Cartagena, Colombia
Presentations
Presentations
The Cascoland Lab&Kitchen Project
New dates!! Tuesday July 12th & Thursday July 14th
A mobile installation, participative restaurant and cooking debate as a tool to connect and network. Promoting trans-disciplinary approaches to food production, sustainable farming, forest restoration and conservation.
Free
A soundscape approach to analyzing big acoustic data
Sunday July 10th-Morning (4h, 8:00am-12:00m)
In this workshop, we will teach participants how to collect long-duration acoustic data using the AudioMoth recorder, and how to use a novel soundscape approach to capture species richness patterns from big acoustic data without the need for species identification.
USD 20
Aligning international designations with national priorities for the identification of areas of importance for conservation
Tuesday July 12th- Lunchbreak
This workshop will give participants insights on how countries can articulate international designations, such as the Key Biodiversity Areas, with existing national portfolios and conservation goals and tackle methodological and governance challenges.
Free
Beyond a tribute to ATBC´s Honorary Fellow Thomas Lovejoy
Tuesday July 12th – Lunchbreak
Revisiting the career of the great scientist Thomas Lovejoy: Tribute, History, and Inspiration.
Free
Communicating conservation science
Sunday July 10th-Afternoon (3h, 1:00pm-4:00pm)
The workshop will (1) help scientists build communication skills to increase the likelihood of attracting media coverage of their work and (2) help journalists improve their coverage of conservation issues. At the end of the workshop, we'll bring journalists and scientists together so they can connect directly.
Free
Diversity and dynamics of herbaceous plant communities in forest ecosystems
Thursday July 14th-Lunchbreak
This workshop will build towards increasing our understanding of the diversity and ecology of herbaceous plant communities in tropical forests, by identifying key knowledge gaps and fundamental and applied research priorities for forest herb communities, and proposing standardized methods that will embed inventories of herbaceous plants within existing monitoring networks.
Free
ESG Finance in the Pan Amazon. The good, that bad and the ugly
Sunday July 10th- Morning (4h, 8:00am-12:00m)
ESG Finance has the potential to transform the agricultural economy of the Amazon, but what defines an ESG investment. What are the rules, what are the outcomes? We will ask participants to share examples of “the good, the bad and the ugly” from their respective jurisdictions.
USD 20
Get to Know the Biotropica Editorial Board: an Informal Discussion of the Publication Process
Wednesday July 13th – Lunchbreak
Join the Editorial Board of Biotropica for an informal discussion of the publication process.
Free
Guide to Getting Published: a Joint BES and Biotropica Workshop
Thursday July 14th-Lunchbreak
We will discuss strategies for getting your research published in the peer-reviewed, scientific literature.
Free
Integrating Art and Science: Multiple Perspectives
Sunday July 10th – Afternoon (3h, 1:00pm-4:00pm); Wednesday July 13th- Lunchbreak
The broad goals of our 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 viceversa).
Free
Introducing RangeShifter and RangeShiftR for spatial population modelling
Saturday July 9th – Morning (4h, 8:00am-12:00m),Saturday July 9th – Afternoon (4h, 1:00pm-5:00pm),Sunday July 10th – Morning (4h, 8:00am-12:00m),Sunday July 10th – Afternoon (3h, 1:00pm-4:00pm)
Introduction to RangeShifter and RangeShiftR for spatial population modelling (see https://rangeshifter.github.io ).
Free
Photo Slam – come to learn how to improve your photography
Monday July 11th-Lunchbreak
Share your photos (if desired anonymously) and listen to professional feedback to help you improve your skills as a photographer and science communicator.
Free
Tailoring eDNA approaches to your biodiversity and monitoring needs: practical uses and regional case studies
Sunday July 10th-Afternoon (3h, 1:00pm-4:00pm)
A practical guide for applying environmental DNA technology for biodiversity monitoring and conservation in tropical systems and beyond.
Free
Turn your research in tropical biology into engaging online learning modules with OCELOTS
Monday July 11th-Lunchbreak
Learn about creating online learning modules based on your own research and participate in the OCELOTS network (Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems). Tropical biologists work with specialists in pedagogy, interactive data tools, and media to create research-based modules, hosted on a user-friendly, open-source and open-access platform.
Free