Leela Hazzah, a winner of the Africa Section's Young Women in Conservation Biology Award, is a finalist for a 2014 CNN Hero Award for her work on lion conservation in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Conservation Biology Enacts Double-Blind Peer Review
For the first time in its 28-year history, Conservation Biology, the flagship journal of the Society for Conservation Biology and the leading journal in its field, has moved to a double-blind peer review.
Training Scholarships Help Students Build Capacity for Conservation in the Developing World
Building capacity for conservation in the developing world: A generous grant helped SCB send 18 students from developing countries to Section meetings in July and August for training.
Conservation Biology Welcomes Regional Editors
SCB's flagship journal Conservation Biology is proud to welcome six regional editors to the editorial team. The new additions provide the journal with representation from around the world.
How Nature Photography Brings Science to Life
Professional conservation photographer and writer Connie Bransilver brings field work to life through photography. Bransilver took the cover photo for the August 2014 issue of Conservation Biology. In this interview with SCB, she discusses why scientists should not underestimate the power of photography.