Dear valued Readers, The Pandemic of COVID-19 has affected most of programmes implementation in every institution, BIOTROP is not an exception. Following the letters of Secretary General, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia and SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO BIOTROP Director issued letter no. 783/S.Edaran/III/2020 dated 16 March 2020 on regulation to prevent COVID-19 s…
Dear Valued Readers, For the third quarter of 2020, our Centre kept on continuing its activities to provide scientific knowledge, products and services to beneficiaries, not only for Indonesian people, but also for the Southeast Asian community. Still, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our Centre prioritized to conduct online activities instead of face-to-face activities. Other than contribut…
It gives me great joy,to share with you about the notable accomplishments that our Centre had this last quarter of 2020. This is my last message on BIOTROP Courier, since my term as SEAMEO BIOTROP Director is ending on 31 December 2020. The year of 2020 is a very challenging year with the occurrence of Covid- 1 9 pandemic in Indonesia and all over the world. Nonetheless, we keep our spirit high…
The legacy that has been built by the previous leaders contributed significant impacts to the development of education, especially in tropical biology areas in the Southeast Asian region. Thus, to continue the Center’s achievements, breakthrough programs and activities are initiated in 2021 through the BID 100 SEAMEO BIOTROP to enrich Biodiversity. “BIODIVERSITY” is the keyword for SEA…
Warm wishes from SEAMEO BIOTROP ! Still in the midst of the pandemic, I ponder the quote made by Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, who said "It is the long history of humankind that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed". This quote is in line with what SEAMEO BIOTROP has been doing: Collaborating with other institutions, both at home and abro…
The third quarter of the year 2021 is still challenging for us, as the Covid-19 pandemic still has significant impacts on our program implementations. Many constraints are ahead of us. However, I choose to accept those constraints as opportunities. Challenging opportunities. In fact, during this pandemic, SEAMEO BIOTROP has found its way to embrace new collaborations with many stakeholders. …
Greetings from SEAMEO BIOTROP, Indonesia! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. January 2023 marked the new normal and the new SEAMEO BIOTROP. The covid pandemic has been declared as endemic and therefore, a lot more activities can be carried out, especially field activities. Along with the changes to the new normal era, many changes happen in SEAMEO BIOTROP to overcome the challenges an…