In 2006 the ATBC launched an Asia-Pacific Chapter to help promote tropical biology and conservation in the region. The chapter held a very successful inaugural conference in March 2007 at Mahabalipuram, India and will continue to hold annual regional meetings. The chapter is also supporting training activities in the region, such as graduate field courses, and workshops associated with the annual meetings. All ATBC members from the Asian-Pacific region are automatically members of the chapter, and other ATBC members interested in joining can do so without additional dues by writing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

To encourage young scientists to participate in our activities, the Asia-Pacific chapter offers a limited number of travel bursaries to PhD candidates or those who have graduated within past year. The chapter also awards two prizes for papers for young scientists; the Madav Gadgil Prize for best oral presentation and the Peter S. Ashton Prize for best poster.

Office bearers

• Chairperson: Mochamad Indrawan, University of Indonesia
• Treasurer: Steve Turton, University of Queensland
• Secretary: Rhett Harrison, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS

Country representatives

• Sri Lanka: Hashendra Kathriarachchi, University of Columbo
• Philippines: Nina Ingle, University of Mindinao
• Australia: Miriam Goosem, University of Queensland
• New Zealand: Jason Tylianakis, University of Cantebury
• China: Jin Chen, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS
• Malaysia: Wan Juliana W. Ahmad, National University of Malaysia (UKM)
• Japan: Shoko Sakai, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto
• Myam Mar: Antony Lynam, Wildlife Conservation Society, Myam Mar
• Singapore: Richard Corlett, National University of Singapore
• Thailand: Sara Bamrungsri, Prince of Songkla University
• Nepal: Balram Dhakal