Scientists & Traditional Owners working on the #PalmCockatooProject have celebrated the first ever fledging of an endangered palm cockatoo chick from an artificial nest box they installed. #ConservationOptimism #EarthOptimism cnzdenek.bsky.social

Today, we are all encouraged to mark Jane Goodall Day by taking action locally: planting a tree, participating in community clean-ups, donating to a cause, choosing plant-based meals, or advocating for environmental protection. #ConservationOptimism #GoodAllDay @janegoodalinst.bsky.social

Recent surveys have confirmed that eastern quolls reintroduced to mainland Australia have successfully bred! 12 male and 7 female quolls captured during a recent survey were born in the wild. #ConservationOptimism #EarthOptimism

30 days of #ConservationOptimism is back for 2026! To celebrate Earth Month, every day this April we will be sharing a story of conservation success or hope from our region. Take a moment to read the stories linked - it will make you feel better!

DEADLINE EXTENDED to April 13!!! Individuals and organisations are eligible to be nominated for this award. Self-nominations are permitted. All nominations require a letter of recommendation. To apply, visit apply.conbio.org

Aloha kākou from Hawaiʻi! Hawaiʻi is a part of our SCBO community. As you may have seen on national news, they are suffering the worst recorded flooding in 20 years. If you would like to support the community from afar, we have shared some trusted sources below. Mahalo

Pacific Conservation Biology is seeking Associate Editors! Applications from Pacific Island researchers are greatly encouraged 🇫🇯 🇵🇬 🇳🇿 🇵🇼 🇳🇨 🇼🇸 @pacificconsbio.bsky.social publishes conservation research focussed on our region, and is affiliated with SCBO. Apply here - connectsci.au/pc/pages/edi...

Caring for Conservationists Workshop, happening tomorrow at QUT! events.humanitix.com/caring-for-c...

SCB is seeking nominations for SCB Global Network Board DEIJ Officer and Treasurer. Nominations due by 3 March, 2026 fs27.formsite.com/iPcKAy/vqnws...

SCBO is thrilled to announce the call for nominations for our 2026 Distinguished Service Award, which honours individuals, groups, or institutions for their distinguished service in any field associated with conservation biology, and whose work has furthered the mission of SCB.

Are you ready to take your science communication or media engagement to the next level? If so, this workshop looks great! cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/events-and-s...

I am more than happy to chat with anyonoe/present anywhere about what we did to reduce #languagebarriers at #ICCB2025, so if interested please let me know.

Are you ready to embark on your journey into the world of R and statistical analysis? Transform your research questions into robust statistical insights with the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS) 2026 Summer R Workshops @ UQ! mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/su...

The slides from our AGM are now on our website. Fine them (along with other important documents) under www.scboceania.org / Who We Are / Governance

Huge thanks to everyone who attended our AGM! Successful quorum achieved and motions passed, wonderful presentations from our Board and Chapter representatives, and a fantastic talk from @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social on language accessibility at #ICCB2025 !

Stay on the line after our AGM for a talk from @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social, Associate Professor at UQ and the chair of ICCB 2025's Language Accessibility Subcommittee. We were blown away by the live translation in all rooms at #ICCB2025 and can't wait to hear how it all came about!

Our 2025 AGM will be held via Zoom on December 1st / 2nd (check your timezone!) Members are invited to submit agenda items / resolutions for consideration by 25 November 2025 to [email protected]. Keep an eye on your emails for Zoom details!

Have you seen the video highlights from #ICCB2025? Check out the @society4conbio.bsky.social Vimeo account for a wrap up and more, including the Science Comedy Night! vimeo.com/society4conbio

SCB’s 2025 Graduate Student Research Awards are open! Ten $1,000 grants for grad students advancing #biodiversity conservation. You can use the funds for travel, field gear, or materials. Apply now + read guidelines: conbio.org/mini-sites/s... #grants #conservation #studentawards

We're proud to celebrate excellence in #conservation science! Each year, @conbiology.bsky.social honors outstanding contributions with our Rising Star Award, most cited papers + highest Altmetric scores. Congratulations and thank you to all our authors for your vital work!

Expressions of Interest: Associate Editors of @csiropublishing.bsky.social‬ Marine and Freshwater Research www.publish.csiro.au/mf/Expressio...

If you are doing data analysis, you are probably using language models (e.g., ChatGPT) to help you write code, but are you using them in the most effective way? Join the CBCS AI in Research Workshop to learn more about how you can and should use AI tools in your own research. Link below👇

Are you hoping to attend the #IUCN World Conservation Congress? We're coordinating check-ins and meet-ups in Abu Dhabi for delegates from Australia, NZ and the Pacific. Join the Australian delegation: shorturl.at/lz7WC Join our webinar to learn how to participate at Congress: shorturl.at/XWuJQ

We’re still buzzing from #ICCB2025! We welcomed 1,919 attendees from 94 countries to Meeanjin Brisbane - with 55% joining us from overseas. Conference participants spoke more than 60 languages, and many made use of the AMAZING Wordly, which provided live translation in all our presentation rooms.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us in Brisbane/Meanjin for #ICCB2025! Your energy, ideas & dedication to #conservation made this congress unforgettable. We’re already looking ahead and hope to see you in #Mexico for #ICCB2027 co-hosted by @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social + the SCB LACA Region!

