tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24750526343543834232012-01-24T03:21:37.958-08:00This is the BLOG of the Board of Directors of the Society of Conservation Biology - Europe SectionJavier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-91512299307168458412012-01-24T03:21:00.000-08:002012-01-24T03:21:38.041-08:00

Following the launch of the SCB-ES Chapter Initiative in the autumn of 2011, the Hungarian SCB Chapter  has been successfully registered in January 2012. The Chapter aims to organize a series of different meetings, workshops and conferences of conservation biologists and conservation professionals in Hungary. Activities will embrace and continue the work of the already well-established organizing

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We are delighted to have received 700 abstracts for ECCB 2012. As we have capacity for a large number of oral and poster presentations at our venue in Glasgow,  we would like to encourage additional abstracts from those who have not yet had the chance to submit.  We have therefore decided to extend the deadline for submissions to the 31st January 2012. We would encourage our colleagues from

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A Special Issue on grassland insects in the journal Insect Conservation & Diversity has just been published online. This Special Issue arose from a symposium held at the previous ECCB 2009 in Prague.  We are looking forward to the next ECCB in Glasgow to have more symposium publications.  

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ECCB2012 innovates!An exhibition of professional policy-briefs, as well as a contest open to any participant, will be organised during this meeting in Glasgow (28/08 - 01/09, 2012). All the details about what a policy-brief is and the requirements for registration and format can be found at: www.eccb2012.org/policy-brief.asp.This is a great opportunity for all those who are interested in

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SCB celebrated its 25th annual meeting in Auckland, New Zealand in early December. I was fortunate, together with almost 1500 other conservation scientists, to attend the conference. To summarize several hundreds of presentations and posters is not possible, but I like to share a few reflections.Conservation science easily becomes a science of misery and failures. Species go extinct, ecosystems

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We are pleased to announce that we have five Board members elected in the 2011 Elections!  Two former BoD members: Raphael Arlettaz (Switzerland) and Bengt-Gunnar Jonsson (Sweden) have been re-elected and three new people joined the Board: Piero Visconti (Italy), Tibor Hartel (Romania) and Guy Pe’er (Germany) starting their terms in 1st January 2012. Barbara Livoreil has been elected ”President

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More than 350 conservation professionals gathered in the 7th Congress of Hungarian Conservation Biology in Debrecen, Hungary, 3-6 November.  The conference organized by the  Hungarian Biological Society, University of Debrecen, Hortobágy National Park and the Hungarian Academy of Science had the following theme: "Multi-front conservation: volunteers, conservation professionals and researchers

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The Forum Carpaticum is an open meeting of the Science for the Carpathians (S4C) initiative, which is a regional network targeting at mountain research in the Carpathians. In 2011 the S4C network connects almost 400 scientists in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and the Ukraine. The objectives of the S4C are: · Develop and implement the Carpathian

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The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is a society of conservation professionals, striving to protect the Earth's biodiversity. SCB gathers researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students. The Student Affairs Committee is the link between the Society and its student members. The goal of the Student Affairs Committee of the European Section is to be the voice of students within the

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Pierre L. Ibisch Pierre L. Ibisch, biologist, doctor of natural science with habilitation in botany. Since 2004 professor for Nature Conservation with Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Founding director of the international Master Study Programme Global Change Management (MSc; 2005-2006), former dean of the Faculty of Forest and Environment (2006-2009). Research champion of

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Introduction of the Nominees (Board Members) Raphaël Arlettaz Raphaël Arlettaz' scientific background is in population biology, community ecology, eco-physiology and behavioural ecology. Since his nomination at the head of the first chair of Conservation Biology in a Swiss University (2002), he has re-oriented his research activities towards applied conservation biology and

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The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is slowly taking shape. A first session of a plenary meeting aiming to operationalize IPBES was held in Nairobi in October 2011. The task is to set up IPBES so that it becomes an important process, linking best available knowledge to political processes forming conservation policy. SCB as a leading

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The Board held its regular 2-day meeting in Bern hosted by Raphael Arlettaz, chair of the Membership and Chapters Committee. The first day of the meeting was dedicated to the upcoming ECCB2012. With the presence of the chair of the Local Organizing Committee, Dr Owen Nevin, the Board discussed several issues including: proposals for symposia and workshops, the structure of the congress, student

