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A new study raises questions on whether current conservation science and policy for protected areas could be saving more biodiversity—with political and economic expediency often having taken precedence in the past.

Women are largely being excluded from decisions about conservation and natural resources, with potentially detrimental effects on conservation efforts globally, according to research.

DNA gathered from remote waterholes in northern Australia has been used to detect an endangered bird in the wild for the first time.

UH Hilo undergraduate Sabrina Bejang did not think she would ever choose marine biology for a career. Bejang, like many young Marshallese women, grew up wary of the ocean and knew little of the coral reef systems that make up Majuro atoll, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

We explore the interaction between science and its various stakeholders in politics, the economy and other publics.

We seek to support participatory science through the development or innovative use of data-driven, technology-powered tools that will increase the understanding, preservation, and protection of our planet. Click on the link below for further details. 

Recently, social media have become an increasingly important source of information on human-nature interactions. However, the use of advanced methods for analysing social media is still limited, and social media data are not used to their full potential.

Scholarships are available for presenters from developing countries and students without institutional support in the Asia-Pacific region. Click on the link below for further details

We are excited to announce the next conference for SCCS-Australia in July 2019! Click on the link below for further details.