From gpost at oncovet.com Sat Jan 28 05:28:10 2012 From: gpost at oncovet.com (Dr. Gerald Post) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:28:10 +0000 Subject: [Freshwater] The role of "champions" in conservation biology Message-ID: <34515FF196378340BA8428C97102A5410E9B76@EXMBX10.netplexity.local> Dear SCB members, We have created a short survey, http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ConservationChampion, to research and evaluate the role of champions in the field of conservation biology. This survey will only take a few minutes to complete (no more than 10-15 minutes) and it will hopefully yield valuable information for our colleagues. You are under no obligation to take this survey, but we would greatly appreciate your participation. Even if you decide to participate, you can cancel your participation at any time by closing the browser window. If you provide an email address, we will it will enable us to contact you with any follow up questions we may have. You may elect at any time to have your email address removed from our data by e-mailing me at the e-mail address listed below at any time. Champions have been best defined by Anderson and Bateman (2000:549) as, "individuals who through formal organizational roles and/or personal activism attempt to introduce or create change ...within an organization... [and are] able to recognize the significance of an issue and promote it within their organizations". My research has indicated that champions play a critical role in advancing environmental public policies (Gallagher, 2009). Currently there is no information as to the value or relevance of champions in the field of conservation biology although Dr. Gerald Post, a fellow SCB member, veterinary oncologist and independent researcher, showed a correlation between conservation effectiveness and the presence of a conservation champion (Post, 2010). We plan to analyze survey data and publish the results in an effort to start the discussion on what role, if any, champions play in the field of conservation biology. Respondants or champions identified will not be identified by name in any publications that come out of this research. Thank you for participating in our research. If you have any questions about this research, please contact me via e-mail at the e-mail address listed below. Deborah Rigling Gallagher, PhD Assistant Professor of the Practice of Environmental Policy Executive Director. Duke Environmental Leadership Program deb.gallagher at duke.edu References 1. Anderson, Lynne M., and Thomas S. Bateman, 2000, "Individual Environmental Initiative: Championing Natural Environmental Issues in U.S. Business Organizations, Academy of Management Journal, vol. 43, no 4. pp 548-570. 2. Gallagher, Deborah R.,2009, "The Role of the Champion in Public Participation Implementation", Local Environment, vol. 14, no 10, pp. 905-916. 3. Post, Gerald S., 2010, "Evaluation of Tiger Conservation in India: The Use of Comparative Effectiveness Research", Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University. Gerald S. Post, DVM, MEM, DACVIM (Oncology) Owner Veterinary Oncology & Hematology Center, LLC "Compassionate Cancer Care for Animals(r)" 178 Connecticut Ave, Norwalk CT 06854 Phone: 203-838-6626 * Fax: 203-838-6640 gpost at oncovet.com * www.oncovet.com P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Click here to view it online. Monthly update from the world's largest community of environmental experts. Unsubscribe Subscribe Contact us IUCN AT THE WORLD WATER FORUM, MARSEILLE, FRANCE, 12-17 MARCH World Water Forum: nature takes centre stage Universal access to water and sanitation is one of the key challenges of the 21st century. There is no one size fits all solution to this challenge. Many different approaches are needed but IUCN firmly believes that better management of our natural ecosystems such as river basins, forests, lakes and wetlands can, and should, play a key role. In Marseille, politicians, water managers, the private sector and NGOs are around the same table debating and sharing solutions. 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I will be trying to work with Jeanne Nel, FWWG President, to set up some activity for our working group in the coming month. I hope all of you are doing well. Brenda > > >Wendy Palen >Wendy Palen is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University, and currently holds a Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Conservation. She received her PhD from the University of Washington in 2005, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California-Berkeley before beginning her current position in 2007. Current research interests include evaluating the scale-dependency of anthropogenic threats to freshwater ecosystems and the organisms that depend on them, exploring the utility of life-history theory for predicting the vulnerability of amphibian species to different stressors prior to declines, using population dynamics models coupled with economic decision analysis to predict the best use of limited conservation funding for the most highly imperiled freshwater organisms, and evaluating the resilience of alpine lakes and ponds to changing climate. Dr. Palen teaches a wide range of classes from introductory ecology and