Society for Conservation Biology
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The premier international org of professionals who dedicate their work to advancing the science & practice of conservation.
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The deadline for the call for symposia, roundtables, panel discussions, workshops, and training courses has been extended until November 15th!
Call for abstracts will open Dec 1st.
Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu to learn more.
@eccb26leiden.bsky.social @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #networking
Call for abstracts will open Dec 1st.
Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu to learn more.
@eccb26leiden.bsky.social @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #networking
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The deadline for the call for symposia, roundtables, panel discussions, workshops, and training courses has been extended until November 15th!
Call for abstracts will open Dec 1st.
Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu to learn more.
@eccb26leiden.bsky.social @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #networking
Call for abstracts will open Dec 1st.
Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu to learn more.
@eccb26leiden.bsky.social @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #networking
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The deadline for the call for symposia, roundtables, panel discussions, workshops, and training courses has been extended until November 15th!
Call for abstracts will open Dec 1st.
Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu to learn more.
@eccb26leiden.bsky.social @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #networking
Call for abstracts will open Dec 1st.
Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu to learn more.
@eccb26leiden.bsky.social @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #networking
Register now!
Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Register now!
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The deadline for the call for symposia, roundtables, panel discussions, workshops, and training courses has been extended by 2 weeks! Apply before November 15th. The call for abstracts (parallel sessions) will open on December 1st, and closes January 31st, 2026. Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu.
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The deadline for the call for symposia, roundtables, panel discussions, workshops, and training courses has been extended by 2 weeks! Apply before November 15th. The call for abstracts (parallel sessions) will open on December 1st, and closes January 31st, 2026. Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu.
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In case you missed Bella's workshop at #ICCB2025: join SCB & Current Conservation for Noticing Nature: A Nature Journaling Workshop with Bella Charlton!
#conservation #biodiversity #scienceart
#conservation #biodiversity #scienceart
Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In case you missed Bella's workshop at #ICCB2025: join SCB & Current Conservation for Noticing Nature: A Nature Journaling Workshop with Bella Charlton!
#conservation #biodiversity #scienceart
#conservation #biodiversity #scienceart
Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SciComm
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#TuesdayswithTeamCounterfactual (from the impact evaluation working group of the Society for Conservation Biology) has been my favourite seminar series since it started 3 years ago. I am delighted to have taken over as co-host. Register here to know more
scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
Virtual Seminar Series - SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group (IEWG)
Virtual Seminar Series Virtual Seminar Series Dive deep into the critical question of "what actually works in conservation?" by joining the free, Virtual
scb-impact.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#TuesdayswithTeamCounterfactual (from the impact evaluation working group of the Society for Conservation Biology) has been my favourite seminar series since it started 3 years ago. I am delighted to have taken over as co-host. Register here to know more
scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
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Today we have Nick Salafsky talking about “The Role of ‘Gold-Standard’ vs. ‘Aluminium Standard’ Impact Assessments in Conservation Practice” (3pm UK time, 10am ET). Join us! (and share far and wide) @society4conbio.bsky.social
#TuesdayswithTeamCounterfactual (from the impact evaluation working group of the Society for Conservation Biology) has been my favourite seminar series since it started 3 years ago. I am delighted to have taken over as co-host. Register here to know more
scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
Virtual Seminar Series - SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group (IEWG)
Virtual Seminar Series Virtual Seminar Series Dive deep into the critical question of "what actually works in conservation?" by joining the free, Virtual
scb-impact.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today we have Nick Salafsky talking about “The Role of ‘Gold-Standard’ vs. ‘Aluminium Standard’ Impact Assessments in Conservation Practice” (3pm UK time, 10am ET). Join us! (and share far and wide) @society4conbio.bsky.social
A new study warns that the international trade in African #hornbills is “terrifying”, with thousands of birds or their parts exported, entirely unregulated. Scientists are calling for increased protection for these key seed dispersers.
With ‘terrifying’ trade in African hornbills, scientists call for increased protection
For millions of years, the African landscape — the rainforests, woodlands, savannas and scrublands — has echoed with the booms and cackles of large, raucous, strange-looking birds: hornbills. When U.S...
news.mongabay.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A new study warns that the international trade in African #hornbills is “terrifying”, with thousands of birds or their parts exported, entirely unregulated. Scientists are calling for increased protection for these key seed dispersers.
