2014 SCB Training Scholarships

…SCB Training Scholarships for 2014 Section Meetings   Deadline to Apply: 11pm EDT (GMT - 4:00) on Sunday, 25 May 2014.   Thanks to a generous grant from the Germeshausen Foundation, SCB is pleased to announce a Training Scholarship Competition open to all qualified SCB student members.   Each of…

2015 Marine Conservation Research Grants Winners
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/marine/small-grants/2015-marine-conservation-research-grants-winners
…Society for Conservation Biology Marine Section Conservation Research Small Grants Program These are the 2015 SCB Marine Conservation Research Small Grants recipients, in the program's inaugural year. For more information on the program, please see the Small Grants page. Michela Catena Project Title: Ridding India's Waterways of Fecal Bacteria, One Step…

2015 Smith Fellows Announced
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2015-smith-fellows-named
…SCB and the Cedar Tree Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship: Sean Anderson, Brian Harvey, Brent Hughes, Mariah Meek, Rebecca Tonietto.

2016-17 Grantee Jo Marie Acebes
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/marine/small-grants/2016-marine-conservation-research-grants-winners/2016-17-grantee-jo-marie-acebes
…SCB Marine Member Profile Jo Marie (Jom) Acebes One of our 2016-17 Grantees, Jom Acebes, took some time to tell us a little bit about herself. Jom's project "I search of the big blue: assessing the occurrence of blue whales in the Bohol Sea, Philippines" is coming to a close, and…

2016-17 Grantee Shaili Johri
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/marine/small-grants/2016-marine-conservation-research-grants-winners/2016-17-grantee-shaili-johri
…Shaili Johri, Ph.D. In August, 2017, Shaili presented the preliminary findings of her research, supported by SCB Marine, at the International Congress for Conservation Biology in Cartagena, Colombia. Below is a summary of her team's project and preliminary findings. Topic: Shark Conservation in India: a story of sharks for and…

2016-17 Marine Conservation Research Grants Winners
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/marine/small-grants/2016-marine-conservation-research-grants-winners
…Society for Conservation Biology Marine Section Conservation Research Small Grants Program These are the 2016 SCB Marine Conservation Research Small Grants recipients. For more information on the program, please see the Small Grants page. Jo Marie Acebes Project Title: In search of the big blue: assessing the occurrence of blue…

2017 Board Member Nominations and Elections
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/social-science/2017-board-member-nominations-and-elections
…2017 Call for Board Member Nominations The Board of the Society for Conservation Biology’s Social Science Working Group (SSWG) seeks nominations for four representatives to the SSWG Board to serve a two year term, beginning in July 2017. Nominees must be members of the Social Science Working Group of the Society for…

2017-8 Marine Conservation Grants Winners
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/marine/small-grants/2017-8-marine-conservation-grants-winners
…Society for Conservation Biology Marine Section Conservation Research Small Grants Program The SCB Marine section is pleased to fund the following Conservation Research Small Grants recipients in 2018. For more information on the small grants program, please see the Small Grants page. Mariana Chavez-Andrade Project Title: Biodiversity and habitat use…

2018 Graduate Student Fellowship Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2018-graduate-student-fellowship-award-winners
…The SCB Graduate Student Fellowships for 2018 have been announced!

2018 SCB Members Meeting
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2018-scb-members-meeting
…The Society for Conservation Biology will host the 2018 Members Meeting on December 12, at 5:00 p.m. ET via GoToMeeting.

2019 Kuala Lumpur Declaration
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2019-kuala-lumpur-declaration
…The 2019 Kuala Lumpur Declaration: The Species Extinction Crisis is a Crisis of Humanity reflects the science and conservation practice presented and discussed by participants attending SCB's 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2019) held 21-25 July 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2019 SCB Board of Governor Positions
https://conbio.org/about-scb/who-we-are/staff-board/2019-scb-board-of-governor-positions
…2019 SCB Board of Governor Positions The BoG serves as the governing body of SCB and is responsible for assuring that the overall management of the Society is conducted in a manner that secures and maintains its well-being and longevity.  The BoG ensures that the Society’s finances are managed appropriately…

2019 SCB Graduate Student Research Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2019-scb-graduate-student-research-award-winners
…SCB issues ten $1,000 Graduate Student Research Awards annually to students whose research advances the science and practice of conserving Earth's biodiversity. See who the 2019 winners are and learn more about the Graduate Student Research Awards Program.

