Capacity building within countries that lie in the tropical latitudes is one of the effective ways of conserving biodiversity. Tropical countries harbour the bulk of global biodiversity, and whose populations will be most adversely affected by loss of species and degradation of ecosystem services. The ATBC therefore requests funding to financially support tropical biologists from developing countries to attend their annual meetings. More at Call for support.
Contact : Dr Priya Davidar, ATBC President Elect.