Introducing ATBC Councilor 2014-2016: Jennifer Powers
We are pleased to introduce one of the four new ATBC Councilors for 2014-2016, Dr Jennifer Powers. Jennifer Powers is broadly trained in ecosystems ecology, biogeochemistry, and plant ecology, and has worked in tropical forests in Central and South America for over 19 years. The long-term goal of her research program is to understand how […]
ATBC New Councilors and President
The electronic ballots have been counted, and we are very pleased to welcome to ATBC our new President-Elect Jaboury Ghazoul and 2014-2016 Councilors Jennifer Powers, Kyle E. Harms, Yadvinder Malhi, and Nobby Cordeiro. ATBC had a very strong slate of candidates and we want to thank the other Association members who agreed to be nominated […]
ALERT — A New Scientific Group
A new scientific organization has just been launched, known as ALERT, the Alliance of Leading Environmental Scientists and Thinkers. ALERT is designed specifically to aid leading scientists in their efforts to influence environmental decisions and policies, and to help them publicize their efforts. It will also publicize and disseminate findings from important environmental research. ALERT […]
Khlong Saeng: Paradise (for Scientists) Found
Did you ever see the movie The Beach where Leonardo DiCaprio discovers a fictitious island paradise far from the traffic and chaos of the modern world? Well I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s a real place