Protection of Threatened Tropical Dry-Forests in Jalisco, Mexico

WHEREAS the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve of coastal Jalisco, Mexico is one of the most important protected areas and best-studied tropical dry forests in the Neotropics, and provides habitat for more than 1200 species of plants, of which 314 are endemic to Mexico; 427 species of vertebrates, of which about 79 are endemic to Mexico; and more than 2000 species of insects; and...

TBA (Tropical Biology Association) African Alumni Group (TAAG) cordially invites you to a three-day first international African Student’s Conference to be hosted at the National Museums of Kenya from 2nd - 4th July 2013. The theme of the conference is “Biodiversity in Africa – present state, challenges and prospects for its conservation”. The conference is uniquely designed and organized by vibrant TBA African alumni with the view of building the capacity of the next generation of biologists and conservationists. The activities for the conference will be organized in a way that ensures they fit into alumni career interests. The programme of events at the conference is still undergoing further development; and also more expertise is needed in the scientific committee.

• TBA African Alumni Group (TAAG)
• TAAG inaugural African Students’ Conference

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is pleased to announce [pdf] a new competition hold expert workshops on "Emerging Frontiers in Tropical Science". The program is designed to identify emerging issues in tropical science and draw together scientists across a range of disciplines, institutions, and geographies to holistically address these issues. Scientists are asked to prepare a brief proposal of the scientific theme and invitees. Individuals submitting the winning proposal(s) will identify the theme and participants for a 3-5 day workshop at one of OTS’ biological stations in Costa Rica.  All workshop, travel, and participant costs will be covered by OTS. Website.

Tecc Editora published Tropical Plant Collecting: From the Field to the Internet, and edited volume by Scott A. Mori, Amy Berkov, Carol A. Gracie & Edmund F. Hecklau. This book is based on 40 years of tropical plant collecting in Central and South America by the senior author and his colleagues and, in particular, draws from his experience in publishing a guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana and a monograph of the Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae). Although traditional field and herbarium techniques are discussed in detail, the book also covers how new techniques provided by digital photography, electronic databases, and the Internet have revolutionized plant collecting and data presentation in systematic botany. The audience for this book is tropical biologists who, as part of their field work, need to gather botanical specimens to document their scientific studies. The book will also be useful for those taking field biology courses in the tropics. (Source © Tecc Editora )

• Adopt Scott Mori's attitude "If you're ready for a new life, disconnected, exotic, rich in new plant and animal species, including bugs, then, read that book rich in tricks and tips, and adopt Scott Mori's attitude if you want to survive in the Jungle." Pierre-Michel Forget, Review posted at Amazon.com (11 January 2012)