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06/28/2009 - Suriname biodiversity and nature is on youtube - Broadcast of Manyatala
Suriname still has lot forest full of animals, among them many frugivores and seed dispersers. When you can still hear monkeys howling in the wood, you can say that you are staying is a natural forest. See many other videos of Suriname Natural History at Manyatala youtube site.
06/22/2009 - Release of the Prefet Mansillon's Report on Mining Scheme in French Guiana
A new Scheme for Mining development in French Guiana has been published. When the President Nicolas Sarkozy rejected the Iamgold Mine project at Kaw Mountain in February 2008, he engaged himself to define a new scheme for gold mining development that will respect the biodiversity richness ("définir le cadre d'une exploitation de l'or respectueuse des richesses de la biodiversité"). The report (in french) of the Prefet Yves Mansillon is now available at Ministry of Ecology website. pdf.
06/19/2009 - The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology
Thomas Lovejoy (left) and William Laurance (right), both former presidents of the ATBC, were jointly honored on June 18 in Madrid, Spain as the inaugural winners of the BBVA Frontiers in Ecology and Conservation Biology award. This prestigious award was presented for their groundbreaking, long-term studies of forest fragmentation and dedicated efforts to help conserve the Amazon rainforest, including development of the innovative debt-for-nature swap. Other BBVA awards were presented to leaders in biomedicine, physics, architecture, and other fields. The juries that decided the BBVA awards included many prestigious scientists, including several Nobel Laureates. Laurance and Lovejoy both received commemorative certificates and original artwork, and will share a cash prize of 400,000 euros. Visit ATBC website. Read Mongabay.com
06/18/2009 - Special discounts for ATBC members
WILEY is partner of ATBC and ATBC Annual Meeting. ATBC is happy to share discounts of up to 35% on various Wiley publications for ATBC members. All new 2009 members receive 35% off select book titles including Tropical Rain Forests: An Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison and many others! Existing members save 25% on all Wiley books. Visit Wiley for details!
06/10/2009 - 2010 : The Year of Tropical Biodiversity at Annual ATBC Meeting in Indonesia
No doubt, 2010 is the year to speak about Biodiversity conservation, that of the tropics especially. We are pleased to announce the launch of the website of the annual International meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation “Tropical biodiversity: surviving the food, energy and climate crisis” to be held between 19-23 July 2010 in Bali, Indonesia. Photos of Indonesia at Mongabay.com
06/10/2009 - New book released on Tropical East Asia
Richard Corlett's new book "The Ecology of Tropical East Asia," has been published by Oxford University Press. The Ecology of Tropical East Asia is the first book to describe the terrestrial ecology of the entire East Asian tropics and subtropics, from southern China to western Indonesia. It deals with plants, animals, and the ecosystems they inhabit, as well as the diverse threats to their survival and the options for conservation. This book provides the background knowledge of the region's ecology needed by both specialists and non-specialists to put their own work into a broader context. Oxford University Press. Richard Corlett's webpage. Read the interview at Mongabay.com.