Open Call for editorial service will be held on a regular basis; please stay tuned for future calls and consider serving on our Board!
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Incoming Biotropica Subject Editors. a) Andres Arguelles Moyao, b) Francis Brearley, c) Cássio Cardoso Pereira, d) Aires Mbanze, e) Margaret Metz, f) Shrushti Modi, g) Iolanda Ramalho da Silva, h) Vijay Ramesh, i) Manichanh Satdichanh, j) Mário M. Tagliari, k) Krizler C. Tanalgo, l) Vijayan Jithin, m) Jess K. Zimmerman, and n) Daniel Zuleta | |
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Open Call for Papers
We are now soliciting manuscripts for a forthcoming Special Issue of Biotropica. We welcome manuscripts (Original Articles, Insights, Commentaries, and Reviews) on
a wide range of topics related to the diversity, ecology, evolution, and conservation of
fungi in the tropics, and their interactions with plant, animal and microbial taxa. Researchers from all career stages may contribute. We especially encourage submissions from scientists based in the tropics. Click here for more details.
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ATBC and Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö)
Photo Contest
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We are happy to announce the Winners's Gallery of the joint photo competition of the ATBC and the European Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö). Congratulations to the winners! The photos of the three finalists in each category were exhibited at the annual conference of the European Society for Tropical Ecology, held in February 2024 in Lisbon (Portugal). The winning photos will also be displayed at the upcoming ATBC2024 meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. | |
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Beauty of Biodiversity
1st Place - Christian Schwarz
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People and Nature
1st Place - Kim Holzmann
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Research applications and biodiversity solutions
1st Place - Pierre Michel Forget
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ATBC Conference Proposals | |
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We are pleased to announce a call for ATBC conference proposals. The ATBC conferences provide a platform for scientists and conservation practitioners worldwide to present their work and share experiences on tropical biology and conservation. At this time we are soliciting proposals for conferences to be held in 2025 and 2026. Please submit your proposal by June 26th, 2024. Successful applications will be notified by August 31st, 2024.
We welcome proposals from members, institutions, and organizations worldwide. In an effort to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and to advance the understanding and conservation of tropical biodiversity globally, we especially encourage proposals from institutions and organizations based in the global south. We encourage creative, diverse, and innovative proposals, especially those focused on novel solutions to pressing conservation challenges.
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Renew your Commitment to the ATBC Community! | |
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We are a professional society dedicated to research, capacity building, science communication, and conservation of tropical ecosystems around the world. Check out our member benefits and the special rates for postdocs. Receive a discount if you renew your membership for the next three years.
Don't wait to renew your ATBC commitment. Your support is crucial!!
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