This workshop will expose participants to some basics of bioacoustics - the theory and largely hands-on modules on how to work with such data. We will demonstrate various recording gear, including low-cost phone-based methods to professional research gear, across hand-held and automated recorders.

This workshop aims to enable scientists to engage meaningfully with the public through the media, and enhance the impact of their research.

The workshop will cover various movement and home range analyses with a combination of lectures and hands-on training using R. The workshop would be beneficial for beginners to advance professionals interested in movement ecology.

This workshop will give participants a new approach to studying mammals at night to improve both their research method and output as well as to improve animal welfare and conservation. Simple technological changes will be presented and why it is important to consider it.

This workshop will bring together veteran and less experienced graduate students to share practical considerations and strategies for field research that is safe, robust, and more responsive to local realities – antidotes to Helicopter Science.

The broad goals of this workshop are to make ATBC participants more aware of the beneficial connections between science and art and to teach participants basic art-related skills, techniques, and practices they can adapt to inform their scientific studies (and vice versa).

This introductory workshop will guide participants through an example passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) workflow, from sampling design to deployment to analysis. Participants will learn about different use cases, the technology involved, deployment plans, and analysis options. Attendees will receive hands-on training with recorders (Audiomoths) and a free analytical platform (Arbimon).

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Interact with photography enthusiasts, share your photos (if desired, anonymously) and listen to professional feedback to help improve your skills as a photographer and a science communicator

Learn about creating online learning modules based on your own research through the OCELOTS network (Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems). Working with specialists in pedagogy, interactive data tools, and media, tropical biologists create modules on a user-friendly, open-access platform. Instructors learn about implementing modules in courses.

Biotropica invites anyone interested to come and meet our Editorial Board. This is an informal meeting where participants can ask questions about the editorial process such as how to get started submitting your first manuscript, what goes on “behind the scenes” of the publication process, how to get started with editorial service, and how to deal with editorial decisions.

Advancements in understanding species-habitat relationships in view of the effect of anthropogenic disturbances and seasonal changes on the native wildlife.

An interactive art-installation organised by Cascoland, LabAIR and ATBC. It’s a culinary lab where scientists, creatives, farmers, food producers and environmentalists cook and eat together in an unexpected setting while discussing global challenges. Do not expect a lecture or a presentation but engaged informal dinner conversations between ATBC participants, artists and local initiatives and organisations who are making change happen.

This seminar will discuss strategies for getting your research published in the peer-reviewed, scientific literature.

This workshop will be an interactive guided discussion to find points of commonality and diversity in our value systems within conservation, and how to work together to move away from helicopter science, and to build stronger international collaborations.

Discover the fascinating world of plants and enhance your botanical skills: This workshop will provide hands-on training in natural observations, ecological experiments and data analysis to the motivated students who are interested in plants but have no prior formal background or training.

During this interactive session with National Geographic staff and Explorers, participants will obtain guidance on understanding the landscape of global funders, creating a project fundraising strategy, and discussing challenges and opportunities the participants have encountered in their fundraising journey.

The diverse values of nature shape our interactions with nature: what are the values of ecologists and those of inhabitants of the tropics, and how do these playout in the way we undertanke research?