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You cannot get further than 1 km from a road in some European countries. In others, about one fourth of the country surface is ecologically affected by roads. Areas without roads or with low traffic can bring much more benefits to modern societies than one may imagine. A recent publication by members of the Policy Committee of the Europe section of the Society for Conservation Biology in the

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For the next Board of Directors (BOD) elections of the Society for Conservation Biology - Europe Section (SCB-ES) we have four open seats:3 Board Members1 President-ElectIdeally we would like to have two to three candidates for each position with a good balance of nationalities and gender.We need candidates that are willing and capable to allocate time to the work on the SCB-ES Board. We do not

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Submission deadline for symposia, workshop and training session proposals is 30th September. Submission guidelines are available on the congress website: www.eccb2012.org. ECCB 2012 Organising Committee www.eccb2012.org

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On Saturday 26 July, 19 students from 7 European countries gathered in a lakeside restaurant in Ioannina, northern Greece, to start the second Erasmus-supported summer school in conservation biology. All arrived on time, and the bus trip in the dark has not prepared the team for the scenery that was to greet them on the first morning. As the first few days were mostly theoretical, it was not

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 The 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 28 August to 1 September 2012, and is organised by the Society for Conservation Biology -Europe Section and the University of Cumbria's National School of Forestry. The Call for symposia, workshops and training sessions is now open with a deadline for proposals of 30 September 2011.  Details are posted on

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The application and selection process for the 2011 Greek Summer School has finished, and the accepted participants have been notified.The fifteen Erasmus-supported students are from the five participating universities (the host University of Ioannina, and, from north-to-south: Aarhus University (Denmark), the Universities of Cumbria (UK), Hohenheim (Germany) and Siena (Italy). The three

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The European section was the first in participating to a new award for SCB students, the Spotlight on Student Research: http://scb-students.wikispaces.com/Student+Spotlight!. Every 3 months, all SCB media will profile an SCB student member (undergrad and postgrad) whose research exemplifies the mission of the Society for Conservation Biology to advance the science and practice of conserving the

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For the attention of present or future student members of the Society for Conservation Biology from EuropeThe deadline for the SCB Student Spotlight award has been postponed until March 23. For details on this initiative promoting research of conservation biology students visit http://scb-students.wikispaces.com/Student+Spotlight%21!!

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The Europe Section of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB-ES) invites all undergraduate and early postgraduate students from all over Europe, including Turkey to take part in the Greek summer school: “Conservation Biology in Europe: Building a coherent strategy for the future” to be held in Papingo, Greece, 26 June - 9 July 2011. The School is an Erasmus Intensive Programme organized by the

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The BOD and the Local Organizing Committee in front of the SECC, February 25 2011 The Board of the Europe Section held its semi-annual meeting in Glasgow at the end of February. During the 3 day-meeting, the BoD met the Local Organizing Committee of the 2012 ECCB (www.eccb2012.org) and visited the venue of the congress: After the discussions regarding the organization of the ECCB 2012, the

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SCB positions available on the Greek Summer School “Conservation Biology in Europe: Building a coherent strategy for the future” to take place in Papingo, Greece, 26 June - 9 July 2011. There are three places available, details of costs are available on the course website - http://www.cbcd.eu/gss/. The project “Conservation Biology in Europe: building a coherent strategy for the future” is an

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As part of the Society for Conservation Biology’s continuing drive to recognize the outstanding research being conducted by student members, the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) in collaboration with the Newsletter Editor is pleased to announce the Spotlight on Student Research. Each issue of the Newsletter will focus on one of our student members (undergrad and postgrad) whose research

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To enhance education and capacity building in the field of scientifically sound biodiversity conservation, the Croatian Biological Society, the European Section of the Society for Conservation Biology, the Center for Marine Research of the “Rudjer Boskovic” Institute and Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb jointly organize the 7th International School of Conservation

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Margherita Gioria is the principal investigator of a project aimed at evaluating the impact of agriculture on Ireland's freshwater biodiversity. Over the years, she has worked extensively on evaluating changes in biodiversity associated with anthropogenic activities, including the introduction of invasive alien species, climate change, and the intensification of agricultural practices. Her main

András Báldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083382398395228067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-86299386904049625682010-11-27T09:12:00.000-08:002010-11-27T09:20:18.208-08:00

