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ECCB 2026 @eccb26leiden.bsky.social · 1d

Soon we'll share some exciting news about the program we’re developing! For now, you can still submit your ideas for contributions to the 8th European Congress of Conservation Biology in Leiden, one of Europe’s ten BiodiverCities!
Call is open until 31/10 — don’t miss out!
Visit eccb26Leiden.eu

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · 2d

Join the SCB Europe Region for their fall webinar series during October & November 2025 as an appetizer for #ECCB2026 in Leiden, NL!
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity

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Society for Conservation Biology - Europe @scbeurope.bsky.social · 7d

Join the SCB Europe Fall Webinar 2025!

Thought-provoking sessions coming up this October & November:

20/22/29 Oct: DEIJ in conservation
23 Oct: Rethinking conservation narratives
7 Nov: Rights for organisms!
12 Nov: Habitat restoration & ecopsychology

Register here: bit.ly/4nYatdM

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Dr Chris Clements @expecocons.bsky.social · 15d

🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting 1/1/26

Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈

👉 tinyurl.com/2w2we5z8

#Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity #RStats

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Marie Stenseke @mariestenseke.bsky.social · 15d

University of Gothenburg announces a strategic professorship in biodiversity with an interdisciplinary profile
academicpositions.com/ad/universit...

The Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity - Academic Positions

Seeking an internationally recognized scientist for a prestigious professorship in biodiversity. Lead groundbreaking research, interdisciplinary collaboratio...

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Lily Xu @lilyxu.bsky.social · 14d

Columbia is hiring a tenure-track asst. prof. in computational ecology and evolution!

If you use or develop computational tools—AI, data science, stats—to deepen our understanding of eco/evo, evaluate nature-based solutions, or inform and manage impacts on human wellbeing, please apply!

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Society for Conservation Biology - Europe @scbeurope.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 First call! 🚨

European Congress for Conservation Biology (Leiden, the Netherlands in July 6th to 10th 2026) is open for proposals: symposia, panels, workshops & training on effective biodiversity conservation.

Deadline Oct 31st 2025 👉 eccb26Leiden.eu #ECCB2026

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Matthew Holden 🏳️‍🌈 @matthholden.bsky.social · 21d

New blog: As a grant peer reviewer I consider Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) even if the scheme doesn't list EDI criteria. Key is to tie the selection criteria to EDI. This is how I do it mathemagicalconservation.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/a... @katehelmstedt.bsky.social @hugepossum.bsky.social

As a grant reviewer, how do you request Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, even if it isn’t an explicit selection criterion

Many funding schemes now include equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as an explicit selection criterion. But what happens when it isn’t written into the rubric? Should applicants still consider …

mathemagicalconservation.wordpress.com

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Graeme Cumming @gscumming.bsky.social · 22d

My latest paper, just published in #ESA's Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, focuses on the need to think about spatial patterns and sampling design when attempting to measure ecological #spillovers from protected areas. 🌍🦑🧪
doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Conceptualizing and measuring ecological spillover effects from protected areas

Protected areas influence their surroundings in a variety of ways. These “spillover effects” can change an area's conservation value and affect its social license. Advanced statistical tools for quan...

doi.org

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ECCB 2026 @eccb26leiden.bsky.social · 24d

Welcome to the 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology in Leiden (NL)! Here we will explore how biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check eccb26Leiden.eu for more info. We are looking forward to your contributions!

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Society for Conservation Biology - Europe @scbeurope.bsky.social · 28d

🌿 SCB Europe Region seeks nominations for its Board (8 seats, 3-year term starting January 2026). We're especially looking for people to lead membership and education committees.

Open to SCB members in Europe, apply by October 15th! For more information, see conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS...

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Emma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 24d

This is a chance for scientists and practitioners to influence conservation in Europe: nominate yourself for the society Board by October 15th!

I especially encourage early-career people and people from underrepresented backgrounds to join, a diverse Board will have the best ideas!

Society for Conservation Biology - Europe @scbeurope.bsky.social · 28d

🌿 SCB Europe Region seeks nominations for its Board (8 seats, 3-year term starting January 2026). We're especially looking for people to lead membership and education committees.

Open to SCB members in Europe, apply by October 15th! For more information, see conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS...

