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The SCB Nigeria Chapter's Seventh Conservation Conference—moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic—focused on current and emerging environmental challenges directly affecting biological diversity in Nigeria. Chapter President Dr. Fola Babalola said the conference offered solutions to challenges facing biodiversity conservation in Nigeria.
SCB's LACA Section will host its first virtual meeting form 9-13 November. LACA Board Member and conference organizer Osvaldo Eric Ramirez Bravo answers questions on what he hopes LACA 2020 achieves for participants and for conservation in the region.
SCB held a Q&A with Graduate Student Research Award Winner Elise Contreras to learn more about her and her research on Groote Island.
The Society will award ten graduate students with $1,000 fellowships this month to carry out field research on their topic area in conservation.
The Society for Conservation Biology is excited to welcome Oceana as our newest Organizational Member! Learn more about Oceana and the important work they do through our first SCB Organizational Member Spotlight.