conservation courses, intensive upper-level field station courses on coastal conservation, and graduate level courses in mathematical techniques and modeling in ecology and conservation. > > >Raymond Timm >Currently, I am a doctoral candidate at the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle with an expected graduation date of spring 2012. My research centers on the population-scale responses of salmonid fishes to disturbance in fluvial ecosystems and the scales at which cause and effect dynamics result in ecosystem changes. I have papers in preparation that demonstrate the population-scale response of salmon to changes in fluvial disturbance regime; and the geomorphic consequences of restoring channel and floodplain connectivity in managed alluvial rivers. In addition, for the past five years I have been a Senior Aquatic Scientist with the King County Water and Land Resources Division, also in Seattle. At King County I have been engaged in a number of efforts that are pointed at understanding how management of our landscapes is manifest hydrologically, geomorphically, and ecologically with particular focus on salmonid restoration. Currently, I am a key team member of an EPA-funded study into the effectiveness of landuse regulations at protecting aquatic ecosystems in rural developing areas. We use a suite of biological, chemical, and physical metrics to measure ecosystem response to landcover changes. My primary role is to lead the investigation into the spatial relationships between impacts and biophysical responses. That is: How big and how close do impacts have to be to a measurement location before we can see them in our response variables? I believe this question is central to understanding watershed ecosystems and moving us closer to salmonid recovery in managed landscapes. For the last fifteen years or so, I have collaborated with diverse agencies including NOAA Fisheries, the US Forest Service, the US Geological Survey, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and numerous state, local, non-governmental groups. These collaborations were all aimed at understanding dominant issues affecting aquatic ecosystems including the zebra mussel invasion of the Great Lakes; and the ecology and restoration of salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast Alaska. They have culminated in peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, government reports, and numerous presentations. > >Maureen Ryan >Maureen (Mo) Ryan is an aquatic ecologist and conservation biologist currently working on climate adaptation in alpine wetland systems of the North American West. Mo received her PhD from the University of California Davis in 2010, following research on the ecological effects of tiger salamander hybridization in central California. Prior to her graduate research, she taught environmental education for six years across the American West and in Mexico, after receiving a B.A. in English from Georgetown University. Mo is currently a 2011 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow and adjunct faculty at Western Washington University's Fairhaven College, where she teaches interdisciplinary courses related to ecology, evolution, and environmental history. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Join the global community by becoming a member of the Society for Conservation Biology today! www.conbio.org/join Europe mailing list Europe at list.conbio.org http://list.conbio.org/mailman/listinfo/europe End of Europe Digest, Vol 53, Issue 9 ************************************* From brady at amnh.org Fri Mar 23 10:07:14 2012 From: brady at amnh.org (Fiona Brady) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:07:14 -0400 Subject: [Freshwater] Unique Opportunity for Grad Students and Early-Career Professionals Message-ID: Dear Freshwater Working Group, I hope you'll share this announcement with your students and colleagues. The Student Conference on Conservation Science provides an extraordinary opportunity for engagement to anyone considering a career that relates in any way to biodiversity conservation. We are also eager to enroll established conservation practitioners as members of the SCCS-NY 2012 Mentor Task Force. If you would be interested in reviewing abstracts (in April) and/or providing feedback to students at the conference, hosting lunchtime discussions, or leading a workshop (in October), please let me know. Thank you for your help in spreading word about this important event. Fiona Brady Outreach Program Coordinator Center for Biodiversity and Conservation American Museum of Natural History http://cbc.amnh.org/ STUDENT CONFERENCE ON CONSERVATION SCIENCE NEW YORK (SCCS-NY) American Museum of Natural History New York City October 10-12, 2012 http://cbc.amnh.org/ The American Museum of Natural History invites you to participate in the third annual Student Conference on Conservation Science-New York (SCCS-NY), to be held in New York City on October 10-12, 2012. Who Should Attend... The conference is designed for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and early-career professionals pursuing or considering the field of conservation science. Whatever your focus?biology, sociology, medicine, economics, architecture, the law?if it has a relevance for conservation, we