About Asia Section
Stretching from equatorial tropical jungles to the high Himalayas, from taiga forests to the deserts of the Middle East, Asia contains an incredible amount of the biological and cultural diversity on earth. Its biodiversity is affected by a wide range of human impacts, often driven by a lack of understanding about the value of biodiversity and the threats faced by species and ecosystems. This necessitates a broad spectrum of approaches to conservation. The SCB Asia Section brings together experts from many nations and disciplines to address biodiversity science and policy across the largest continent.
The SCB Asia Section was officially launched during the 2003 SCB Annual Meeting in Duluth, Minnesota. Our geographic area ranges from the Middle East to the Far East, with members from Israel in the west to the Philippines in the east. Russia is also part of the Asian section due to its land areas in Asia, although it participates in the Europe Section as well.
Section News
SCB Asia Section Meeting 2018 (SCBAsia 2018) will take place in August 2018 at the American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. More information to come!
Download the Asia Section Strategic Plan.
The 4th Asia Section meeting, Conservation Asia 2016, was held from June 29 - July 3, 2016 in Singapore.
Conservation Biology in Asia
The SCB Asia Section held its first meeting in 2005 in Kathmandu. Using papers presented at the meeting, conference organizers produced a new book: Conservation Biology in Asia.
Edited by Jeff McNeely, Conservation Biology in Asia includes 29 peer-reviewed papers on biodiversity conservation organized around three topics: conserving landscapes, conservation biology of species, and new technologies & techniques of conservation biology in Asia.
Read the table of contents and download whole chapters from the book here.