SCB Policy Program

The mission of the policy program is to leverage the research and scientific expertise of the Society’s members to ensure that critical knowledge relating to the conservation of biological diversity is used by decision makers when shaping policies that affect the planet’s biodiversity.


SCB Policy News
June 18, 2012

Scientific Societies Call for Continued Protection of Steller Sea Lions in California under the ESA

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June 12, 2012

SCB Launches Initiative to Reform and Strengthen The Implementation of the Endangered Species Act

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June 11, 2012

Scientific Societies Give Cautious Support to Barred Owl Removal Experiments

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May 8, 2012

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Established

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April 20, 2012

SCB and Allies Urge Government to Apply Wildlife Laws to Restore Damage Done by Deepwater Horizon

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April 2, 2012

SCB Requests Environmental Impact Statement of Active Forestry in Spotted Owl Habitat

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March 8, 2012

SCB Comments on Problematic Policy Interpretation on “Significant Portion of Its Range”

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February 29, 2012

SCB Asks the President of Brazil to Veto Forest Code Amendments

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February 13, 2012

Budget Request for Endangered Wildlife Not Keeping Pace With Need

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January 13, 2012

SCB-Led Workshop Produces Ten Recommendations for Improving Bio-Security

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