Society for Conservation Biology

Society for Conservation Biology
FoundedMay 8, 1985[1]
TypeScientific society
33-0147824 (U.S.A.)[2]
FocusConservation biology, education, policy
Location
Members
>4,000[3]
Revenue
US$2,791,907 (2016)[4]
Employees
16[4]
Volunteers
~100[4]
Websiteconbio.org

The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is an 501(c)(3) non-profit international professional organization that is dedicated to conserving biodiversity.[5] There are over 4,000 members worldwide, including students and those in related non-academic sectors.[when?]There are 35 chapters throughout the world.[6]

The society was founded in 1985 and began publishing the peer reviewed journal Conservation Biology in 1987, published by Blackwell Scientific publishers. This has been supplemented since 2007 by the rapid publication journal Conservation Letters ISSN 1755-263X.

  1. ^ "Society for Conservation Biology - History". Society for Conservation Biology. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Contribute to SCB". Society for Conservation Biology. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Society for Conservation Biology | Who We Are".
  4. ^ a b c https://conbio.org/images/content_annual_report/2014-15_SCB_AnRpt_web.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Society for Conservation Biology - Home". www.conbio.org. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  6. ^ "Society for Conservation Biology - Chapter Map". www.conbio.org. Retrieved 2018-05-17.

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