Asian Section of IAVS

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Vote for new steering committee!

Voting for the new IAVS Asian Section Steering Committee will be conducted via Google Forms using the following link: https://forms.gle/dA4fryewR43Bfzdy5

Each IAVS Asian Section member may vote for up to seven candidates. Candidate resumes.

Deadline: 21 November 2026.

As only active members of the Asian Section are eligible to vote, please ensure that you complete the ‘Given name (first name), ‘Surname (last name), and ‘Email Address’ fields on the ballot form. This information will be used solely to verify your identity and confirm your membership status within IAVS. We are committed to ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of your vote. As part of this process, we will collect your email address and other relevant voter information. This data will be used to verify the validity and uniqueness of each vote.

Please be assured that all collected information will be deleted immediately after it has served its purpose. Your voting choices will remain completely anonymous and confidential throughout the entire process.

2026 Awardees of the Asian Regional Section Small Project Grant

Dr. Maral Bashirzadeh. Scale-dependent plant diversity in patchy wetlands of the Iranian Plateau: insights from mires and springs in dry continental landscapes.

Song Huang. Community Structure and Environmental Relationships of Quercus chungii, a Precious Endemic Tree Species in China.

Dr. Yani Meng. Testing the Effects of Plant Invasion on the Temporal Stability of Old-Field Systems in Eastern China

Soghra Ramzi. Linking Functional Traits and Species Associations in the Hyrcanian Forests Using Joint Species Distribution Models

Azamat Sultamuratov. Vegetation State Transitions and Functional Structure along Salinity-aridity Gradients in the Aralkum (dried Aral Sea bed)

Dr. Wenqin Tu. Plant Community Dynamics over Four Decades in a Subtropical Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest.

Yaoxing Wu. Belowground Responses of Silicon Cycling and Functional Genes to Moso Bamboo Expansion.

Congratulations to the above awardees. Each awardee will receive a EUR 500 scholarship.

See https://www.iavs.org/page/workingroups_asiansection for Asian section details. We welcome you to join us (you can fill this form)!

Call for Small Project Grant Proposal

The Asian Regional Section of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS)

requests 3000 EUR to establish the Asian Vegetation Science Small Project Grant Scheme.

This scheme aims to strengthen research capacity in vegetation science across Asia,

especially in regions where early-career researchers face serious financial limitations. Asia

hosts some of the world’s most diverse yet threatened ecosystems, and many researchers

lack funding even for modest research activities. The programme will provide flexible support

for fieldwork, data collection, and analytical work that would otherwise not be feasible,

helping emerging scientists build sustainable research trajectories and increasing Asian

participation within IAVS.

Details

Asian Section

Asia is a large continent consisting ~30% of the terrestrial area of the Earth. The vegetation types of Asia are very diverse and vulnerable to human activities and climate change. To study and conserve the plant diversity, vegetation and ecosystems in Asia, it is essential to create a collaborative network between the vegetation scientists and researchers of this continent. The Asian Regional Section was formally approved by the IAVS Governing Council in Oct. 2022. The main goal of the Asia Regional Section is to connect and enhance the collaboration of the researchers of vegetation science investigating Asian vegetation types. The specific aims of the Asian Regional Section contain promotion of vegetation studies in Asia:

Organizing regional and international symposia and field excursions to encourage the Asia vegetation scientists for more collaborations
Nurturing young scientists;
Creating a data-sharing platform among Asian vegetation scientists.

Join Asian Section!

Our membership is free of charge. We encourage everyone who is interesting in vegetation studies in Asia join us. If you are interested please register via this form.

You can also subscribe to our official mailing list to receive announcement and events.

Alpine habitats of Armenian Highlands, Armenia

Hyrcanian forests, Alamkuh summit (4850 m), Alborz mountains, North Iran

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