2019 SCB Members Meeting
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2019-scb-members-meeting
…The 2019 SCB Members Meeting will take place on Thursday 25 July at the 2019 International Congress for Conservation Biology in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2020 SCB Graduate Student Research Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2020-scb-graduate-student-research-award-winners
…The Society will award ten graduate students with $1,000 fellowships this month to carry out field research on their topic area in conservation.

2021 Conservation Biology Awards
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2021-conservation-biology-awards
…The editors of Conservation Biology are excited to announce the winners of the 2021 Conservation Biology Awards!

2021 SCB Distinguished Service Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2021-scb-distinguished-service-award-winners
…The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) bestowed high honors on five conservationists from around the world for their contributions to the science and practice of biodiversity conservation.

2021 SCB Graduate Student Research Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2021-scb-graduate-student-research-award-winners
…The Society will award ten graduate students with $1,000 fellowships this month to carry out field research on their topic area in conservation.

2022 Edward T. LaRoe III Memorial Award presented to Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2022-edward-t.-laroe-iii-memorial-award-presented-to-dr.-lorenzo-rojas-brac
…SCB North America is thrilled to announce the winner of the Edward T. LaRoe III Memorial Award: Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho.

2022 SCB Graduate Student Research Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2022-scb-graduate-student-research-award-winners
…Congratulations to the ten winners of the 2022 Graduate Student Research Awards!

2022 SCB Members Meeting
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2022-scb-members-meeting
…The 2022 SCB Members Meeting will take place on Thursday, 8 December. Join us and make your voice heard as a member!

2023 SCB Graduate Student Research Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2023-scb-graduate-student-research-award-winners
…The Society is awarding ten graduate students with $1,000 fellowships this month to carry out field research on their topic area in conservation.

2023 SCB Service Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2023-scb-service-award-winners
…SCB bestowed high honors on four conservationists from around the world for their contributions to the science and practice of biodiversity conservation. The Society presented the awards at the 2023 International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) in Kigali, Rwanda.

2024 Graduate Student Research Awards: Open Now
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2024-graduate-student-research-awards-open-now
…Applications for the 2024 Graduate Student Research Fellowship Awards are now open!

2024 SCB Graduate Student Research Award Winners
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/2024-scb-graduate-student-research-award-winners
…The Society is awarding ten graduate students with $1,000 fellowships this month to carry out field research on their topic area in conservation.

6 Lesser Known Endangered Species
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/6-lesser-known-endangered-species
…We're celebrating Endangered Species Day with six lesser known species.

A Brief History of Tsavo National Park
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-brief-history-of-tsavo-national-park-1
…ACT - Volume 9 Issue 2  <<< Back to Table of Contents A Brief History of Tsavo National Park By Dame Daphne Sheldrick Tsavo National Park was officially gazetted as a wildlife refuge by Kenya’s colonial government in 1949.  It was by no means the best wildlife region in Kenya,…

A Compassionate Mind – The Life’s work of Sheila Siddle
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-compassionate-mind-the-lifes-work-of-sheila-siddle
…A Compassionate Mind – The Life’s work of Sheila Siddle  Celebrating with Sheila Siddle. Photo credit: PASA. By Natasha Tworoski Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA), Portland, Oregon, USA In September 2017, the first ever “Circle of Compassion” award was presented to Sheila Siddle, co-founder of one of the largest and oldest…

A Growing Role for Genetics in Conservation
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/a-growing-role-for-genetics-in-conservation
…Genetic data can often provide information which would otherwise be difficult to obtain: to document a species' demography, ecology and behavior more precisely; to understand how diversity can drive ecosystem function; to detect invasive species; and to solve illegal wildlife and plant trade.

