A European milestone: the first European Congress of Conservation Biology!
The European Section of the Society for Conservation Biology,  and the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest organised the first ever European conservation biology meeting in 22-26 August 2006, in Eger, Hungary (www.eccb2006.org). The theme of the meeting was "Diversity for Europe", reflecting the variability of Europe’s biology and culture, and also the diversity of ways nature conservation acts. The meeting had over 1000 participants, representing all but one European countries, and the full range of conservation biology from applied ecology, GMO, climate change to planning and managing nature conservation. The list of plenary speakers included top scientists from Europe and from other continents, like John Lawton and Georgina Mace and Robert Pressey, and prominent EU stakeholders, like Ladislav Miko, director of Nature Conservation of DG Environment. Large number of exhibitors, active media coverage and various field trips and social programs contributed to the success of the congress. |
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