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 26d

The latest tally from Global Witness is a grim ledger. The organization’s report reads less like an activist’s briefing than a casualty list of a slow-moving war.

Since 2012, the total no. of deaths and disappearances tally at least 2,253, a toll that turns acts of stewardship into mortal hazards.

146 environmental defenders were killed or disappeared last year

The latest tally from Global Witness is a grim ledger. In 2024, at least 146 people were killed or disappeared while defending land, water and forests. That brings the total to at least 2,253 deaths…

news.mongabay.com

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Snow Leopard Network (SLN) @snowleopardnet.bsky.social · 26d

Open Call!

The Sabin #SnowLeopard #Grants Program supports #conservation & #research across the 12 range countries

Apply by Oct 1st
www.zoonewengland.org/protect/around-the-globe/sabin-snow-leopard-grants-program

Powered by the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation
@zoonewengland.bsky.social #wildlife

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Ecological Dynamics Dept. | IZW Berlin @ecodynizw.bsky.social · 27d

Please RT!

📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling.
🐗🐗🐗🐦🐦🐦
Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 New paper in PLOS Biology!

📉 Women publish up to 45% fewer papers than men
📉 Non-native English speakers: –35%
📉 Triple barrier (woman + non-native English + low-income): –70%

🌍 Language & equity matter in science!
👉 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#EquityInScience #LanguageMatters #OpenScience

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Arash Ghoddousi @arashghoddousi.bsky.social · 28d

PhD position @w-u-r.bsky.social:

Exploring community relations among land management
strategies, #conservation & livelihood outcomes around
#Gorongosa National Park
#Mozambique

Deadline: Sept 30th

More info: tinyurl.com/gorongosaPhD

As part of ABC-Futures project: www.wur.nl/en/project/a...

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · Sep 15

The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!

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Arash Ghoddousi @arashghoddousi.bsky.social · Aug 28

Doing research in a cloud forest is incredible but sometimes you need to proceed meter by meter with such effort 🇪🇨🐻

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Aug 18

New blog post!

@martin-nunez.bsky.social , Senior Editor for the journal, tells us about his latest book which aims to help students overcome writing and publishing barriers ✍️🌏

Read more below 👇
appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/08/18/n...

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · Aug 18

Wonderful Whitley Awards are open again for dynamic, mid-career conservationists who are leading wildlife conservation projects in the Global South. Whitley are leaders in ensuring they fund projects that embed evidnece, and so more likely to deliver whitleyaward.org/awards/

What We Do | Whitley Fund for Nature

WFN gives funding, training and recognition to local conservation leaders working in resource-poor, biodiversity-rich countries. We offer three types of grants.

whitleyaward.org

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 11

‘If these words reach you … Israel has succeeded in killing me’: the last words of a journalist killed in Gaza

Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera reporter, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night. This is the message he had prepared for his family, and his call for the world not to forget Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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Wildlife & Conservation at Uni Freiburg @wild-ecol-cons.bsky.social · Jul 24

Are you a hunter in Germany, or do you know any? We are looking for participants to help us in our research on wild boar and African Swine Fever! 🐗
We would be happy for any who participate in this anonymous questionnaire: questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

Wildlife & Conservation at Uni Freiburg @wild-ecol-cons.bsky.social · Jul 24

Sind Sie Jäger in Deutschland, oder kennen Sie einen? Wir suchen Teilnehmer*innen, die uns bei unserer Forschung zum Thema Wildschwein und ASP unterstützen! 🐗
Wir freuen uns über jeden, der sich an diesem anonymen Fragebogen beteiligt: questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

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Conservation Biology @conbiology.bsky.social · Jul 23

St. John et al found that embedding principles of procedural #fairness into #conservationlawenforcement could reduce low-level noncompliance around protected areas.⚖️🌿 Interested in learning more? You can find their full article at doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
#conservation #science #conlaw

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Biogeography Berlin @biogeoberlin.bsky.social · Jul 9

A Century of Loss: Long-Term Dry Woodland Decline and Its Implications for India’s #Megafauna

#Newpaper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with @matthiasbaumann.bsky.social, @arashghoddousi.bsky.social, @tkuemmerle.bsky.social ‬ and others!

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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