Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of California San Diego have revealed that receiving an inhibitory signal (stop signal) associated with negative food conditions can decrease brain dopamine levels in dancing honeybees. The study was published in Current Biology on April 13.

Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, professor and principal investigator of Megafauna Ecology and Conservation Group at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, and Li Yuhan, team leader of Yangtze Delta Region Office at Shan Shui Conservation Center shared their experiences and what they have witnessed from different countries.

In a study published in Global Ecology and Conservation, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and their collaborators present the first systematic analysis of the diversity and distribution patterns of orchids along elevation gradients on Mt. Victoria, Myanmar.

As human and elephant habitats increasingly overlap, conflict between the two species is becoming more and more fierce. This is not only a challenge faced by many countries where wild elephants live, but also a microcosm of the international conflict between biodiversity conservation and economic and social development.

Prof. Chen Jin of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) was awarded the prestigious Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) Medal on November 23 for his great contribution to biodiversity conservation over 30 years. Ms. Caroline Wilson, the Uk’s ambassador to China, conferred the medal online to Chen Jin.