|
|
|
|
Photo credit: Inari Nousiainen
|
|
|
Happy Holiday Season from the SCB Europe Board!
2025 is coming to an end and we look back to another inspiring and successful year for SCB Europe. Thank you for being part of Europe’s Conservation Biology Community and we look forward to a new year together!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Save the date for the SCB Europe Membership Meeting
The annual SCB Europe Region Membership Meeting for 2025 will be held online on
23 January 2026, 12h CET. We kindly invite all SCB Europe members to join the meeting to hear about our activities during 2025 and participate in the discussion.
The zoom link for the meeting will be shared in January through this email list!
|
|
|
|
|
Mark your calendars and be part of the SCB Europe Membership Meeting
Contact us at: eur...@conbio.org for
questions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCB Europe has a brand-new website
We are delighted to announce the launch of the new
SCB Europe website. The updated site brings together information about the Society for Conservation Biology Europe Region, including our activities, events, awards, governance, and opportunities for members — all in a clear, accessible format.
Visit the new website to explore what’s new, share it with colleagues, and make sure your
SCB
membership is up to date.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCB 2026: Abstract submission open
We are pleased to announce the opening of the Call for Abstracts for the European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB 2026), which will take place in Leiden, the Netherlands from
6-10 July 2026.
We have received many impressive proposals for symposia, panel discussions, workshops, and training courses in the first call, and we are delighted to welcome three outstanding
keynote
speakers as leading academic voices advancing science to protect our planet’s biodiversity:
Nathalie Pettorelli (Zoological Society of London, UK), Berta Martín-López (Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany), and
Helen Kopnina (Northumbria University, UK).
|
|
|
|
|
Submit your proposal now
In this second call we warmly invite your oral presentation, speed talk or poster contributions to the parallel sessions of the program.
The Call for Abstracts for parallel sessions is open until 15 February 2026.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCB Europe Board Updates
Thank you to all SCB Europe Region members who participated in the voting for the eight open seats in the SCB Europe Board. Four current board members were re-elected for their second term:
Arash Ghoddousi, Emma-Liina Marjakangas, Jenny Anne Glikman and Michele Lussu. The four newly appointed board members are
Janire Castellano Bueno (UK), Alberto García Jiménez (Spain/Denmark), Luís Barcelos (Portugal), and
Volker Mauerhofer (Austria/Sweden).
The newly elected Board will begin its term in January 2026. At the same time, we will say farewell to three Board members whose terms conclude in 2025:
Ewa Orlikowska, Petr Zasadil, and Anne Magurran. With heartfelt gratitude, we thank them for their outstanding dedication, service, and continued support of the Society over the past years. We very much hope to continue working with them through SCB
Europe events and standing committees in the future.
|
|
|
|
|
Left to right: Anne Magurran, Petr Zasadil, Ewa Orlikowska
|
|
|
|
|
Biosketches of the newly elected Board Members
Janire is a Wild Animal Welfare Researcher at the Wild Animal Initiative, where she focuses on academic engagement, and a Postdoctoral Researcher in Animal Welfare at Newcastle University, UK. Her research
sits at the intersection of conservation biology and animal welfare science—a linkage that is increasingly recognized as essential for effective conservation. Janire is particularly interested in addressing language barriers that can exclude valuable European
perspectives from international conservation discourse, an issue she actively works on in her current roles. She brings a distinctive perspective that integrates animal welfare considerations into conservation planning to the SCB Europe Board.
Alberto is an evolutionary biologist and conservation genomics researcher from Spain. His work aims to elucidate the processes shaping species persistence and biodiversity change through an interdisciplinary
approach that integrates genomics, ecology, and advanced computational, statistical, and modelling frameworks. Alberto’s key interests include translating genomic insights into conservation practice, modernizing conservation through evolutionary perspectives,
and addressing long-standing taxonomic and ecosystem imbalances in conservation priorities —particularly the disparity between marine and terrestrial systems.
Luís is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on trans-latitudinal and climatic patterns in marine vertebrates, with particular interest in fish, cetaceans, and seabirds. Through his work at the University
of the Azores and the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, he has gained insight into the urgent need to better connect ecological knowledge with conservation action, especially in regions facing distinctive biodiversity challenges. As
a resident of Portugal and the Azores, Luís is especially motivated to promote a geographically balanced and inclusive approach to conservation science in Europe, with strong advocacy for Atlantic archipelagos.
Volker holds a doctorate in Law, Bachelor’s degrees in Law and Natural Sciences, and Master’s degrees in Law, Natural Sciences, and Ecological Economics. He has over 30 years of experience working in
conservation across academia, the private sector, and NGOs, from the global level (including UN and IPBES processes) to local initiatives. Drawing on his extensive multidisciplinary background and experience serving on other boards, Volker contributes valuable
cross-disciplinary perspectives to the further development of SCB Europe’s organizational work. He is particularly committed to supporting the transition from conservation biology to a broader, more integrative conservation science.
We look forward to working with you and are very happy for you joining the SCB Europe board team!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