A Leaf Out of My Album
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-leaf-out-of-my-album
…A Leaf Out of My Album   A bontebok in De Hoop. Photo credit: Dionne Shepherd By Dionne Shepard The bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) is a South African-endemic antelope that was hunted to the brink of extinction in the late 1800s. With just a few individuals remaining, it was once among…

A Little-Known Wattle-Eye
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/resources/institutions-and-education/a-little-known-wattle-eye
…A Little-Known Wattle-Eye By Aghah Valery Binda Adult male banded wattle-eye. Photo credit: Borrow. The Banded Wattle-eye (Platysteira laticincta) is rare and little-known bird endemic to Cameroon, a globally threatened species, listed endangered in the IUCN Red List because of its very small and fragmented range, this bird is an indicator…

A Malásia hospedará o Congresso Internacional pela Biologia da Conservação (ICCB) 2019
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/malasia-hospedara-o-international-congress-for-conservation-biology-iccb-20
…O Congresso Internacional pela Biologia da Conservação retorna à Ásia pela primeira vez desde 2009 quando o evento decorreu na Cidade de Beijing, República da China.

A Message from Geri Unger
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/a-message-from-geri-unger
…It has been a busy summer and fall. After returning from a highly successful ICCB, the Executive Office hired a new Finance Director, and moved last week to a new office in Washington DC. We are currently unpacking and organizing as well as preparing the 2016 budget.

A Model Wildlife Rescue Centre in Ethiopia
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-model-wildlife-rescue-centre-in-ethiopia
…A Model Wildlife Rescue Centre in Ethiopia By Adam M. Roberts and Claudio Sillero Ethiopia’s mountain massif dominates the Horn of Africa, and due to its strategic position, bears witness to the illegal trade of wild animals to the Arabian Peninsula. The country’s relief, ranging from its green and productive highlands…

A Model Wildlife Rescue Centre in Ethiopia
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-model-wildlife-rescue-centre-in-ethiopia-1
…A Model Wildlife Rescue Centre in Ethiopia By Adam M. Roberts and Claudio Sillero Andrea and Janu. Photo credit: Born Free Foundation Ethiopia’s mountain massif dominates the Horn of Africa, and due to its strategic position, bears witness to the illegal trade of wild animals to the Arabian Peninsula. The country’s…

A New Record of the Upper Guinean Grassland Frog in the Fouta Djalon Highlands
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-new-record-of-the-upper-guinean-grassland-frog-in-the-fouta-djalon-highlands
…A New Record of the Upper Guinean Grassland Frog in the Fouta Djalon Highlands The Upper Guinean grassland frog. Photo credit: Jean Cassaigne/Biotope By N’Goran Germain Kouamé, Nyan Sangbé, Etienne Dramane Yombouno, and Jean Cassaigne The Fouta Djalon highlands are one of the most impressive natural landscapes spread over 80,000…

A Pandemic awakening a paradigm shift in Biodiversity conservation
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/a-pandemic-awakening-a-paradigm-shift-in-biodiversity-conservation
…Blog post by biodiversity conservationist Caroline Kerichu on creating awareness of the urgency in addressing biodiversity loss issues globally.

A Pioneering Wildlife College
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-pioneering-wildlife-college
…ACT - Volume 9 Issue 1  <<< Back to Table of Contents   A Pioneering Wildlife College By Kevin Robertson The Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) was established in 1996 by the World Wide Fund for Nature, South Africa (WWF-SA) in cooperation with stakeholders such as the Southern African Development…

A Requiem for the Father of Conservation Biology
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-requiem-for-the-father-of-conservation-biology
…A Requiem for the Father of Conservation Biology By Cristina Eisenberg Cristina with Michael. Photo Credit: Cristina Eisenberg “Where have you been?” he asked. I unfurled a map of the American Intermountain West on Michael Soulé’s kitchen table and pointed to a mysterious blank spot on the map north of…

A Satanic Shrub
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-satanic-shrub
…A Satanic Shrub A lantana backdrop in Nyakatonzi, Uganda Photo credit: Xavier Medialdea By Xavier Pedrol Medialdea The Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) occupies the Albertine Rift Valley in Uganda. This 1,978 Km2 park is represented by Central African rainforest, East African grasslands, and an invasive shrub, Lantana camara, which…

A Scientist’s Public Policy Surprise
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/a-scientists-public-policy-surprise
…Smith Fellow Maureen (Mo) Ryan always felt that she should be more engaged in public policy. It wasn't until she finally decided to take action that she realized that scientists have more to contribute to public policy than they might think.

