The Marine Section of SCB provides a home for Marine Conservation Biology in order to further marine conservation science, research and public policy. Unlike other SCB Sections, the Marine Section does not have a specifically regional focus as marine issues are global.
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www.conbio.org/imcc
The Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology is hosting the first International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) from 20-24 May 2009 at George Mason University near Washington D.C. IMCC is aimed at advancing marine conservation by facilitating discussion among scientists, managers and policy makers and developing science-based products that inform policy change and implementation. Major themes are:
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Global Climate Change
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Land-Sea Interface
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Poverty and Globalization
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Ecosystem-based Management
The IMCC will be an interdisciplinary meeting that will engage natural and social scientists, managers, policy-makers, and the public. The goal of the IMCC is to put conservation science into practice through public and media outreach and the development of science-based deliverables (e.g., policy briefs, blue ribbon position papers) that will be used to drive policy change and implementation. For more information, visit the IMCC website at www.conbio.org/imcc.
Featured Marine Conservation Websites
Each month we highlight a marine conservation web site that offers important content, great links, opportunities to network or take action or all of the above. This month’s web site is:
International Marine Conservation Congress: Check out the IMCC website for more details on the conference. www.conbio.org/imcc
Thank You Ocean: You can make a difference. Take part in a beach cleanup, join an ocean organization, comment at a public meeting, write a letter to your elected officials, or attend an ocean fair or film festival. Ocean action is not just rewarding, it’s fun! Take the Thank You Ocean Pledge today! www.thankyouocean.org
Have a web site that you would like to see featured here? Email Amber Himes at with your suggestion.
Featured Sea Star
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Professor Idelisa Bonnelly is arguably the mother of marine biology for the Dominican Repubilc. Her contribution to the advancement of science based conservation in this country makes her the John Muir, Lee Talbot and Rachel Carlson combined for this Carribean Republic. She has helped usher through environmental laws, designate several protected areas and teach two generations of conservation biologists within the country. She has been recognised as a UNEP 500 member and recently received the Dominican Republic's highest honor for a biologist. She has also been a avid promotor for woman in sciences and has been a role model for hundreds of young Latin American researchers. She is one of the most well respected marine biologists in Latin America and as such has been nominated for a LaRoe Award by the Marine Section of the SCB. |
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We feature a SCB Marine Section member doing exciting work in the field of marine conservation. We invite our members to nominate themselves or others for this honor, requesting them to submit a short paragraph about themselves and link to their personal web site by the 10th of each month in order to be featured the following month. Nomination can be sent to amber_himes@fws.gov. Nominations sent after the 10th will not be considered.
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