The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures “while recovery is still possible”
#conservation #endangeredspecies
#conservation #endangeredspecies
This 'Clock' Could Warn of Hidden Stresses to Animals, Offering a Long-Sought Signal That a Population Is Nearing Collapse
The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures "while recovery is still possible"
www.smithsonianmag.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures “while recovery is still possible”
#conservation #endangeredspecies
#conservation #endangeredspecies
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October 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Next for the Conservation Impact Evaluation Seminar -
Nick Salafsky (Foundations of Success)
🗓 Tues, Nov 4 | 10 AM ET / 4 PM CET
💬 “The Role of ‘Gold-Standard’ vs. ‘Aluminium Standard’ Impact Assessments in Conservation Practice”
👉 scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
#TuesdaysWithTeamcounterfactual
Nick Salafsky (Foundations of Success)
🗓 Tues, Nov 4 | 10 AM ET / 4 PM CET
💬 “The Role of ‘Gold-Standard’ vs. ‘Aluminium Standard’ Impact Assessments in Conservation Practice”
👉 scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
#TuesdaysWithTeamcounterfactual
October 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Next for the Conservation Impact Evaluation Seminar -
Nick Salafsky (Foundations of Success)
🗓 Tues, Nov 4 | 10 AM ET / 4 PM CET
💬 “The Role of ‘Gold-Standard’ vs. ‘Aluminium Standard’ Impact Assessments in Conservation Practice”
👉 scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
#TuesdaysWithTeamcounterfactual
Nick Salafsky (Foundations of Success)
🗓 Tues, Nov 4 | 10 AM ET / 4 PM CET
💬 “The Role of ‘Gold-Standard’ vs. ‘Aluminium Standard’ Impact Assessments in Conservation Practice”
👉 scb-impact.org/seminar-seri...
#TuesdaysWithTeamcounterfactual
With federal wildlife funding shrinking, a Silicon Valley–backed nonprofit is raising $40M to help protect & reintroduce California’s sea otters, which are keystone for kelp forests and coastal resilience.
#seaotters #California #oceans 🌍
#seaotters #California #oceans 🌍
As federal government retreats, a private fund to save sea otters steps in
A Silicon Valley-based nonprofit has raised about $1.4 million of its $40-million target to protect California coastal sea otters, after the federal government has clawed back funds to support threate...
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
With federal wildlife funding shrinking, a Silicon Valley–backed nonprofit is raising $40M to help protect & reintroduce California’s sea otters, which are keystone for kelp forests and coastal resilience.
#seaotters #California #oceans 🌍
#seaotters #California #oceans 🌍
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Looking for a conference to attend in 2026? Check out our 2026 SCB Group Congresses!
Happening in: Lagos, Nigeria - Kathmandu, Nepal - Edinburgh, Scotland - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Auckland, New Zealand and Leiden, Netherlands!
conbio.org/conferences/...
Happening in: Lagos, Nigeria - Kathmandu, Nepal - Edinburgh, Scotland - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Auckland, New Zealand and Leiden, Netherlands!
conbio.org/conferences/...
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Looking for a conference to attend in 2026? Check out our 2026 SCB Group Congresses!
Happening in: Lagos, Nigeria - Kathmandu, Nepal - Edinburgh, Scotland - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Auckland, New Zealand and Leiden, Netherlands!
conbio.org/conferences/...
Happening in: Lagos, Nigeria - Kathmandu, Nepal - Edinburgh, Scotland - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Auckland, New Zealand and Leiden, Netherlands!
conbio.org/conferences/...
For generations, the Pakayaku community in Ecuador’s #Amazon has successfully kept unsustainable mining, logging and oil extraction activities out of forests while preserving their cultural traditions and #ecological knowledge.
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indi...
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indi...