A Tribute to Dame Georgina Mace
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-tribute-to-dame-georgina-mace
…A Tribute to Dame Georgina Mace Dame Georgina Mace (1953 – 2020). Photo Credit: The Scientist By Stuart L. Pimm My long-time friend and colleague Dame Georgina Mace has just died. To say she will be missed seems so trite, yet she will surely be missed by an exceptional number of…

A Wetland Named Miracle
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/a-wetland-named-miracle
…ACT - Volume 9 Issue 2  <<< Back to Table of Contents A Wetland Named Miracle  By Peter Chadwick The Zulu word for miracle, iSimangaliso, is also a wetland park on the east coast of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. A magical place that has it all – from deep ocean…

AAAS, ARC, and FORE Endorse Guidelines for Interacting with Faith-Based Leaders and Communities
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/aaas-arc-and-fore-endorse-rcbwg-guidelines
…AAAS, ARC, and FORE endorse the Religion and Conservation Biology Working Group's guidelines for interacting with faith-based leaders and communities.

About
https://conbio.org/mini-sites/imcc5/about

About
https://conbio.org/mini-sites/iccb-2019/about

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https://conbio.org/mini-sites/iccb-2017/about-the-meeting

About
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/conservation-marketing-working-group/conservation-marketing-working-group-about
…About Us In 2014, interested individuals gathered at the SCB Marine Program’s International Marine Conservation Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss forming a Conservation Marketing and Engagement Working Group. Our objectives are to support and further the Society’s missions to conserve biological diversity and improve the health of the environment.…

About
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/participatory-and-citizen-science-working-group/about
…About Us Mission The mission of the Participatory and Citizen Science Working Group is to facilitate citizen science research and practice that aids the Society for Conservation Biology in achieving its mission of preserving the Earth’s biodiversity.   Scope In support of the vision of the Society for Conservation Biology,…

About
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/impact-evaluation/about
…Scope Our planet is facing ever increasing threats to biodiversity from human impacts -- land use change, species invasions, climate change, hunting, fishing, and more have altered every ecosystem across the globe. Given the magnitude of threats, conservation can be reactive, aiming to conserve biodiversity with no time or resources…

About
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/marine/about
…History of the Marine Program After the first (1997) and second (2001) Symposia on Marine Conservation Biology confirmed the large number of marine conservation biologists (MCB’s) interested in furthering marine science, research and public policy, a group of marine professionals organized a formal society for MCB.  After much discussion, this…

About
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/conservation-genetics-working-group/about
…About Us Over the past 20 years, genetics has emerged as a very important tool for conservation and it is now well established that it can be used to accomplish conservation-oriented goals. Nevertheless, there is a gap between genetic research outcomes and conservation management. We are an organization that advocates…

About Groups
https://conbio.org/groups/about-groups
…A Community of Practice The Society is comprised of 6 Regions, 1 Global Program, 36 localized Chapters, 7 topical Working Groups and more than 4,000 members.  Each of these vitally important groups has its own Board of Directors who work to forward the SCB Mission, expand their reach, and maximize their impacts,…

About ICCB 2023
https://conbio.org/mini-sites/iccb-2023/about/about-iccb-2023

About SCB
https://conbio.org/about-scb

About SCB Committees
https://conbio.org/about-scb/who-we-are/committees/about-scb-committees
…About SCB Committees SCB Committees advance the Society's core areas of business and provide critical information and recommendations to aid SCB's Executive Office and BoG in their decision making and work.   Whether focusing on ways to maximize the creation and dissemination of conservation science; advancing science application to policy management,…

About SCB Membership
https://conbio.org/membership/tr-thanh-thanh-vien-ca-scb/about-scb-membership
…    SCB Membership Advancing the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity requires a globalized approach that maximizes collaboration among professionals and organizations from all fields, not just biology. With more than 4,000 members worldwide, seven regional Sections, close to 40 local Chapters, and seven topical Working Groups, SCB…

