The Center for Integrative Conservation at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Yunnan, invites applications from prospective graduate students, post-docs and full-time faculty (at the Assistant and Associate Professor level) in Conservation Biology. The Center for Integrative Conservation is a new group led by Professor Richard Corlett and is currently recruiting staff at all levels. XTBG has excellent research facilities and is located in one of the biologically richest regions of Asia. It is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), through which these appointments will be made. Please visit the Garden's website at http://en.xtbg.ac.cn/ for more information about XTBG.

The Program for Field Studies in Tropical Asia runs a variety of courses aimed at young researchers, whose studies focus on the ecology and conservation of biodiversity the tropical Asia-Pacific region. Currently the courses are aimed at post-graduate students, including those studying for an MSc degree or PhD, and researchers at an equivalent academic level in governmental or non-governmental organisations concerned with the environment. Travel awards and course fellowships are offered to some participants from lower-income countries in the tropical Asia-Pacific region. (Illustration : Doi Inthanon Thailand 2005 © pfs-tropasia.org).

• Registrations are now open for  workshops at ATBC Asia-Pacific chapter meeting in Banda Aceh (Mar 2013). 
• As usual, pfs-tropicalasia will be holding workshops on Experimental Design & Data Analysis (Basic and Advanced courses) and Scientific Paper writing. In addition, they are receiving applications for fellowships to attend the meeting in Banda Aceh. To apply for a fellowship, applicants must be students from low-income country institutions and be presenting a paper at the meeting. Contact : Rhett  Harrison (XTBG)

• Editorial : Varied viewpoints in challenging conservation issues by Alejandro Estrada and Rhett Butler

TBA course 11/1 Forest and savannah ecosystems in Uganda

Dates: 20 June - 19 July

TBA course 11/2 Tropical forest ecosystems in Tanzania

Dates: 26 July - 25 August

TBA course 11/3 Tropical forest ecosystems in Borneo

Dates: 1 October - 30 October

TBA course 11/4 Tropical forest ecosystems in Madagascar

Dates: 1 November - 30 November

Since 1963 the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation has awarded Honorary Fellowships to individuals who, through a long distinguished career, have contributed greatly to the advance of tropical biology and/or the conservation of tropical ecosystems. During the 2012 annual meeting of the ATBC which took place between the 18^th and the 22^nd of June in Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, two acknowledged scientists were awarded Honorary Fellowship, Pr. Paulo S. Oliveira (Photo © tropicalbio.org) and Richard Primack.

All Honorary Fellows are individuals who have an extraordinary long-term commitment to the cause of tropical biology and/or conservation, who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in this field, and who have played a tremendous role in the mentorship and inspiration of new generations of tropical biologists and conservationists. To this date 80 individuals from 17 different countries have been honored with this award, and every year one or two additional Honorary Fellows are appointed, during the Association’s annual meeting.

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