Bootcamp

Our second Boot Camp in Bhutan organised by UWICER took place at the Regional Centre for Tiger and Cats Research at Gelephu, in the lowlands at the foot of the Himalayas. Most of the participants were Bhutan government staff – UWICER or Forest Department – but 10 people from NGOs and universities in Bangladesh, Nepal and India […]

In August 2017 we were back in Thailand, this time for a Boot Camp organised by Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) from 28 Aug to 9 Sept. The 20 participants were mostly postgrads from SUT or KMUTT, but included participants from other universities, ZSL Thailand, and India. Support came from SUT, while Sakaerat Environmental Research Station kindly provided accommodation

In association with ATBC and the Xishuanbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens, we ran a Boot Camp as a post-event workshop after the ATBC-Asia Pacific regional meeting. The participants were mostly based at XTBG, though from a wide range of countries and backgrounds. In addition, we had researchers from the Zoology and Botanical Institutes in Kunming.  Instructor team: Ngumbang, Dusit,

Our annual Boot Camp in Kuala Lumpur took place in December 2016 instead of January 2017, as Chinese New Year fell in January. Perhaps as a result, we only had a small number of participants. We used the facilities of Akademi Hevea again.  Instructor team: Ngumbang, Elan, Win Sim, Mike.

We were only expecting a small group for the Kuching Boot Camp, so we booked the conference room at Sama Jaya Forest Park, which can only take 16. In the end, we had to turn away a couple of people. Most people were postgrads at UNIMAS, but staff from WCS, WWF, SFC and Borsamulu were

Our second Boot Camp in Indonesia was organised by the HarimauKita Forum with major support from WCS and FFI. It was held at the Oasis training centre on the slopes of Mount Merapi, just outside Jogjakarta. The 19 participants were mostly field researchers with NGOs, government or industry. As you can see from the photo, HarimauKita produced a spectacular t-shirt

Our first Bhutan Boot Camp was hosted by the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) at their main campus at Bumthang, almost 3,000m up in the Himalayas. The group of 21 included folks from Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The Bhutanese participants were government staff from protected areas or UWICE’s own researchers.  Instructor team: Ngumbang, Fen,

We ran a Boot Camp at the National University of Singapore as a post-conference event following the joint ATBC-SCB ConservationAsia conference.  Instructor team: Ngumbang, Lukmann (“Bob”), Mike.

We have had lots of Indonesians at our workshops in Malaysia, but this was our first foray into Indonesia. It was organised by Copenhagen Zoo, who have a project at Baluran National Park, at the NE tip of Java. Participants were field researchers working with NGOs (WCS, WWF, FFI, ZSL) or National Parks.  Instructor team: Ngumbang, Sylvia,

This Boot Camp had a very international flavour. Apart from lots of Malaysians and our neighbours from Indonesia and Singapore, we had participants from India, Hong Kong, Guam, Oman, and South Africa. Instructor team: Ngumbang, Horng, Sri, Win Sim, Fen, Mike