Society for Conservation Biology – Oceania Section
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| Founded | May 8, 1985 |
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| Type | Scientific society |
| 33-0147824 (U.S.A.) | |
| Focus | Conservation biology, education, policy |
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Members
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>4,000 |
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Revenue
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US$2,791,907 (2016) |
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Employees
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16 |
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Volunteers
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~100 |
| Website | www.conbio.org |
The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is an 501(c)3 non-profit international professional organization that is dedicated to conserving biodiversity. There are over 4,000 members worldwide, including students and those in related non-academic sectors. There are 35 chapters throughout the world.
The Society was founded in 1985 and began publishing the peer reviewed journal Conservation Biology in 1987, published by Blackwell Scientific publishers. This has been supplemented since 2007 by the rapid publication journal Conservation Letters ISSN 1755-263X.
The origin of the Society resulted from the emergence of the field as a distinct subject in the 1970s. The phrase conservation biology originated from a conference of ecologists and population biologists at the University of Michigan, that published the book "Conservation Biology" An Evolutionary-Ecological Perspective was highly influential internationally, eventually selling tens of thousands of copies including a Russian translation. By the mid-1980s there was sufficient interest and participation to establish a formal society and publish a peer reviewed journal Conservation Biology, started in 1987 and published by Blackwell Scientific Publishers. The Society also launched Conservation magazine in 2000 which was designed to complement Conservation Biology by making current conservation biology tools, techniques, and case studies ccessible to practitioners, policy makers, and others. In 2014, Conservation magazine was renamed Anthropocene magazine and it is now published by University of Washington. In 2007, SCB started their second publication, Conservation Letters, an online rapid publication journal that covers cutting-edge, policy-relevant conservation research from both natural and social sciences.
Starting in 1998, SCB has hosted the International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB). This Congress is designed as a forum for addressing conservation challenges around the world. ICCB was held annually until 2011, when it was changed to a biennial schedule to reduce carbon impacts of travel to global congresses. The location of ICCB rotates woldwide through all ICCB Sections.
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