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The Society is awarding ten graduate students with $1,000 fellowships this month to carry out field research on their topic area in conservation. This year’s winners were selected from an applicant pool of 50 students, from all SCB regions, whose projects ranged from improving our knowledge about drivers of biodiversity loss to strategies for restoration and management. “The projects submitted this year were very exciting and competitive with many novel approaches, including equity and feminism. Unfortunately, a final decision had to be made to choose this year’s awardees, so those who were not selected this year are encouraged to continue their important ...

The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) bestowed high honors on four conservationists from around the world for their contributions to the science and practice of biodiversity conservation. The Society presented the awards at the 2023 International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) in Kigali, Rwanda. SCB’s global awards , presented every other year at the ICCB, are given to individuals, groups, or institutions for distinguished service in any field associated with biodiversity conservation and whose work has furthered the mission of SCB. This year, four individuals were honored at ICCB 2023 under four categories for their outstanding work in the ...

In alignment with the Society’s evolution into a global network, SCB Regions are empowered to register as non-profit entities as one way to enhance their regional influence and operational effectiveness and flexibility. In this vein, SCB's Africa Region took a critical first step to achieving regional incorporation when the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Rwanda signed a memorandum of understanding with the Africa Region during ICCB 2023. In signing the MOU, the SCB Africa Region is firmly on the path to incorporation in Rwanda. The MoU is the culmination of months of concerted efforts and trust-building between the Africa Region board, SCB Global ...