SCBO are pleased to announce the call for our annual student awards. The closing date for nominations for all awards is May 1st. As usual, we have two student awards up for grabs – one for the best Oceania student presentation at ICCB 2017, and one for the best student publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Prizes include free registration … Continue reading 2017 Student awards
Culture, kastom and conservation in Melanesia: what happens when worldviews collide?
At the 4th Society for Conservation Biology Oceania congress in Brisbane last July, Stacy Jupiter delivered a plenary talk entitled “Culture, kastom and conservation in Melanesia: what happens when worldviews collide?”. Stacy has now published a version of her talk as an essay in Pacific Conservation Biology: In this essay, in order to provide guidance to improve the future effectiveness of … Continue reading Culture, kastom and conservation in Melanesia: what happens when worldviews collide?
Report from the inaugural Victorian Biodiversity Conference
The inaugural Victorian Biodiversity Conference was held last week, February 7th and 8th, at RMIT University, and along-with the organising committee, I’d like to express gratitude to the Society of Conservation Biology Oceania for their support in ensuring it was a tremendous success.
Over 250 attendees participated in the biodiversity-rich two-day event that showcased some of the groundbreaking research being conducted by Victorian students, ECRs and others tackling local and global biodiversity issues.
Special Issue in Pacific Conservation Biology Highlighting Oceania’s Unique Approaches to Conservation
A new Special Issue in Pacific Conservation Biology edited by SCBO board members Vanessa Adams, Rebecca Spindler and Richard Kingsford is out now.
Early bird registration for SCBO 2016 closing soon!
Early Bird registration for the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania conference in Brisbane this July closes on April 15th – that’s next Friday! If you haven’t submitted an abstract to present at the conference, it’s not too late – we are still accepting abstracts for late breaking posters. Late breaking posters provide an opportunity to present at … Continue reading Early bird registration for SCBO 2016 closing soon!
Field Science in Papua New Guinea
Recent posts from Justine Hausheer on TNC’s Cool Green Science blog provide a great insight into what life is like for a scientist in the field in Oceania…
New Science: Managing invasive species in Oceania
Invasive species are a global threat to biodiversity, but here in Oceania they are particularly problematic; invasive vertebrates and plants have caused 75% of all terrestrial vertebrate extinctions on oceanic islands. There is often a limited understanding of the biology of emerging invasive species, but delay in action may result in escalating costs of control, … Continue reading New Science: Managing invasive species in Oceania
More awards for SCB Oceania members
When the Society for Conservation Biology Service Awards were announced at ICCB 2015 three of the six awardees on stage were from Oceania! Early Career Conservationist Award: Stacy Jupiter Honors the achievements in conservation by professionals early in their careers (no more than 10 years since leaving school) Stacy Jupiter is the Melanesia Program Director … Continue reading More awards for SCB Oceania members
SCBO student award winners!
Our 2015 student awards, for the best publication and conference presentation, were announced at the closing ceremony for ICCB-ECCB 215 in Montpellier. Read on to find out who won…
Survey: Use of literature databases by conservation biologists
How do conservation scientists, managers, policymakers, educators and other users of scientific publications find specific information relevant to their conservation problem, solution or research interest? SCBO President Richard Kingsford, Mike Calver and colleagues are investigating the effectiveness of scientific databases in searching for papers relevant to conservation of different organisms. They would be very grateful … Continue reading Survey: Use of literature databases by conservation biologists