The European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB) is a series of professional meetings organised by the

Society for Conservation Biology – Europe Section The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is an 501(c)(3) non-profit international professional organization that is dedicated to conserving biodiversity. There are over 4,000 members worldwide, including students and those in related non-acade ...

. The aim of ECCBs is to facilitate the exchange on conservation science and nature conservation practice and policy with the aim of promoting conservation of

biological diversity Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (''genetic variability''), species (''species diversity''), and ecosystem (''ecosystem diversity'') lev ...

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

. The congresses are opened by the environmental minister of the host country, attended by high level policy makers from the EC, and by prominent scientists, including Fellows of the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

Past and future meetings

*1st ECCB − 2006,

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque build ...

, Hungary. Held with 1000 participants. Its subject ''"Diversity for Europe"'' reflecting the variability of Europe’s biology and culture, and also the diversity of ways nature conservation acts. *2nd ECCB − 2009,

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

, Czech Republic. Held with 1200 participants. Its main theme was ''"Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice"''. *3rd ECCB − 2012,

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, UK. Its main theme will be ''"Conservation on the Edge"''.

References

* 2nd ECC
Book of Abstracts

External links

Society for Conservation Biology – Europe Section

Blog of the Board of Directors of the Society for Conservation Biology – Europe Section

2nd ECCB

3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology
Biology conferences Biology in Europe Nature conservation organisations based in Europe