Oceania’s community of conservation professionals

The Society for Conservation Biology Oceania Section has members from Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia, and across the globe. Together, our community of conservation professionals is working to advance conservation knowledge and practice in Oceania.

32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology

15-19 June 2025

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Meeanjin Brisbane, Australia 

We are thrilled to announce that in 2025, ICCB is coming to Oceania! We look forward to welcoming conservation professionals from all over the world to Meeanjin Brisbane in June 2025 as co-hosts with the Global Society for Conservation Biology.

News

Updates on our conference, awards, and other activities (follow our socials for more regular updates).

News
The ICCB Call for Abstracts and Student Travel Awards is now open!
The ICCB Call for Abstracts and Student Travel Awards is now open!
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Call for Nominations: SCB 2025 Distinguished Service Awards
Call for Nominations: SCB 2025 Distinguished Service Awards

The Society for Conservation Biology is excited to announce its call for nominations for the 2025 Service Awards!

The next winners will be announced at SCB’s 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2025) right here in Meeanjin Brisbane. We would love to see lots of nominations (and hopefully winners!) from the Oceania region.

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ICCB 2025 Call for Symposia, Forums, Workshops, and Training Courses
ICCB 2025 Call for Symposia, Forums, Workshops, and Training Courses

The ICCB 2025 call for symposia, forums, workshops and training courses is now open! Deadline: 15 October, 2024. 

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2024 SCBO AGM & reinvigorated Policy Working Group
2024 SCBO AGM & reinvigorated Policy Working Group

The SCBO 2024 AGM will be held Friday 16 August. Please come along and hear about what we have achieved since we last all gathered together, some of our plans for the next year, and news about the reinvigorated SCB Oceania Policy Working Group.

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Voices across Moananuiākea at HIconcon2024
Voices across Moananuiākea at HIconcon2024

SCBO are thrilled to be hosting the Voices across Moananuiākea forum at the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance Foundation 2024 Conference, and are extremely grateful to these fantastic leaders for sharing their time and experiences at the conference.

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2024 Regional Distinguished Service Award Winner announced!
2024 Regional Distinguished Service Award Winner announced!

Nunia Thomas-Moko, Director of NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is announced as the 2024 Oceania Distinguished Service Award Winner.

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Support us, support science-based conservation.

Did you know that you can make a tax-deductible donation to SCB Oceania? Your support will help us to support on-ground conservation efforts, influence conservation policy, and support the next generation of conservation scientists in Oceania.

PACIFIC CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN THE PACIFIC REGION

Pacific Conservation Biology is affiliated with the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania Section. SCBO members benefit from a 40% discount on a personal online subscription to PCB. We encourage SCBO members to publish their research in PCB and aim to collate special issues for the journal in conjunction with our conferences.

Pacific Conservation Biology provides an important discussion forum for regional conservation issues, debate about management priorities, and dissemination of research results. The journal publishes original research, reviews, perspectives and book reviews.