Symposium on Conservation Biology: Integrating Science, Policy, and Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development

Notification Due

Jun 25, 2026

Final Version Due

Jun 25, 2026

Submission Deadline

Nov 14, 2025

The Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development 6th Symposium:

Conservation Biology: Integrating Science, Policy, and Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development

We invite researchers, practitioners, academics, and policymakers to submit abstracts and papers related to the following themes:

1. Environmental Contamination and Ecosystem Health

– Heavy metal pollution assessment and its impact on biodiversity

– Bioaccumulation in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

– Molecular approaches to environmental monitoring

2. Climate Change Mitigation and Forest Conservation

– Forest governance and deforestation prevention

– Carbon sequestration and biodiversity co-benefits

3. Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Traditional Conservation

– Traditional ecological calendars and sustainable hunting practices

– Indigenous community-based conservation systems

– Ethnobiological approaches to biodiversity protection

– Integration of traditional and scientific knowledge systems

4. Multi-scale Conservation Approaches

– Conservation strategies from molecular to landscape levels

– Policy integration at local, national, and global scales

– Community participation in conservation programs

– Science-policy-community interface in environmental management

5. SDGs Integration in Conservation Biology

– Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in biodiversity conservation

– Urban biodiversity and its relevance to SDGs

– Conservation education for sustainable development

– Other SDG-related conservation issues

Please submit your abstract under the most relevant theme. Detailed submission guidelines are available on the main symposium website.