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Europe is a continent of long cultural history, where land use, hunting and fishing have become embedded in traditional practises. It once harboured a large diversity of wild species in its terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. But ever since traditional practises have been replaced by industrialized agriculture and fisheries, this biodiversity has been strongly declining. However, some lessons have been learnt and some hotspots remain. New policies and education tools have been designed to improve the coexistence of people and biodiversity. Many countries could benefit from these programmes and avoid mistakes made by others. As pressures on natural resources continue to increase worldwide, the European experience could be seen as a case study for the global nature conservation community.

By studying the needs of biodiversity, deepening our dialogue with stakeholders and all citizens, and looking beyond the countdown 2010, the 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology "Conservation biology and beyond - from science to practice" welcomes biologists, practitioners, consultants, policy makers, social scientists, teachers and students to discuss, design and disseminate new guidelines, tools and strategies in an attempt to win the race to significantly reduce the loss of biodiversity.

The scientific program will include plenary sessions, invited symposia, workshops, organized discussions, short courses, poster sessions, and concurrent sessions of contributed oral presentations and speed presentations.

Call for Abstracts
SUBMITTING OF ABSTRACTS IS OPEN !!!
Call for Abstracts: 1 October 2008 - 31 january 2009

Registration
Early birds: November 2008 - 30th April 2009
Regular birds: 1st May 2009 - 30th June 2009
Late birds: after 30th June 2009

General topic
* Alien and invasive species
* Artificial light and noise pollution
* Biodiversity and conservation in Non European Countries
* Biogeography
* Climate change and biodiversity
* Conservation at the science-policy interface
* Conservation capacity building
* Conservation genetics
* Conservation in a socio-economic context
* Conservation in agricultural landscapes
* Economics of biodiversity
* Ecosystem management: theory and practice
* Ecosystem services
* Education and outreach
* Ex-situ conservation
* Favourable Conservation Status
* Fire ecology and management
* Forest ecology and management
* Freshwater and wetland ecology
* Game ecology and sustainable hunting
* Grassland ecology and management
* Habitat fragmentation and metapopulation dynamics
* Impact of human and animal health measures on wildlife
* Impact of transport infrastructures
* Inventory and monitoring
* Landscape ecology and conservation
* Marine conservation
* Methods and analytical tools
* Natura 2000
* Population ecology and conservation
* Protected areas: planning, design and management
* Recovery of endangered species
* Risk assessment and uncertainty
* Scientists and managers: bridging the gap
* Spatial ecology and conservation
* Urban ecology and conservation