Wiley published Conservation of Tropical Birds , an edited volume by Navjot S. Sodhi, Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Jos Barlow and Scott Robinson. This book has been written by four conservation biologists whose expertise spans all the tropical regions of the world. It is the first book to cover all the major issues in tropical bird conservation. Current problems faced by tropical bird conservationists are summarised and potential solutions outlined based on the results of case studies. Birds are key indicators of ecosystem health, and such a well-studied group of organisms, that they provide an excellent lens through which to examine global conservation problems caused by phenomena such as climate change, declines in ecosystem services, habitat loss, fires, overexploitation, and invasive species. Therefore, the book also provides an engaging synopsis of the general issues in conservation and the problems faced by other wildlife. (Source © Wiley)

Resolution Urging Legal Protection of Forests at Cerro Chucantí, Panama

WHEREAS, Cerro Chucantí is an isolated massif in eastern Panama that rises from sea level to 1439 meters in elevation, and sustains a diverse cloud-forest as well as other tropical forest ecosystems; and

The online registration system for ATBC2013 is open now. Please visit HERE. Early-bird discount registration rate is applied through the end of 20 April (i.e., before 21 April). The registration rate depends on the country of your institutional address. If you believe that you are getting undue discount that is automatically applied to lower income countries, we will appreciate your generous donation to student travel fellowships. Also, pleae donate to ATBC's carbon offset effort. You can include these donations along with other registration options, such as signing up for field trips and workshops. If you are not sure about these options, you can always come back to add them. Also, please make hotel reservations soon. The meeting venue, Wyndham Herradura, still has lots of rooms available at deeply discounted rates. Visit the "lodging option" tab to find a list of hotels. Hotel room reservations must be done individually, separately from the meeting registration. Looking forward to seeing you all in San Jose in June!

• ATBC-OTS, New Frontiers in Tropical Biology. The Next 50 Years. 1963-2013.

The Organizers of ATBC2013 communicate. Dear ATBC members: Many thanks to those of you who have submitted symposium proposals for ATBC2013, the joint 50th Anniversary meeting of ATBC and OTS to take place June 23-27, 2013. Here is a good news if you are interested, but need more time.  We will consider new symposium proposals and welcome any updates to already submitted proposals until 15 November. Although the deadline is extended, proposals submitted in a timely manner will be reviewed more favorably. We will start reviewing symposium proposals later this week, and will contact the potential organizers individually with questions and requests. You can log in and add/delete speakers. We will also appreciate if you add (confirmed), (tentative), (no reply yet), etc., that will help us understand the status of each proposed speaker. Please keep the original e-mail acknowledging the receipt of your proposal. Please visit atbc2013.org, and subscribe, for any future updates. Kaoru Kitajima, Program Chair, Carlos Garcia, Program Co-Chair and Zak Zahawi, Program Co-Chair.

• Deadlines and rates

Pensoft published The Pantanal: Ecology, biodiversity and sustainable management of a large neotropical seasonal wetland by Wolfgang J Junk, Carolina J da Silva, Cátia Nunes da Cunha, and Karl M Wantzen (Editors). The Pantanal, the floodplain of the Upper Paraguay River and its tributaries, is the largest contiguous wetland in the World. It harbors a great diversity of organisms and it is an ark for large populations of species that are rare in the Americas. The Pantanal fulfills a large range of ecosystem services that are essential for humanity. Due to the wet-and-dry climate of this seasonal floodplain system, plants, animals, and local human populations show an impressive range of adaptations to flood, drought, and even fire. This book summarizes the recent developments in wetland research in the Pantanal.

• PART I: THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
• PART II: PLANT LIFE
• PART III: ANIMAL LIFE
• PART IV: HUMAN USE, IMPACTS, AND CONSERVATION