Society for Conservation Biology
| Founded | May 8, 1985 |
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| Type | Scientific society |
| 33-0147824 (U.S.A.) | |
| Focus | Conservation biology, education, policy |
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| Members | >4,000 |
| Revenue | US$2,791,907 (2016) |
| Employees | 16 |
| Volunteers | ~100 |
| Website | conbio.org |
The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is an 501(c)(3) non-profit international professional organization that is dedicated to conserving biodiversity. There are more than 4,000 members worldwide, including students and individuals in related non-academic sectors. There are 36 chapters throughout the world.
The society was founded in 1985 and launched the peer reviewed journal Conservation Biology in 1987, published by Wiley-Blackwell. This has been supplemented since 2007 by the rapid publication journal Conservation Letters.