Past Groups Congress Information​

Marine

7th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC7)
Cape Town, South Africa | Oct 13–18, 2024

6th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC6) – held online instead of Kiel, Germany
Aug 17–21, 2020

5th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5)
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | June 24–29, 2018

4th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC4)
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada | July 30 – Aug 3, 2016

3rd International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC3)
United Kingdom | Aug 14–19, 2014

2nd International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC2) – “Making Marine Science Matter”
Victoria, BC, Canada | May 14–18, 2011

1st International Marine Conservation Think Tank
Auckland, New Zealand | Dec 2–5, 2011

Asia

Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic | SCB Asia | Aug 7–10, 2018

Conservation Asia 2016
Singapore | June 30 – July 3, 2016

SCB Asia 2014
Melaka, Malaysia | Aug 19–22, 2014

Biodiversity Asia 2012 – “Science, Policy, and Governance”
Bangalore, India | Aug 7–10, 2012

1st Asia Section Meeting – “Biodiversity Conservation in Asia: Current Status and Future Perspectives”
Kathmandu, Nepal | Nov 17–20, 2005

Africa

4th Africa Congress for Conservation Biology (ACCB 2024)
College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, Moshi, Tanzania | Oct 19–21, 2024

Africa Congress for Conservation Biology (ACCB 2016)
Morocco | Sept 4–8, 2016

Regional Conservation Science–Policy Conference, Africa Section
University of Ghana, Legon | Jan 2009

North America

North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB 2022)
Reno, Nevada, USA | July 16–21, 2022

North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB 2020)
Online | July 27–31, 2020

North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB 2018)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 21–26, 2018

North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB 2016)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA | July 17–20, 2016

North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB 2014)
Missoula, Montana, USA | July 13–16, 2014

North America Congress for Conservation Biology – “Bridging the Gap: Connecting People, Nature, & Climate” (NACCB 2012)
Oakland, California, USA | July 15–18, 2012

North America Section supported the 10th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau (NACCB 2009)
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA | Oct 5–8, 2009

Europe

7th European Congress of Conservation Biology
University of Bologna, Italy | June 17–21, 2024

6th European Congress of Conservation Biology – “Biodiversity crisis in a changing world”
Prague, Czech Republic | Aug 22–26, 2022

5th European Congress of Conservation Biology 
Jyväskylä, Finland | June 12–15, 2018

European Congress for Conservation Biology (with ICCB 2015)
Montpellier, France | Aug 2–6, 2015

3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology – “Conservation on the Edge”
Glasgow, Scotland, UK | Aug 28 – Sept 1, 2012

Northern Primeval Forests: Ecology, Conservation and Management – Europe Section
2010

2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB2)
Prague, Czech Republic | Sept 1–5, 2009

1st European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB1)
Eger, Hungary | 2006

Oceania

2022 Joint Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) and the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania
Wollongong, NSW, Australia | Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2022

5th Oceania Congress for Conservation Biology (OCCB5)
Wellington, New Zealand | July 3–5, 2018

4th Oceania Congress for Conservation Biology (OCCB4)
Brisbane, Australia | July 6–8, 2016

Oceania 2014
Fiji | July 9–11, 2014

Oceania 2012 – “People and Conservation in Land and Sea Country”
Darwin, Australia | Sept 21–23, 2012

Latin America & Caribbean (LACA)

4th International Congress for Conservation Biology (LACCCB 2024)
Quito, Ecuador | Nov 25–29, 2024

3rd Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology (LACCCB 2022) – “As One Single Earth: United for Conservation to Live in Harmony with Nature”
Hybrid Multi-site | Sept 12–16, 2022

2nd Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology (LACCCB 2020)
Puebla, Mexico | July 1–3, 2020

Conservation Latin America and Caribbean Conference 2020
Online (hosted by Puebla universities) | Nov 9–13, 2020

1st Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology (LACCCB 2018)
Trinidad & Tobago | July 25–27, 2018

Social Science Working Group

Conservation Social Science Conference 2024
Virtual | November 20-21

Conservation Marketing Working Group

2nd Conservation Marketing and Engagement Conference
Virtual | October 27-30, 2021

1st Conservation Marketing and Engagement Conference
George Mason University, Arlington, VA, USA | October 25-27, 2018