Indigenous guardians successfully keep extractives out of Ecuador’s Amazon forests
PAKAYAKU TERRITORY, Ecuador — Deep in the heart of Ecuador’s Amazon, where the Bobonaza River winds through ancient forests in Pastaza province, Sacha Gayas spreads out a hand-drawn map across her woo...
news.mongabay.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
For generations, the Pakayaku community in Ecuador’s #Amazon has successfully kept unsustainable mining, logging and oil extraction activities out of forests while preserving their cultural traditions and #ecological knowledge.
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indi...
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indi...
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Registration is NOW OPEN for the Conservation Marketing (ConsMark) Conference 2025!
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Registration is NOW OPEN for the Conservation Marketing (ConsMark) Conference 2025!
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
Registration is NOW OPEN for the Conservation Marketing (ConsMark) Conference 2025!
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Registration is NOW OPEN for the Conservation Marketing (ConsMark) Conference 2025!
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
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Join the SCB Europe Region for their fall webinar series during October & November 2025 as an appetizer for #ECCB2026 in Leiden, NL!
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
October 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Join the SCB Europe Region for their fall webinar series during October & November 2025 as an appetizer for #ECCB2026 in Leiden, NL!
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
Join the SCB Europe Region for their fall webinar series during October & November 2025 as an appetizer for #ECCB2026 in Leiden, NL!
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
October 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Join the SCB Europe Region for their fall webinar series during October & November 2025 as an appetizer for #ECCB2026 in Leiden, NL!
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
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Check out the SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group's new website!
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Check out the SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group's new website!
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
Check out the SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group's new website!
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Check out the SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group's new website!
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
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ICCB 2025 brought 1,900+ people from 90+ countries to Meanjin/Brisbane for science, solutions & community.
🎥 Watch the official recap: vimeo.com/1110363870
#Conservation #ICCB2025
@iccb2025.bsky.social
🎥 Watch the official recap: vimeo.com/1110363870
#Conservation #ICCB2025
@iccb2025.bsky.social
ICCB 2025 Highlights
View highlights from ICCB 2025 in Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
ICCB 2025 brought 1,900+ people from 90+ countries to Meanjin/Brisbane for science, solutions & community.
🎥 Watch the official recap: vimeo.com/1110363870
#Conservation #ICCB2025
@iccb2025.bsky.social
🎥 Watch the official recap: vimeo.com/1110363870
#Conservation #ICCB2025
@iccb2025.bsky.social
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Bison once roamed the North American continent from New York to California. Settlers moving West killed this charismatic mammal on an industrial scale. Since then, bison conservation has largely focused on the West. Now, some conservation-minded groups are hoping to bring them back East. 🌎
Can Bison Ever Reclaim Their Historic Range East of the Mississippi?
Some groups are trying to restore the stomping grounds of America’s national mammal
www.sierraclub.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Bison once roamed the North American continent from New York to California. Settlers moving West killed this charismatic mammal on an industrial scale. Since then, bison conservation has largely focused on the West. Now, some conservation-minded groups are hoping to bring them back East. 🌎
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New orca calf brings hope to endangered J pod near Vancouver Island 🦑🌎🧪
New orca calf brings hope to endangered J pod near Vancouver Island
Researchers are celebrating the birth of a new orca calf in the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population — a rare bright spot for the struggling J pod.
cheknews.ca
October 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New orca calf brings hope to endangered J pod near Vancouver Island 🦑🌎🧪
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New global guidelines are needed to rein in the wildlife pet trade, writes WCS's Elizabeth Bennett.
Global biodiversity is under unprecedented threat and the scale of the trade is staggering. Starting this week, the #IUCNcongress is a platform to act.
🌍 news.mongabay.com/2025/10/new-...
Global biodiversity is under unprecedented threat and the scale of the trade is staggering. Starting this week, the #IUCNcongress is a platform to act.
🌍 news.mongabay.com/2025/10/new-...
October 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New global guidelines are needed to rein in the wildlife pet trade, writes WCS's Elizabeth Bennett.
Global biodiversity is under unprecedented threat and the scale of the trade is staggering. Starting this week, the #IUCNcongress is a platform to act.
🌍 news.mongabay.com/2025/10/new-...
Global biodiversity is under unprecedented threat and the scale of the trade is staggering. Starting this week, the #IUCNcongress is a platform to act.
🌍 news.mongabay.com/2025/10/new-...