About the Policy Program
https://conbio.org/policy/about-policy-program
…About the Policy Program History of SCB Policy Program Between 1995 and 2001, SCB's standing policy committee commissioned policy white papers and framed resolutions for consideration at SCB's global meetings. In 2001, SCB decided to locate its executive office in Washington D.C., based in part on the idea that being…

About Us
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/religion-and-conservation-biology/membership6
…About Us Faith and spiritual beliefs are a major component of all cultures. They frequently represent the major source of moral ideas and norms of conduct of a society, in relation to both the human and non-human worlds. Faiths and religions have thus been determinant in developing and reproducing local…

About Us
https://conbio.org/about-scb/who-we-are/committees/disciplinary-inclusion-task-force/about-us
…About Us The Disciplinary Inclusion Task Force has successfully concluded its work. If you have any questions or would like additional information about the task force’s initiatives, please contact Sophia Winkler-Schor. BIOS      STEERING COMMITTEE   Sophia Winkler-Schor (Co-Chair) Conservation psychologist Sophia is a Ph.D. student at the Nelson Institute for…

About YWCB
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/ywcb/about-ywcb
…About YWCB The YWCBC was established in 2005 by the SCB Africa Section based on an urgent need to fill the gap created by lack of adequate women professionals in the field of conservation science in Africa. It was further mandated to act as a platform for the young African…

ACCB 2016
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/accb-20161
…ACCB 2016 By Israel Borokini The 3rd African Congress for Conservation Biology (ACCB) was held between September 4 and 8, 2016 at Faculty of Sciences Campus, Université Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida. Over 200 participants from Africa, Europe, North America and Asia were present at the event, participating in oral and poster…

ACCB 2016
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/accb-2016
…ACCB 2016 By Israel Borokini The 3rd African Congress for Conservation Biology (ACCB) was held between September 4 and 8, 2016 at Faculty of Sciences Campus, Université Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida. Over 200 participants from Africa, Europe, North America and Asia were present at the event, participating in oral and…

ACCB 2024
https://conbio.org/conferences/conferences-1

ACT
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act
…African Conservation Telegraph The African Conservation Telegraph (ACT) is the newsletter of the Africa Region of the Society for Conservation Biology and your window to the world of conservation in Africa.     With an emphasis on biological conservation, ACT covers environmental news from scientific and nonscientific disciplines for conservation workers,…

ACT With a Difference
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/act-with-a-difference
…ACT With a Difference ACT. Credit: SCB Africa Section By Murali Pai The African Conservation Telegraph (ACT) was started by the founding members of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Africa Section in 2008, with Janette Wallis as its first editor. I took over a refurbished ACT in early 2014,…

Activities
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/participatory-and-citizen-science-working-group/activities
…Activities The PaCS Board conducted a member survey to determine priority activities for the group’s first few years. The following were identified as priorities: I. Promoting/Tracking Conservation Impacts II. Connecting with Natural Resource Management and Policy III. Citizen Science Best Management Practices IV. Conferences and Workshops Current Initiatives: The initiative…

Activities
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/conservation-marketing-working-group/conservation-marketing-working-group-activities
…Activities In October 2018, ConsMark held its first international congress at the George Mason University campus in Arlington, Virginia, USA. The congress drew nearly 200 people from around the world and kicked off with multiple workshops on designing, implementing, and evaluating conservation marketing programs. These were followed by a series…

Activities
https://conbio.org/mini-sites/iccb-2017/activities

Activities
https://conbio.org/groups/chapters/missouri-chapter/missouri-chapter3
…Chapter Activities Annual Workshop MOSCB organizes an annual workshop at the Missouri Natural Resources Conference (MNRC) where hundreds of conservation professionals, managers, and academics gather in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. The aims of our workshops are to engage professionals and students across the state in conversations on current conservation…

Activities
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/impact-evaluation/activities-and-resources
…Activities Symposia and Conferences ICCB 2025, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia: we will be hosting an Extended Symposium on “Future Directions for Counterfactual Evaluation of Conservation Interventions.” Details on the presenters and schedule to be added soon.  We will also be hosting a Forum titled “Breaking New Ground in Conservation Science: Tackling Challenges…