We’re excited to welcome the new President of the Society for Conservation Biology: Mwezi Mugera! We acknowledge and thank outgoing President Vanessa Adams for her long service. #ICCB2025

If you can’t wait for the next ICCB - We are thrilled to announce that the next SCB Oceania conference will be held in Nov 2026 together with @newzealandecology.bsky.social in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa NZ! #NZES_SCBO2026 #ICCB2025 confer.eventsair.com/2026-nzes-sc...

Here is the link to our SCB Oceania Region Statement from #ICCB2025

Conservation is not a new thing in Melanesia! #ICCB2025

Help @hugepossum.bsky.social plant trees at Archerfield Wetlands on Saturday! Details at the SCBO booth.

Appreciate the shout out @martinemaron.bsky.social but I really was only there for the pitta (and yes it was outrageous) 🤣 #ICCB2025 @iccb2025.bsky.social

Funding and politics are huge challenges for Indigenous researchers and communities, says Kiri Reihana in the Voices of Moananuiākea kōrero. #ICCB2025

My submission for National Geographic's art contest, thanks to Bella (@LittleWildLines)'s workshop on Nature Journalling at #ICCB2025!

For those who came along, hope you all enjoyed the show! It was an absolute blast to have a full set of Conservationist Comedians! #ICCB2025 @iccb2025.bsky.social

Junya Saito presented his research in Japanese at #ICCB2025, while the audience used Wordly to understand follow along in other languages. Another success in our effort to break #languagebarriers.

If you just watched the White Rock movie here is the link to the survey- utas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Now go eat an urchin! #ICCB2025

Oceanians at #ICCB2025 Everyone from (or working in) Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, & Polynesia is invited to the SCB Oceania meeting, Thursday lunchtime in M9. Grab a lunch plate and make new friends, meet old friends, and find about what SCBO are up to.

Would like to just add how impressed I am at the quality of the speed talks here. Complex ideas being presented with clarity and meaning, all in 3 minutes. Well done all! #ICCB2025 @iccb2025.bsky.social.

👋 We're at #ICCB2025! Come visit us at our @csiropublishing.bsky.social booth and connect with our team. 📝 Don’t miss our "Everything You Need to Know About Publishing" Workshop this Thursday at 1pm — get insider tips on how to publish your research and navigate the academic publishing process.

So happy to attend #ICCB2025 in Brisbane this week. It's so great to such a diverse delegate list that is rich in cultural and academic knowledge. I really appreciate the focus on finding collaborative solutions to intricate problems throughout the talks I have seen so far.

Kaluta and glowing geckos? Yes please. Great work on how cultural burning can protect desert fauna from the Karajarri and Ngurrara mob. #iccb2025

Bin Bin Li - incredibly rich plenary, drenched with ideas. Exploring local economics and protected areas, resource exploitation spillover, and community-led risk management. And pandas! #ICCB2025 @iccb2025.bsky.social

Please come along to our #ICCB2025 symposium on "Future pathways for area-based conservation" tomorrow, Tues 17, from 3:15 to 4:15 pm in Mezzanine Level Meeting Room M3. We have a set of excellent speakers talking about how and whether different types of conservation areas fit within GBF Target 3.

Such a beautiful welcome to Turrbal country from song woman Butinga and Aunty Cathryn. Welcoming us to #ICCB2025 with first nations representatives responding in song, and delegates from 90 countries embracing the smoke, the welcome, the deep connection with Country

Angela Liu running a workshop on migratory species and the GBF for #ICCB2025

Good first day of RADcamp Brisbane edition at #iccb2025 (with a nice ferry ride back into the city)! Great to hear about everybody's background and work. We'll continue with downstream popgen analyses tomorrow.

Outreach Manager @janirecas.bsky.social‬ will be taking over the account this week to post live from @iccb2025.bsky.social‬. Stay tuned for highlights from the conference! #ICCB2025 #conservation

Presenting "Using evidence to evaluate conservation impacts on species populations" Weds 9:54 in Great Hall 1, and in tackling conservation evaluation issues forum Mon 1pm in M3! Please reach out/come find me to chat about all things extinction risk/conservation actions!🐨🔍🐿️ @iccb2025.bsky.social

#ICCB2025 I'll be presenting our work on "Over the Horizon" extinction risk forecasting for proactive conservation planning at 10:30am on Monday, in M2. It will be minus 3 degrees in Canberra tonight so looking forward to escaping to Brizzie for a few days...

Looking forward to an exciting ICCB! I'm presenting some recent work using deepSSF to simulate animal movement and dynamic distributions in 'Landscape & Spatial Ecology II', Wed 8:30-10:30am. Preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... and code and supp info here: swforrest.github.io/deepSSF/.