On December 1-3 will take place the International Conference on Biodiversity (http://www.biodiversity-conference2010.de/) in Frankfurt, Germany. SCB-Europe will be represented by Martin Dieterich (president) and Barbara Livoreil (Chair Communication committe). Martin will chair a workshop on "Conservation science into policy - perspectives and challenges". Both will give short talks and will

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The BOD has been welcome at UNESCO in Paris by Salvatore Arico and worked during 3 days.. but also took time for a little walk up to the Eiffel Tower!Many topics have been discussed: each chair reported about the activities of his/her Committee, highlighting important subjects like the necessary recruitment of more European members, the involvement of SCB-Europe in big international initiatives (

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˝The Greek Conservation Summer School 2010 in Papingo was a fantastic opportunity to learn practical techniques, involved in current conservation, and the theory behind them.” (Paul, 34). Students’ evaluations showed that the GSS2010 in Papingo, Greece co-organized by the SCB Europe Section again, was a great success. The Summer School, as an Erasmus Intensive Programme, provided

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In the upcoming Board of Directors (BoD) elections for the Society for Conservation Biology - Europe Section (SCB-ES) we have 5 seats open for Board Members. Ideally we would like to have two to three candidates for each position with a good balance of nationalities and gender. We need candidates that are willing and capable to allocate time to the work on the SCB-ES Board. We do not need

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During the last meeting of the Board of Directors of the European Section of the SCB, in February 2010, the Student's Affair Committee of the European Section of the SCB has been officially recognized.We, at the Student Affair Committee, want to be the voice of students in the Europe Section, promoting student participation in the Society, in its activities and in conservation biology in

Megaporco IInoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-89590159401232863702010-03-04T07:55:00.000-08:002010-03-04T08:27:03.781-08:00

"We’re looking at the whole system – not just carbon in the trees but also in the soil, and there are biodiversity benefits too; it isn’t just about quickly growing some spruce!"A bid from the University of Cumbria's National School of Forestry has been selected by the Board as a partial off-set for the European Congress of Conservation Biology which was held in Prague in 2009. The bid to

Owen Nevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833015399179380246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-89227328314777627942010-02-26T06:33:00.000-08:002010-02-26T06:47:38.484-08:00

A SCB - Europe Section meeting coming up Northern Primeval Forests:Ecology, Conservation and Management,August 9-13, 2010 at Mid Sweden Univ. Sundsvall, SwedenDespite long land-use history of forest harvesting and agricultural use in many part of the Northern hemisphere, sizeable areas of forest remain unmanaged and largely undisturbed by man’s activities. These remaining primeval forests not

Bege Jonssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05285161907669574201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-64142788212184073132010-02-23T01:22:00.000-08:002010-02-23T01:47:35.207-08:00

The Board of Directors of the Society for Conservation Biology - Europe made a decision on the upcoming 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology. There were four excellent bids and the decision was not easy. However, after two days of discussions, the BoD unanimously voted for Glasgow.So please mark already in your calendar:3rd ECCB, Glasgow, 28 August - 01 September 2012.

András Báldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083382398395228067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-62678255816628028842010-02-18T08:00:00.000-08:002010-02-18T08:00:10.172-08:00

The BoD of the European Section of the Society for Conservation Biology will meet at Freiburg/Breisgau. The Baden-Württemberg State Ministry has offered for us to hold our next Board meeting at the wine research Institute in Freiburg/Breisgau. This will include a field trip to a project "Nature conservation in Vineyards" and a talk on the implementation of Natura 2000 in Baden-Württemberg by the

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The Europe Section of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB-ES) is seeking a host and venue for its 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology to be held in 2012.You can download the pdf version of this document here.After the successes of the ECCB2006 (Eger, Hungary, 1000+ participants) and ECCB2009 (Prague, Czech Republic, 1200+ participants, www.eccb2009.org), we expect that the 3rd

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News from Prague. From the 1st to the 5th September the Second European Congress on Conservation Biology took place at The Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. More than 1200 Conservation Scientist, students, manager and policy makers from 56 countries meet for this very important event, that takes place every three years in Europe. There was a 20 % increase in attendance compared to

