{"id":139425,"date":"2024-09-10T08:05:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T08:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/?p=139425"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:20:38","slug":"annual-report-2023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/en\/annual-report-2023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CC at the World Congress of Amphibian and Reptile Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;506524&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;139473&#8243; dynamic=&#8221;yes&#8221; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183940&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;630730&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;413747&#8243;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;146152&#8243;]Become a species protector[\/vc_custom_heading][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Date,Categories&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;119821&#8243; el_class=&#8221;tag-styles&#8221;]Tags [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;133911&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;883863&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;208013&#8243;]10th World Congress of Amphibian Researchers[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;224064&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-larger&#8221;]Every four years, amphibian and reptile researchers from all over the world meet to present their latest findings to each other, strengthen old friendships, make new ones, explore opportunities for collaboration and gather ideas for their own work. In short: to network. The congress takes place alternately in different regions. From 5 to 9 August 2024, the congress took place in Kuching in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, in the west of Borneo. Professor Indraneil Das from the University of Malaysia Sarawak was the organiser.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;120589&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;883863&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;148729&#8243;]A big and great event![\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;531593&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-larger&#8221;]This tenth event was also the largest World Herpetological Congress of all time. More than 1400 people from around 70 countries came together at the Borneo Convention Centre. Germany was also well represented: In addition to our curator for research and zoology Johannes Penner, the international working group led by Mark-Oliver R\u00f6del, curator at the Museum f\u00fcr Naturkunde in Berlin, 1st chairman of Frogs  Friends and member of the Supervisory Board of Citizen Conservation, was also present. Our CC project was also prominently represented in other ways, for example by advisory board member Matt Goetz from the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, CC holder Ole Dost and co-operation partner Doris Preininger from Sch\u00f6nbrunn Zoo.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; style=&#8221;inherited&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;224470&#8243; el_class=&#8221;slider_klein_blog&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;65&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;light&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; 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gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;137616&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;147854&#8243;]Opening of the congress with the Prime Minister of the state of Sarawak @ Johannes Penner[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165799&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;70&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; 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gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;140630&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;139441&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;772975&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;620838&#8243;]At the same time as the congress, a big \u2018Food Festival\u2019 took place in Kuching. There you could make many very tasty culinary discoveries. @ Johannes Penner[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/uncode_slider][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;851093&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;883863&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;843575&#8243;]Stamina is required for the congress[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;294505&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-larger&#8221;]There were plenty of presentations over five days, in up to 14 sessions simultaneously and for at least 8 hours a day &#8230; On the other hand, the variety of contributions was incredible. Johannes Penner had the pleasure of giving two presentations on our efforts to protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frogs-friends.org\/en\/about-us\/news\/toads-in-the-mist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nimba Toad<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/en\/projects\/fire-salamander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fire Salamander<\/a>. 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More than 200 species of frogs and six species of caecilians are currently known from there. There are even more than 300 species of reptiles. 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