The International Conference on Humid Tropical Ecosystems: Changes, Challenges and Opportunities will review the current status of the humid tropics and identify changes, challenges and cutting edge opportunities in terms of research, conservation and capacity building to ensure the future survival of the rich humid tropical ecosystems.
The conference is organized by Sri Lanka’s National MAB Committee and the National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the International MAB Secretariat, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, UNESCO.
This conference will be held in the scenic and historic city of Kandy, Sri Lanka from the 4-9 th December 2006.
The conference commemorates the launch of the UNESCO Humid Tropics Programme 50 years ago in Kandy Sri Lanka. More details are available on the welcome page.
The main themes of the conference reflect three broad interests that have a major bearing on the humid tropics:
- minimizing biodiversity loss,
- adapting to climate change, and
- promoting sustainable development.
The conference will explore the current status and changes among ecosystems in the humid tropics, and the challenges and opportunities to address the problems this region faces under the main conference themes.
The conference will invite keynote speakers and panelists and organize workshops and special events on a number of issues and problems centered around three principal themes of interest in the humid tropics. UNESCO will be sponsoring many of the keynote speakers.
Please see conference Overview page for details of programme.
We would like to request you to consider sponsoring:
- Regular participants selected to present papers in the above areas (non- Sri Lankan) who will have to bear their own costs of registration (rates given below), air travel, accommodation including breakfast and dinner, and internal travel to conference venue and back to airport;
- Students (non-Sri Lankan) interns and apprentices presenting papers;
- Transport for field excursion to Knuckles Conservation Forest;
- Conference dinner and cultural event;
- Pre/post-conference workshops;
- One hour Post Conference Session for young scientists;
- A journalist’s forum on the future of humid tropics;
- Conference publications and documentation;
- Student’s paper and poster competition; and
- Airfare and accommodation for keynote speakers.
Your sponsorship of the Conference will make its international dimensions stronger and help to spread the benefits of Conference to a broader audience in Sri Lanka.
All contributions from sponsors will be acknowledged in a mutually agreed manner between the NSF and the sponsor.
Sponsor commitments to date is given in the donor information page:
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