The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation is international in scope, membership, and objectives, functioning as an international body to promote research, education, conservation, and communication for tropical biology.

Objectives

1. To promote an awareness, within as wide a public as possible, of the importance of tropical biology and conservation. 
   
   
2. To promote research in all aspects of tropical biology and conservation. 
   
   
3. To promote education in tropical biology and conservation. 
   
   
4. To promote and improve communication and cooperation among investigators, educators, environmental managers, and human communities in the tropics. 
   
   
5. To inform and influence individuals and institutions whose decisions affect tropical habitats and their biota. 
   
   
6. To encourage the establishment, improvement, maintenance and accessibility of physical facilities, databases, and collections of biological materials for the study of tropical biology and conservation. 
   
   
7. To encourage the preservation of tropical biological diversity and to safeguard it for posterity, for its intrinsic worth and its aesthetic and tangible values to humanity.