Int. Congress for Conservation Biology | ICCB 2025

Want to get more involved in SCB Marine? They are seeking three new board members to join their board!

They are also looking for an Administrative Coordinator (paid).

Due by Dec 15

Learn more here:
#conservation #networking #conservationjobs #marine 🐠🦈🪸

The Call for Submissions for symposium/workshop sessions/full oral talks and speed talks, and poster presentations is now open for the Conservation Asia Congress Nepal 2026, under the theme: “Harmonising Biodiversity and Human Well-being in Asia.”
Submit by 19 December
conbio.org/mini-sites/c...

Stay on the line after our AGM for a talk from @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social, Associate Professor at UQ and the chair of ICCB 2025's Language Accessibility Subcommittee. We were blown away by the live translation in all rooms at #ICCB2025 and can't wait to hear how it all came about!

⭐️ #NACCR2026 Call for Proposals Category Spotlight ⭐️

➡️ short courses involve training in topics of key relevance to the practice of conservation for students or any other professionals

Deadline EXTENDED: Wednesday, December 31, 2025. ⏱️

Learn more about requirements/submit: tinyurl.com/39a4py2e

The deadline for the Call for Proposals has been extended for NACCR 2026! ⏰

Due to the ongoing government shutdown in the United States, the deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM.

Learn more here: scbnorthamerica.org/index.php/na...

Milwaukee has been ranked as the 3rd best big city in the US by Condé Nast Traveler readers for the third year in a row!
Here's a perfect reason to visit!
#conference #conservation #biodiversity
@scbnorthamerica.bsky.social

#NACCR2026: Call for Proposals Now Open!
The Call for Proposals for Symposia, Interactive Sessions, Short Courses + Workshops is now open for the North American Congress for Conservation and Restoration meeting!
Deadline to submit: Dec 31, 2025
Follow @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social to stay up to date!

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

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.

Register now!

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

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

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

🔊Don't miss the upcoming SCB Europe Fall Webinar Series 2025!🍂

🌐Register here: bit.ly/4nYatdM

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"

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

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...

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.

Registration is NOW OPEN for the Conservation Marketing (ConsMark) Conference 2025!
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference

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...

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...

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...

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 🌍

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/...

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/...

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

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

200 Early Career attendees of the International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) ECR Day hosted at University of Queensland St Lucia Campus

At #ICCB2025, 200 early-career researchers leveled up their communication, mentoring & conflict resolution skills - mixing improv/comedy with targeted short courses and networking.
Read our ECR Day recap: conbio.org/publications...

ICCB 2025 Highlights View highlights from ICCB 2025 in Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia.

With 1,700 presentations, ~700 posters, pre + post conference workshops, a bustling hall with 40 exhibitors, fun side events, tons of networking and a party with the dinosaurs at the Australian Museum, #ICCB2025 was a celebration of science, connection & action.
Watch the recap: vimeo.com/1110363870

Losing Nemo: Almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild New research has revealed that about 90% of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the United States are sourced directly from wild populations, mostly in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Approximately 90% of marine aquarium fish sold online in the US are sourced from the wild, raising concerns about the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems and vulnerable species.

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

With just 5 years remaining to protect 30% of our land for nature, we urgently need to boost nature in our National Parks and National Landscapes.

Any weakening of laws protecting these vital areas for nature recovery would be a serious backwards step.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Friends, please join me in welcoming the Manta Trust to Bluesky! They’ve left Twitter and are setting up shop here.

🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm

Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, far exceeding the 30x30 global goal for climate and biodiversity protection – Rainforest Trust Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, a significant commitment for global climate action and biodiversity.

Suriname steps up and wants to protect 90% of its #forests reports the @rainforetrust.bsky.social 🌍

#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests

www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...

200 Early Career attendees of the International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) ECR Day hosted at University of Queensland St Lucia Campus

At #ICCB2025, 200 early-career researchers leveled up their communication, mentoring & conflict resolution skills - mixing improv/comedy with targeted short courses and networking.
Read our ECR Day recap: conbio.org/publications...