Activities
https://conbio.org/groups/chapters/about-chapters/chapter-activities
…Chapter Activities Activities listed below are major events undertaken by SCB, individual Chapters, and/or the parent organization. Chapter Workshops   Capacity-building for SCB Chapters- Workshop at ICCB 2013 Marit Wilkerson, Adina Merenlender, and SCB Chapter Committee On Sunday, July 21st, speakers, leaders, and interested conference attendees gathered together for a…

Activities
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/religion-and-conservation-biology/activities
…RCBWG Activities  SCB Project Inspires WWF’s Efforts to Help Conservationists Work with Faith Groups Inspired by a Society for Conservation Biology project, the World Wildlife Fund's Beliefs & Values Programme recently issued guidance to assist conservationists in developing effective partnerships with leaders and members of faith organizations. Learn more here.…

Activities
https://conbio.org/mini-sites/iccb-2019/activities

Activities
https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/conservation-genetics-working-group/activities
…Activities Our current activities are: Facilitate the incorporation of genetics in conservation practice 1. Develop and maintain a conservation genetics blog 2. Contribute to genetic based conservation science e.g. outreach, publication 3. Establish student “Conservation Genetics” talk awards 4. Facilitate working group member networking and socialising activities 5. Deliver genetics…

Activities: Red Lists Workshop
https://conbio.org/groups/chapters/nordic-chapter/activities
…Red Lists of Threatened Species: Drivers in the Nordics Countries Digital half-day workshop April 22nd, 2021, 9.00 am - 12.45 pm (GMT +1 hour) You are welcome to participate in a half-day workshop where we will hear about the situation for threatened species, main threats and possible trends of these in the Nordic…

Advancing Careers for Young Women in Conservation through YWCB Award
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/advancing-careers-for-young-women-in-conservation-through-ywcb-award
…The Young Women Conservation Biologist group of the Africa Section of SCB is currently accepting nominations for the 2016 Young Women in Conservation Biology Award

Advancing the digital front to help tackle the biodiversity crisis
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/advancing-the-digital-front-to-help-tackle-the-biodiversity-crisis
…A special section in the SCB journal Conservation Biology focuses on recent advances in the rapidly developing area of ‘conservation culturomics’ and how they can help scientists to better understand and preserve the natural world.

Advice for Abstracts
https://conbio.org/professional-development/advice-for-students/advice-for-abstracts
…Advice on Writing an Abstract for a Conference Presentation Distilling the essence of your work into a single paragraph that tells a comprehensive and cogent story is a challenge. As the French mathematician Pascal once wrote: "I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had…

Advice for Oral Presentations
https://conbio.org/professional-development/advice-for-students/advice-for-oral-presentations
…Some Advice on Oral Presentations Oral presentations at scientific conferences can be a daunting prospect: not only do you have to distill the essence of your research into the allotted time (for most SCB conferences 12 minutes plus 3 minutes for questions), you also have to ensure that the information…

Africa
https://conbio.org/groups/chapters/washington-d.c
…Africa Chapters​ Cameroon Chapter Ghana Chapter Kenya Chapter Madagascar Chapter |Website  Nigeria Chapter South Africa Chapter   

Africa 2016
https://conbio.org/conferences/africa-2016

Africa Email List
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/africa-email-list
…Africa Region Email Listserv Join our email list for the latest news and happenings in the Africa Region!

Africa Section 2015 Membership Drive
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/membership/africa-section-2015-membership-drive-fund
…Africa Section 2015 Membership Drive     The SCB Africa Section is Pleased to Announce Gratis Membership to eligible Africans who are involved with conservation research, management and other related activities. This 2-year free sponsorship offer is worth USD $40 per recipient and aimed at increasing SCB membership in the…

Africa Section 2015 Membership Drive Thank You
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/membership/africa-section-2015-membership-drive-thank-you
…Africa Section 2015 Membership Drive   Thank you for your submission! Successful applicants will be notified by 10 Janurary 2016. If you have any questions, please contact us at: 2015scholarships@conbio.org

Africa Section Funding
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/ywcb/africa-section-funding
…Below is a listing of Granting Institutions and contact information for support of research and other activities in Africa.  For additional information on a specific type of funding please contact the associated granting foundation.  For more information about funding sources, please visit the funding database of the Tropical Biology Association:…

