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The European Section was formed to promote conservation biology and its application to conserve biological diversity in Europe . The principal goals of the Section are:
- To increase awareness and understanding of European conservation issues.
- To strengthen conservation biology research and its application in Europe .
- To advocate for biological diversity and willingly offer and promote the role of scientific review in assessment of conservation strategies.
- To develop, promote and facilitate networks of communication and collaboration among Society members, and other researchers, managers, government agencies and non-governmental organizations in Europe and throughout the world.
SCB-Europe has an international board of 12 members and five working committees. There are 530 European Section members (April 2008), representing 25 countries from all over Europe .
The Communications Committee promotes and facilitates communication within and beyond SCB-Europe. It develops printed and electronic publications of the Section, and works with other committees to achieve outreach and marketing goals.
The ultimate goal of the Education Committee is to increase the level of conservation literacy in Europe at all levels. The organisation of a summer school for 2008 in Greece is under way.
The Membership Committee is responsible for encouraging membership in the Society and the Section.
The Policy Committee develops policy and strategy for relationships with political, scientific, and other organizations that further the mission of the Section. This includes the preparation of resolutions and statements of public advocacy.
The Conferences and Meetings Committee organizes the European Congress of Conservation Biology in close collaboration with the local organizing committee.
The co-ordinator of the Section (based in Budapest ) is helping the work of the Committees and the Board. |
