Society for Conservation Biology

A glimpse of the Atlantic Rain Forest in southern Brazil. Welcome to LACA/SCB 2026!

Lajeado das Margaridas, Cambará do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brasil.

Public market in Porto Alegre, Brasil.

A dolphin in the estuary of LagunaTramandaí - between Imbé and Tramandaí.

Itaimbezinho, Aparados da Serra, Cambará do Sul, Brasil.

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Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology

The Society for Conservation Biology – Latin America and Caribbean Region (SCB-LACA) is excited to announce that the 5th LACA will take place in the city of Porto Alegre, Brasil from 3-7 November, 2026 with theme From Ocean to Land: Conservation as a Whole.  Join us as we engage experts, communities, and NGO´s from all over the region to discuss conservation. 

LACA 2026 will convene a vibrant conservation academic community, local community leaders, practitioners, policymakers, national protected area authorities, artists, students, and journalists to share research, lessons and tools learned over the years that showcase successful conservation practices in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Cooperative fishery by the estuary of Imbé and Tramandaí beaches, 120 km from Porto Alegre. Photo by Ignacio Moreno.