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Registration is open for those students all over Europe who wish to take part in the 2nd School of CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, organized by the Education Committee of the SCB-Europe, the University of Ioannina (Greece) and the CBCD (NGO). Student fee is only 150€, including accommodation in the majestic village of Papingo, in the heart of Vikos-Aoos National Park (NW Greece). Registration closes 30

Kiki Katihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11527877079205225688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-39165444621601340112009-06-04T06:10:00.000-07:002009-06-04T06:13:28.860-07:00

Economics of the ecosystems: what conservationists think about the TEEB processContribution of the SCB-ES and the Working Group for Ecological Economics & Sustainability Science to the TEEB Call for Evidence Phase IIMike Larson, Rob Dietz and Martin DieterichNature provides services like clear water, erosion protection and fertile soil. Although, our well-being is dependant on these services,

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The SCB Europe Section is looking for a student candidate willing toparticipate in the global SCB Student Affairs Committee as a Europe Sectionrepresentative. (http://www.conbio.org/Activities/Committees/) The Committee manages the student awards each year for the annual meeting; maintain and develop new web-based resources for students and have recently launched a new 'spotlight on student

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Given the upcoming year 2010, when progress towards the 2010-target is to be assessed, relevant and credible indicators of European biodiversity are of outmost importance. On important aspects of European forest biodiversity the indicators suggested by the European Environment Agency (EEA) fails to provide the needed evaluation.In a recent report from the EEA (Anon 2007), sets of indicators are

Bege Jonssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05285161907669574201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-39040241367467690982009-02-21T01:05:00.000-08:002009-02-21T03:22:26.382-08:00

The Steering Committee of the 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology met with the Local Organizing Committee at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. The meeting started at 8:00 with a visit to the venue where the congress will take place. The Committee was really happy with the facilities offered by the University Congress Center. The place looks really wonderful. There will be

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During the next weekend BoD members will be meeting in Prague. First, on the 20th February there will be a ECCB Steering Committee meeting at the Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences. The main points will be to review the general programme of the congress and the evaluation and selection of abstract, now that abstract submission has been closed. During the 21st and

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-10886538761910118512009-02-03T09:50:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:00:10.456-08:00

Extension of deadline for abstract submissionThe organisers would like to thank all those who have shown such high interest in ECCB 2009. Due to numerous requests the abstract submission deadline has been extended untilFriday 13th February, 2009!!!If you haven’t yet submitted an abstract, don’t miss this last opportunity to shape the program. There will be no further extension. Complete

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-88065064230857212832009-01-18T23:56:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:00:10.456-08:00

I was deeply involved into the organisation of the 1st ECCB in Eger, 2006. Then, we invested a lot efforts to provide possibilities for social activities. Now I have some insight to the organisation of the 2nd ECCB too. I can confirm that the organisers do a great job. Did you find on the registration page the many exciting programs, from bat watching to exploration of the university's own

András Báldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083382398395228067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-39392387251333099662009-01-10T04:52:00.000-08:002009-01-10T12:31:09.180-08:00

In December the PC led a visit of 20 conservation biologists to the European Parliament in Brussels. Meetings were arranged with 4 Directorates-General from the European Commission:- DG Environment (Directorates Nature & Biodiversity and LIFE)- DG Agriculture and Rural Develpoment- DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries- DG ResearchAfterwards the group met with few Members of the European Parliament

Nuria Selvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788576320198536671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-39108520312630591752008-12-21T11:22:00.000-08:002009-02-03T09:59:32.279-08:00

The Education Committee of SCB-Europe co-organizes two Schools on Conservation Biology. Urge your students to join them!The Greek Summer School on conservation biology (www.cbcd.eu/gss) is directed at senior undergraduate and Master students from all over Europe (1-9 August 2009). Call will be open in March and registration deadline is planned for May 2009.The International School of Conservation

Kiki Katihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11527877079205225688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-88270721780379601262008-12-13T08:31:00.000-08:002008-12-13T09:26:21.542-08:00

We have now the results of the 2008 annual election for new members on the Board of directors. András Báldi (Hungary) will be the new President Elect. Raphaël Arlettaz (Switzerland), Barbara Livoreil (France) and Bengt Gunnar Jonsson (Sweden) have been elceted as new directors on the board. We would like to thank Linda Olsvig-Whittaker, Markku T. Kuitunen, Gavin M. Siriwardena, Sajid Mehmood,

