Society for Conservation Biology – Oceania Section
| Founded | 2005[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Scientific society |
| Focus | Conservation science, conservation management, education, policy |
Region | Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Polynesia, |
| Slogan | A Global Community of Conservation Professionals[2] |
| Mission | To advance the science and practice of conserving the Earth's biological diversity.[3] |
| Website | www.conbio.org/groups/sections/oceania |
The Society for Conservation Biology – Oceania Section[4] is a regional section of the international non-profit Society for Conservation Biology (SCB),[2] representing Oceania, including Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island regions.[4] The Board of Governors of global SCB approved the creation of regional sections in 2000, and the Oceania Section, with an elected, independent Board of Directors, was established in 2005.[1]
Mission and role
The mission of the Society for Conservation Biology is to advance the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity.[2]
The vision of the SCB-Oceania section is to act as a "catalyst for doing and synthesising science and raising
capacities of local communities that effect change for conservation",[1] and sets out four program goals:
- Conservation Science
- Conservation Management
- Policy
- Education
SCB-Oceania promotes conservation science in the following countries and territories: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Saipan, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna[5]
Conferences and meetings
The SCB-Oceania section has held or helped organizing the following conferences and meetings:[6][7]
- "The Biodiversity Extinction Crisis — An Australian and Pacific Response"[8][9] in Sydney, Australia (2007)
- "People and Conservation in Land and Sea Country"[6][10] in Darwin, Australia (2012)
- "Student Conference on Conservation Science"[11] in Brisbane, Australia (2013)
Another SCB-Oceania section meeting will be held in Suva, Fiji in July, 2014[7]
Affiliated publication
SCB Oceania supports the publication of the peer-reviewed quarterly journal Pacific Conservation Biology[4][12] (ISSN: 10382097),[13] which "is dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region".[14] The current editor in chief is Mike Calver of Murdoch University.[15] The journal, published by Surrey Beatty and Sons Pty Ltd,[16] does not have an ISI impact factor yet.[13]
Chapters
There are currently three regional chapters associated with the Oceania Section of SCB:[17]
- The Victoria University of Wellington Chapter (VUW chapter) located in Wellington, New Zealand was founded in 2010.[18][19]
- The Brisbane-University of Queensland chapter, is based at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. It was founded in 2010.[20][21]
- The Sydney Society for Conservation Biology (Sydney chapter) was founded in 2013, and represents the greater Sydney region, Australia.[22][23]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Enhancing the Impact of Conservation Science in Oceania" (PDF). Conbio.org. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stacy Jupiter. "Society for Conservation Biology | Home". Conbio.org. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ http://www.conbio.org/about-scb/who-we-are
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Society for Conservation Biology | Oceania". Conbio.org. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Society for Conservation Biology : Oceania Section : About the Oceania Section" (PDF). Conbio.org. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.nerpdecisions.edu.au/84-news/14-scb-oceania-section-regional-conference.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Society for Conservation Biology | Meetings". Conbio.org. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ Lunney, D (2007), Conference report on The biodiversity extinction crisis: an Australian and Pacific response, Ecological management and restoration, vol. 8, 241–42.
- ↑ "Society for Conservation Biology | Oceania 2007". Conbio.org. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Society for Conservation Biology Conference - Oceania 2012 - Darwin, Australia". Nailsma. 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Student Conference on Conservation Science Australia - Home". Sccs-aus.org. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Society for Conservation Biology | Affiliate Publications". Conbio.org. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Pacific Conservation Biology". Scimagojr.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Pacific Conservation Biology". Pcb.murdoch.edu.au. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Pacific Conservation Biology: Editors". Pcb.murdoch.edu.au. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "PCB". Surreybeatty.com.au. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Society for Conservation Biology | Oceania". Conbio.org. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ http://naturespace.org.nz/groups/society-for-conservation-biology-at-victoria-university-of-wellington
- ↑ "Updates - Society for Conservation Biology, VUW Chapter". Vuwscb.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/scb
- ↑ "Society for Conservation Biology Brisbane-UQ | A community of conservation professionals based in Brisbane and The University of Queensland". Scbbrisbaneuq.wordpress.com. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/news/seminar-sydney-society-conservation-biology
- ↑ "about". Sydneyscb.org. Retrieved 2013-11-27.