want to hear your perspective! (Undergraduate students conducting thesis-level research may also apply.) Why Attend... You?ll be joining fellow conservation students and conservation professionals from around the world to network, exchange ideas, and receive feedback from leaders in science, policy, academia, and management at one of the world?s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. A limited number of Talks, Speed Talks, and Posters will be accepted. Presenters must submit an abstract on a research project they have completed or are conducting in any conservation-related field within the natural sciences, social sciences, or humanities. Selection will be based on application quality and relevance to conservation. Non-presenting attendees are also encouraged to register. Everyone who attends benefits! Application Deadline for Talks, Speed Talks, and Posters: Monday, April 2 The $100 USD registration fee includes admission to three full days of presentations, workshops, poster session and reception, resource fair, special events, daily lunches, morning and afternoon refreshments, access to American Museum of Natural History exhibitions, and discounts in the Museum Shops. At this time, we do not have funds to assist participants with travel or registration costs. The Student Conference on Conservation Science was created in 2000 by the University of Cambridge, and is currently held annually in Cambridge, New York, and Bangalore, India. The 2012 SCCS-NY is hosted by the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Collaborating institutions include Cambridge University, Columbia University Earth Institute,Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and Princeton University. 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URL: From ken.vance-borland at oregonstate.edu Tue Apr 17 15:30:10 2012 From: ken.vance-borland at oregonstate.edu (Vance-Borland, Ken) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:30:10 -0700 Subject: [Freshwater] Recent Freshwater Papers In-Reply-To: <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D646FA169D95@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> References: <451453C181B199458A55B2B1723FAC00014CB879@SAGE.forestry.oregonstate.edu> <451453C181B199458A55B2B1723FAC00014CB90A@SAGE.forestry.oregonstate.edu> <451453C181B199458A55B2B1723FAC00014CBB28@SAGE.forestry.oregonstate.edu> <451453C181B199458A55B2B1723FAC00014CBBCC@SAGE.forestry.oregonstate.edu> <451453C181B199458A55B2B1723FAC00014CBC59@SAGE.forestry.oregonstate.edu> <451453C181B199458A55B2B1723FAC00014CBCEF@SAGE.forestry.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D641824C2A94@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D64182F22CBE@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D64182F22D97@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D641A82692F4@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D642608A8959@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D64261FC7786@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D642668C9927@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D642683B99B0@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D646EF7EC804@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D646F3F8D740@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D646F691AFDB@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D646F691B673@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D646FA169D95@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: <1D673F86DDA00841A1216F04D1CE70D64710D03738@EXCH2.nws.oregonstate.edu> Dear SCB FreshWater list, After 5 years of posting recent papers to the FreshWater list, this will be my final posting. If any of you would like to continue providing this service to your freshwater colleagues, please let me know and I?ll be happy to describe the process, including how to have the references posted on the SCB FWWG website. Below are citations for some recent freshwater conservation related papers. These citations and others from the past few months are also available on the SCB Freshwater Working Group site at http://www.conbio.org/workinggroups/freshwater/fwpapers.cfm. You are welcome to post information about freshwater publications, meetings, educational programs, jobs, conservation projects, or other relevant material to this moderated list at freshwater at list.conbio.org. Your freshwater colleagues are invited to sign on to this list by going to http://www.conbio.org/workinggroups/freshwater/fwlist.cfm. SCB membership is not required. -ken ---- Ken Vance-Borland Senior Faculty Research Assistant Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University and USFS Aquatic Ecosystems and Management Program Corvallis, Oregon 97331 USA voice: (541)758-8772 ken.vance-borland at oregonstate.edu Max Finlayson, C. (2012), Forty years of wetland conservation and wise use. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 139?143. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2233 Mart?nez-Sanz, C., Cenzano, C. S. S., Fern?ndez-Al?ez, M. and Garc?a-Criado, F. (2012), Relative contribution of small mountain ponds to regional richness of littoral macroinvertebrates and the implications for conservation. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 155?164. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2227 Sayer, C. D., Bennion, H., Davidson, T. A., Burgess, A., Clarke, G., Hoare, D., Frings, P. and Hatton-Ellis, T. (2012), The application of palaeolimnology to evidence-based lake management and conservation: examples from UK lakes. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 165?180. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2221 Baig?n, C. R. M., Colautti, D., L?pez, H. L., Van Damme, P. A. and Reis, R. E. (2012), Application of extinction risk and conservation criteria for assessing fish species in the lower La Plata River basin, South America. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 181?197. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2223 Larocque, S. M., Cooke, S. J. and Blouin-Demers, G. (2012), A breath of fresh air: avoiding anoxia and mortality of freshwater turtles in fyke nets by the use of floats. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 198?205. doi: 10.1002/aqc.1247 Karatayev, A. Y., Miller, T. D. and Burlakova, L. E. (2012), Long-term changes in unionid assemblages in the Rio Grande, one of the World's top 10 rivers at risk. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 206?219. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2226 Haddaway, N. R., Mortimer, R. J. G., Christmas, M., Grahame, J. W. and Dunn, A. M. (2012), Morphological diversity and phenotypic plasticity in the threatened British white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes). Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 220?231. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2225 Clavero, M., Araujo, R., Calzada, J., Delibes, M., Fern?ndez, N., Guti?rrez-Exp?sito, C., Revilla, E. and Rom?n, J. (2012), The first invasive bivalve in African fresh waters: invasion portrait and management options. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 277?280. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2231 Von Korff, Y., K. A. Daniell, S. Moellenkamp, P. Bots, and R. M. Bijlsma. 2012. Implementing participatory water management: recent advances in theory, practice, and evaluation. Ecology and Society 17(1): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04733-170130 Hussey, K., and J. Pittock. 2012. The Energy?Water Nexus: Managing the Links between Energy and Water for a Sustainable Future. Ecology and Society 17(1): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04641-170131 Muro, M., and P. Jeffrey. 2012. Time to talk? How the structure of dialog processes shapes stakeholder learning in participatory water resources management. Ecology and Society 17(1): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04476-170103 Arnold, J. S., M. Koro-Ljungberg, and W. Bartels. 2012. Power and conflict in adaptive management: analyzing the discourse of riparian management on public lands. Ecology and Society 17(1): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04636-170119 M?ndez, P. F., N. Isendahl, J. M. Amezaga, and L. Santamar?a. 2012. Facilitating transitional processes in rigid institutional regimes for water management and wetland conservation: experience from the Guadalquivir Estuary. Ecology and Society 17(1): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04494-170126 Laborde, S., J. Imberger, and S. Toussaint. 2012. A wall out of place: a hydrological and sociocultural analysis of physical changes to the lakeshore of Como, Italy. Ecology and Society 17(1): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04610-170133 Foote, L. 2012. Threshold considerations and wetland reclamation in Alberta?s mineable oil sands. Ecology and Society 17(1): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-04673-170135 LATTA, S. C., HOWELL, C. A., DETTLING, M. D. and CORMIER, R. L. (2012), Use of Data on Avian Demographics and Site Persistence during Overwintering to Assess Quality of Restored Riparian Habitat. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01828.x Rosselli, L. and Stiles, F. G. (2012), Wetland habitats of the Sabana de Bogot? Andean Highland Plateau and their birds. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst.. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2234 JONATHAN P. DAILY,1 NATHANIEL P. HITT, DAVID R. SMITH, AND CRAIG D. SNYDER. Experimental and environmental factors affect spurious detection of ecological thresholds. Ecology, 93(1), 2012, pp. 17?23 Flitcroft, R. L., Burnett, K. M., Reeves, G. H. and Ganio, L. M. (2012), Do network relationships matter? Comparing network and instream habitat variables to explain densities of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in mid-coastal Oregon, USA. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst.. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2228 Choudhary, S., Dey, S., Dey, S., Sagar, V., Nair, T. and Kelkar, N. (2012), River dolphin distribution in regulated river systems: implications for dry-season flow regimes in the Gangetic basin. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 11?25. doi: 10.1002/aqc.1240 Almeida, D., Copp, G. H., Masson, L., Miranda, R., Murai, M. and Sayer, C. D. (2012), Changes in the diet of a recovering Eurasian otter population between the 1970s and 2010. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 26?35. doi: 10.1002/aqc.1241 Taeubert, J.