Africa Section Issues Position Statement on Oil Palm Expansion in Africa
https://conbio.org/groups/sections/africa/act/africa-section-issues-position-statement-on-oil-palm-expansion-in-africa
…ACT - Volume 9 Issue 2  <<< Back to Table of Contents   Africa Section Issues Position Statement on Oil Palm Expansion in Africa Several factors including industrialization and increased demand for agricultural lands contributed to the loss of 3.4 million hectares of forests in Africa between 2000 and 2010.…

Africa Section Issues Position Statement on Oil Palm Expansion in Africa
https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/africa-section-issues-position-statement-on-oil-palm-expansion-in-africa
…Citing the destruction of forests in Southeast Asia from the unregulated or lightly regulated oil palm industry, SCB's Africa Section is urging governments and societies in Africa to formulate effective policies that will prevent similar loss of biodiversity in Africa from the expansion of industrial oil palm production.

Africa Section News
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…Section News Congratulations to Sophia Jingo, the winner of the Young Women Conservation Biologists Award (YWCB) 2016. Competition for the award this year was particularly tough, but Sophia’s inspiring work made her a worthy winner. Born and raised within a national park, Sophia has been passionate about conserving wildlife her…

Africa’s Charismatic Bird
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…Africa's Charismatic Bird By Luca Borghesio As a newly minted graduate in 1994, my ambition was to do research on threatened birds of Africa. Choosing “my” bird did not take long. I had a copy of the book on threatened birds of Africa by Nigel Collar, and there was it,…

All-Weather-Conservationist: Meet Tilo Nadler
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…All-Weather-Conservationist: Meet Tilo Nadler Tilo was born and raised in Dresden, among wars, became a welder and an air-conditioning engineer before he struck a purple patch as field biologist. He travelled to Vietnam, Mongolia, Tibet, Antarctica, and São Tomé and Príncipe on expeditions before dropping anchor in Vietnam to establish…

An interesting case of science-policy interface in Tanzania
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…An interesting case of science-policy interface in Tanzania By Claudia Sometti1, Massimo Zortea2 Silvia Ricci3 The Udzungwa Mountains National Park (UMNP) is an extended protected area of the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania. Founded in 1992 by the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), UMNP was closed to public in 2011 to safeguard…

An invitation to participate in the IPBES Stakeholder Days, 20-21 February in Malaysia
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…SCB, an official observer organization to IPBES, will participate in the Stakeholder Days meetings prior to the 4th IPBES Plenary in Malaysia in late February. We invite our members to join us.

Animal Behavior in Conservation Working Group
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…In the face of accelerating environmental changes (on both global and local scales), effective conservation work depends on our ability to not only recognize the effects that humans are having on wildlife and ecosystems, but also to understand these effects in order to be able to predict them, mitigate them,…

Announcement: Nigeria Biodiversity Conservation Conference
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…Nigeria Chapter of Society for Conservation Biology and the Nigeria Tropical Biology Association (NTBA) are hosting the "Toward Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria" conference in June 2016.

Annual Chapter Registrations (test)
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Annual Registration OLD
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…Chapter Annual Registration Chapter Secretaries are asked to complete our Annual Registration form during January of each year to update the SCB about your group's officers and activities in the previous year. Information provided by you is included in the SCB's annual reports for members and funders, to help inform…

Annual Reports
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…SCB Annual Reports and Financials Read about the efforts SCB undertook toward achieving our goals and increasing our impact. Form 990s 2006 Form 990 2007 Form 990 2008 Form 990 2009 Form 990 2010 Form 990 2011 Form 990 2012 Form 990 2013 Form 990 2014 Form 990  2015 Form 990…

April ACT Article 1
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…Remains of an American Day Toon by Saanvi Kudva By Peter Kent This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. It’s also the first time I put a bumper sticker on my car, a beat-up VW bug. I peeled off the backing, carefully eyeballed its straightness, and stuck on…

April ACT Article 3
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…The Unconscious Biases Between People and Nature A drone image of a wetland. Credit: Falko Buschke By Falko Buschke Last year, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released its first global assessment report summary for policymakers (IPBES, 2019). The headline message from this report was unambiguous:…