Ethan Prall, winner of a 2024 Graduate Student Research Award, sat down with us to share a bit about his research project, Diverse values and policies to conserve coral reefs and reef fish in Kenya.

SCB Oceania hosted the Society for Conservation Biology’s 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2025) from 15–19 June in Brisbane, Australia. With 1,919 delegates, ICCB 2025 was the second most attended congress in its history, and it featured more presentations than any ICCB to date.

SCB Outgoing President Vanessa Adams on strengthening SCB's Global Network, and progress towards Vision 2026.

Attending an international conference can be intimidating, especially for those whose first language is not English. Failing to address language barriers is a tremendous loss to the conservation community, as diverse ideas, knowledge, experience, and expertise are essential to tackle the ongoing biodiversity crisis. That is why we decided to provide as many types of support as possible for non-fluent English speakers at the ICCB 2025.

The ECR Day for Conservation Scientists built off the long standing tradition in training excellence by Society for Conservation Biology Oceania (SCBO) but took a new tack with new partnerships.