The Program for Field Studies in Tropical Asia runs a variety of courses aimed at young researchers, whose studies focus on the ecology and conservation of biodiversity the tropical Asia-Pacific region.
Currently our courses are aimed at post-graduate students, including those studying for an MSc degree or PhD, and researchers at an equivalent academic level in governmental or non-governmental organisations concerned with the environment.
Travel awards and course fellowships are offered to some participants from lower-income countries in the tropical Asia-Pacific region.
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Title: Advanced Fieldcourse in Ecology and Conservation – XTBG, China 2019 Venue: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China Dates: 15 Oct – 26 Nov 2019 (6 weeks) Organiser: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Registration: open until 15 and 31 August 2019 for application […]
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Title: Cultivating Landscape Resilience in South East Asia Workshop Venue: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China Dates: 12 – 16 September 2017 (5 days) Organiser: XTBG Registration: 8 September 2017, we only accept applicants within China Now！ Course fee: Free. Course credits: Graduate students from the UCAS and […]
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Title: Advanced Fieldcourse in Ecology and Conservation – XTBG, China 2017 Venue: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China Dates: 12 Oct – 23 Nov 2017 (6 weeks) Organiser: XTBG Course fee: RMB 8,000 (or 1350 USD , high-income countries/regions), RMB 2,500 (or 420 USD, other countries/regions) based on your salary country, which is not […]
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Congratulations to Bruno Leles and Xue Xiao ! You did wonderful work during the AFEC-X 2015! Leles, B., Xiao, X., Pasion, B. O., Nakamura, A. and Tomlinson, K. W. (2017), Does plant diversity increase top–down control of herbivorous insects in tropical forest?. Oikos. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/oik.03562 Higher trophic level interactions are key mediators of ecosystem […]
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Title: Scientific Paper Writing: XTBG Workshop 2017_2nd time Venue: Meeting room 101 (XTBG Kunming branch) or Meeting room 1 (XTBG headquarter) according to how many people will register from each side Dates: 15 – 20 February 2017 (6 days) Organiser: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Registration: application will be closed before 20 January 2017 Sponsors: Centre for […]
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Title: Scientific Paper Writing: XTBG Workshop 2017 Venue: Meeting room 1 Dates: 15 – 20 January 2017 (6 days) Organiser: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Registration: application will be closed before 10 January Sponsors: Centre for Integrative Conservation and Science Communication and Training Department of the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS Registration fee: free About the workshop: The writing […]
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Title: Advanced Fieldcourse in Ecology and Conservation – XTBG, China 2016 Venue: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China Dates: 9 Oct – 20 Nov 2016 (6 weeks) Organiser: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Registration: open until 31 July and 31 August 2016 for application out of […]
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Title: Spatial Ecology: XTBG Spatial analysis workshop 2016 Type: Workshop Venue: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China Dates: 18 – 23 July 2016 (6 days) Organiser: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Registration: Registration is open until 8 July 2016 Sponsors: Centre for Integrative Conservation, Science Communication and Training Department of the […]
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Title: Scientific Paper Writing: XTBG Advanced Workshop 2016 Venue: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China Dates: 22–31 May 2016 (10 days) Organiser: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Registration: application will be closed at 10 May 2016 Sponsors: Centre for Integrative Conservation and Science Communication and Training […]
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生态学与保护生物学Meta-分析研修班 Meta-analysis workshop in ecology and conservation 1.目 的 推动meta分析在国内生态学与保护生物学领域的应用。 2.内 容 讲座：meta分析的概念理论、分析类型、模型选择、操作步骤（以授课老师自己的研究为例）。 练习：分小组，各小组讨论确定一个科学问题，之后检索筛选文献、提取数据、分析数据，最后各小组讲解分析结果。（如有可能，培训结束后写成文章发表，文章要致谢培训班）。 3. 对 象 相关学科的在读博士研究生及助研及以上级别的科研人员或教学人员(要求以第一作者身份发表过英文学术文章)。 4.规 模 为保证学习效果，学员人数限定在15-20人。 5.时 间 报名截止：2016年4月10日。 结果公布：2016年4月11日之前。 培训起止：2016年4月20日-26日，共7天。 6. 地 点 培训：云南省西双版纳傣族自治州勐腊县勐仑镇中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园（XTBG） 住宿：XTBG王莲宾馆（http://www.royalwaterlilyhotel.com/）或者 金江源假日酒店(http://hotels.ctrip.com/hotel/909640.html#ctmref=hodhpsblst) 7. 讲师及相关文章 张霜助理研究员 中国科学院生态环境中心城市与区域生态国家重点实验室 Zhang, S., et al. (2015). “The equal effectiveness of different defensive strategies.” Scientific Reports 5: 13049. Zhang, S., et al. (2012). “The ecological […]
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