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-58008865025115359172008-11-14T02:21:00.001-08:002009-02-17T02:58:59.062-08:00

Dear membersThe Communication Committee has designed new posters, flyers... to present the Europe Section of the SCB... If you are willing to post any information on SCB or SCB-ES in your school or university, so that more people know about us, please contact us and we will send you the material you need!Barbara, chair of SCB-ES ComCom

Barbara Livoreilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12180284040427158309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-87238738052010770122008-10-31T05:18:00.000-07:002008-11-04T08:51:04.243-08:00

This November we have to elect three new members of the Board of Directors (BoD), to take the chairs of those that end a three years term. We have 9 candidates for "Board Member". Here you have the names of those running for the election with their election statement. I indicate the country in which the candidate is resident. There can be no more than two board members resident in the same

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-90183113443099307452008-10-29T01:16:00.000-07:002008-11-03T01:01:58.130-08:00

This year we have two candidates for "President Elect" of the European Section. With this post I will try to bring this year candidates closer to section members. The "President Elect" will serve three years at the BoD, and then become the section "President" for another three years. As you can see this is an important position. Election will take place from 1 to 30 November and they will start

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-46152776222283419942008-10-20T10:37:00.000-07:002008-10-21T11:27:19.112-07:00

On 9-11th december 2008, the Policy Committee will take part in an official visit of conservation biologists to the European Parliament . The group is being coordinated by the chair of the Policy Committee and the office of the member of European Parliament, David Hammerstein. The goal of the visit is to make a first contact with policy makers at European level and inform them about relevant

Nuria Selvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788576320198536671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-10015414147580742702008-10-14T23:12:00.000-07:002008-10-20T07:43:49.391-07:00

We are extending the nomination deadline for candidates to the BoD up to the 20th October. There are already some very good candidates; but we would like to encourage other Europe section members to run for the BoD. This can be your opportunity to work for the section growth!

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-13695316049756470202008-10-14T11:30:00.000-07:002008-10-14T11:48:43.145-07:00

2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology; “Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice”The organisers (SCB – European section & Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague) would like to provide some information regarding the congress.Authors are invited to submit abstracts of papers (speed presentations, oral presentations, posters or invited symposia presentations) according

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-60146565448253681462008-10-07T12:50:00.000-07:002009-02-03T09:59:32.280-08:00

The Education Committee of SCB-Europe in collaboration with the University of Ioannina (Greece) and a local NGO (Center of Biological and Cultural Diversity) successfully held the first summer school of the SCB-Europe in Greece. The School was held from 31 August to 7 September under the title: "Introduction to Conservation Biology, a summer international school to promote conservation science"

Kiki Katihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11527877079205225688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-61147378886695256512008-10-06T10:45:00.000-07:002008-10-29T02:21:58.187-07:00

We are getting close to the deadline to nominate candidates for the Board of Directors of the section. This year we are electing a new "President Elect" that will take office on the 1st January 2009. The President Elect serves three years at the BoD, and then becomes President of the Section for another three years. It is an important position as you can guess, so let us have good candidates.

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-34427979532454850642008-09-24T00:30:00.000-07:002008-09-24T00:39:44.775-07:00

We are very close to have the annual elections for the BOD. This year we have to elect three "Board Members" and one "President Elect". Nominations are open.I am sure you know someone --it has to be an SCB Europe member-- who can be a good Board Member, perhaps even a President Elect. So yo can nominate him to run for the elections. You can even nominate yourself if you want to collaborate with

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-87635382323682565702008-09-23T13:45:00.000-07:002008-10-05T11:44:51.417-07:00

We celebrated a BOD meeting in Krakow from the 20th - 22nd September. The meeting took place at the Polish Academy of Sciences. Actually, several meetings took place. First of all a preparatory meeting of the 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, ECCB 2009. The Stearing Committee, the Program Advisory Committee and the Local Committee of the congress met with the BOD on the 20th

Javier Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602288224667093266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475052634354383423.post-429131412348527642008-09-22T23:03:00.000-07:002008-09-23T13:37:41.514-07:00

This is the blog of the Board of Directors of the Europe Section of the Society for Conservation Biology, from now onwards the BOD. We want this to be a new communication channel between the BOD and section members.

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