-E., Gum, B. and Geist, J. (2012), Host-specificity of the endangered thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus, Philipsson 1788) and implications for conservation. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 36?46. doi: 10.1002/aqc.1245 Poos, M., Lawrie, D., TU, C., Jackson, D. A. and Mandrak, N. E. (2012), Estimating local and regional population sizes for an endangered minnow, redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus), in Canada. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 47?57. doi: 10.1002/aqc.1235 Ellender, B. R., Becker, A., Weyl, O. L. F. and Swartz, E. R. (2012), Underwater video analysis as a non-destructive alternative to electrofishing for sampling imperilled headwater stream fishes. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 58?65. doi: 10.1002/aqc.1236 Abeli, T., Barni, E., Siniscalco, C., Amosso, C. and Rossi, G. (2012), A cost-effective model for preliminary site evaluation for the reintroduction of a threatened quillwort. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 22: 66?73. doi: 10.1002/aqc.1246 Gladman, Z. F., Adams, C. E., Bean, C. W., Long, J. and Yeomans, W. E. 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Please see below for the link to the registration page and for more on what will surely be a great congress that features prominent conservationists as plenary speakers plus a great scientific program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North American Congress for Conservation Biology 15-18 July, Oakland, California www.scbnacongress.org The early bird registration period for the most important conference on conservation science in North America ends tomorrow, May 11. Don?t miss out on your chance to save on your registration for the North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB)! Go to http://www.scbnacongress.org/registration-participation/registration-information.htmlto register. NACCB will be the talk of the conservation science community and is attracting prominent conservation figures like Michael Soul? and Anthony Barnosky and California Congressman George Miller?all of whom will deliver plenary talks. Here are just some of the things we?re looking forward to at NACCB: ? Not-to-be-missed plenary talks by leading scientists and policy makers. ? Opportunities to catch up with conservation academics and conservation professionals and learn the new scientific directions of this fast moving discipline. ? Exciting field trips and morning bird walks to put you in touch with the region?s great outdoors. Spots are filling up fast so register early to secure a place. ? SCB Film night on July 17 will showcase films and their filmmakers and lively discussion on how to tell gripping stories that inspire global conservation. Attendees and the general public are invited! ? 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URL: From nspillman at conbio.org Fri Jun 22 06:42:28 2012 From: nspillman at conbio.org (Nathan Spillman) Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:42:28 -0400 Subject: [Freshwater] Important Notice: Freshwater Working Group Listserv Migration Message-ID: <06250bc561ba41dd3d4c189ac199ba68@mail.gmail.com> Dear Members of SCB?s Freshwater Working Group listserv, SCB is transitioning the Freshwater Working Group listserv to its own Google Groups platform. Our growing directory of groups that we are transitioning can be found at http://groups.conbio.org/a/conbio.org. The reason for the transition is twofold: 1. Next month we are moving to a new Internet provider, Web site and member database. This has prompted us to transition away from our old listserv software and off our list.conbio.org domain. 2. The current listserv software proves difficult to manage at times, is not always intuitive for administrators and moderators and occasionally causes moderators to deal with spam issues. Google Groups is essentially a listserv. You will still receive messages in your inbox and you can still choose to receive messages in real time or in digest form. The option to view messages online or have them delivered to your inbox in real-time is still available. Additionally, you will be able to view group discussions on the web. One difference you will notice is the email address. Starting on *June 26*, you will now post (and reply) to *freshwaterlist at conbio.org*. Please be sure to update any spam filters you may have to allow messages from this new address. For the transition you need do nothing. All list members will be moved over to the new list. The old list will be shut down then and messages to it will bounce. If you already have a Gmail account, you will be able to access and edit any list settings from within your account. If you do not have a Gmail account, your regular email address can be used to create your account, as you did with the old listserv software, to enable you to sign in as well. Thank you for your support of the Freshwater Working Group listserv! Best regards, Nathan Spillman, Marketing and Communications Coordinator | nspillman at conbio.org Society for Conservation Biology 1017 O Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4229 US phone: 1-202-234-4133 x100 fax: 1-703-995-4633 *GIVING VOICE, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY* Visit us online at www.conbio.org