Cairns Declaration in Support of Stronger Protection of the Great Barrier Reef (2014)
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a globally recognized biological treasure. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981 based on all four natural criteria, it supports over 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 species of molluscs, and the world’s largest collection of coral reefs. The GBR also contributes more than $5 billion to the […]
ATBC Resolution in Support of Biodiversity Education, Research and Conservation in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) forests support a disproportionate amount of species not found elsewhere on the planet. A major challenge to the conservation of Papua New Guinean biodiversity is that it remains largely unexplored and therefore under-studied. In July 2014, the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), the largest organization in the world […]
ATBC Resolution in Support of Stronger Laws for Climate-change Mitigation and Environmental Protection in Australia
Australia has many trees, amphibians, and reptiles that are unique, being found nowhere else on Earth. Northern Australia contains a disproportionate amount of this biodiversity which occurs in little developed areas, parks and reserves, indigenous titled lands, and community-managed lands. Whilst Australia’s achievements in protecting some of its remaining native forests, wildlife and wilderness are […]
ATBC Resolution on World Cup conservation goals
Brazilian scientists receive international backing for the FIFA World Cup to deliver on promised conservation goals The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), the world´s largest scientific society working on conservation issues in the tropics calls upon both FIFA and Brazil to seize the unique opportunity presented by the 2014 World Cup to raise […]