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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

⏰ Tick-tock, tick-tock… #ConSocSci26 is getting closer! 🗓️ Our schedule at a glance is here! Take a sneak peek at how our two days of exciting talks, workshops, and discussions will unfold! 🔗 Haven't registered yet? There's still time to join us! Secure your spot: whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🚨Accessing #ConSocSci26 with Whova mobile app 📱 and desktop web platform 💻 Using Whova, you can: 🔸Build a personalised agenda 🔸Network with fellow attendees 🔸Receive real time updates 📅 21-22 Oct 2026 🔗 Register whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConSocSci

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🦋Only two weeks left until #ConSocSci26! We are just 14 days away from our exciting 48-hour virtual conference! 🌱 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 October 2026 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConSocSci

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

✍️📢 Workshop reminder - ‘Resilience and Wellbeing for Conservationists’ Facilitated by Dr. Aadita Chaudhury, from the SCB Revive Working Group ‼️ Spots are still available! 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 October 2026 🔗 Register and learn more: lnkd.in/ePWFkcvt #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConSocSci

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What are conservation social scientists working on? 🌍 🔎We explored the 100 most frequent words in the presentation titles for #ConSocSci26—first excluding the word conservation, then including 📅 21–22 Oct 2026 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/ePWFkcvt #ConservationSocialScience #SocialScience #Conservation

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🗓️ The countdown continues! We are officially just 3 weeks away from #ConSocSci26! Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time to join us for this exciting 48-hour virtual conference 🐸 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 October 2026 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Get a glimpse of the topics that will shape the conversations at this year’s Conservation Social Science Conference! 🌍🌿 What are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments 👇 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 Oct 2026 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci #SSWG #SCB

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What’s waiting for you at #ConSocSci26? 🌿 🎤 Keynotes from leading conservation voices 💡 Interactive workshops 🌍 Talks on governance, justice, local knowledge, human-wildlife interactions & more! Join the conversation! 💬 💻 Virtual | 21–22 Oct 2026 🔗 Register: whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌍 Our global #ConSocSci26 community! We are so excited to welcome attendees from 30+ countries! Check out the map to see where everyone will be tuning in from 🌿 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 October 2026 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConSocSci

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🗓️The countdown is officially ON! We are exactly one month away from ConSocSci26! Don't forget to register for this exciting 48-hour virtual conference 🐸 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 October 2026 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConSocSci

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🌿 There’s still time to register for #ConSocSci26! Join us virtually, 21–22 Oct, for 48 hours of conservation social science research. Discounted rates for SCB members & students 🐞 📅 21–22 Oct 2026 🔗 whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join SCB & become part of the Social Science Working Group! 🌍 Connect with a global conservation community and get discounted #ConSocSci26 registration. 📅 21–22 Oct 2026, online 🔗 conbio.org/membership/b... #SSWG #SCB

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📢 Sign up for our #ConSocSci26 workshop: “Resilience and Wellbeing for Conservationists” 🌱 Facilitated by Dr. Aadita Chaudhury from SCB Revive. 📅 22 Oct 2026 ⚠️ Only 50 spots! 🔗 Register: whova.com/portal/regis... #SSWG #ConSocSci

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎓Exciting opportunities for students at ConSocSci26! Discounted registration, networking, inspiration & more! 🔔 Reminder: support student & LMIC participation when you register 📅 21–22 Oct 2026 🔗 Register & learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConservationSocialScience

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

❓Who is helping spread the word about ConSocSci26? 🦋 Rocío López de la Lama 🐝 Stephanie Brittain 🪲 Patricia Sangiorgi Monroy 🐞 Ella Schirru Where will you be tuning in from? 🌍 📅 21–22 Oct 2026 🔗 Register & learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConservationSocialScience

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

‼️ Meet the ConSocSci26 conference program committee! 🌻 Ans Vercammen 🌸 Bright Olunusi 🪻 Sayan Banerjee Only 44 days to go! Which session you are most excited about? 👇 📅 21–22 October 2026 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConservationSocialScience

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🎉Missed the deadline? Good news - early bird registration has been extended! 🐦️ 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 October 2026 🎟️ Early bird registration is open until 4 September 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConservationSocialScience

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

🚨Reminder: Early bird registration closes tomorrow! Don’t miss out on discounted registration for this year’s SSWG Conservation Social Science Conference! #ConSocSci26 Sales end on August 31, 2026 at 10:59 PM - US Eastern Time (ET) ➡️Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

📢Reminder: Early bird registration closes on the 31st of August! We look forward to seeing you there! 🐦️ 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 October 2026 🎟️ Early bird registration is open until 31 August 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

✍️ Join our #ConSocSci26 workshop: “Somatic & Collective Practices for Conservationist Well-being” with Dr. Aadita Chaudhury. Explore embodied tools for processing ecological grief, climate emotions & building connections. ⚠️ Only 50 spots! 🎟️ Early bird until 31 Aug 📲 Scan to register

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

✍️Sign up for our pre-conference workshop - ‘Ethics Beyond the Afterthought: Co-Testing an Ethics Tool for Conservation Behaviour Change’ (Oct 20) Run by Diogo Veríssimo & Edgar Ribeiro (IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change Task Force) 🎟️ Early bird until 31 August 🔗 Register: whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🌿 Meet #ConSocSci26 keynote speaker Anindya Sinha! For over 3 decades, Anindya’s work has spanned Indian primate behaviour, urban ecologies, ethnobiology & conservation, while bringing ecological and cultural perspectives into dialogue. 🎟️ Early bird registration until 31 August 📲 Scan to register

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌿 Meet #ConSocSci26 keynote speaker Nathan Bennett! WWF’s Global Oceans Lead Scientist, Nathan brings social science to ocean conservation, exploring small-scale fisheries, governance, climate change & the blue economy. 🎟️ Early bird until 31 Aug 🔗 Register: whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🐦 Early bird registration for #ConsSocSci26 closes August 31st - don’t miss out! 📅 Join us virtually, 21-22 October 2026 🎟️ Early bird registration is open until 31 August 🔗 Register and learn more: whova.com/portal/regis... #ConSocSci26 #SSWG #SCB #ConservationSocialScience

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🌿 Meet #ConSocSci26 keynote speaker Silvio Marchini! He has built his career bridging ecological & social sciences, research & decision-making, and people & nature. His work combines qualitative & quantitative approaches to strategic planning, systems thinking & collaboration. 📲 Scan to register

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🌿 Meet #ConSocSci26 keynote speaker Jennifer Uchendu Kalu! Founder of SustyVibes, Jennifer explores how environmental challenges affect young people’s mental health & how community-based approaches can strengthen youth agency and resilience. 🔗 Register now: whova.com/portal/regis...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📢 Workshop registration is open for #ConSocSci26! Ethics Tool for Conservation Behaviour Change 📅 Oct 20 | by Diogo Veríssimo & Edgar Ribeiro Resilience and Wellbeing for Conservationists 📅 Oct 22 | by Dr. Aadita Chaudhury 🚨 Register now: whova.com/portal/regis... @society4conbio.bsky.social

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Children are not only future conservationists–they are conservationists today. 🌿 In northern Guinea-Bissau, children develop rich ecological knowledge through fishing, navigating mangroves, and identifying local species. Read the post on The Social: scbsocialscience.org/children-as-... #ConSocSci

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Our new preprint maps the resources available to track progress towards global biodiversity commitments. We identify where monitoring is strong, where gaps remain, and how better coordination can support implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Mapping monitoring resources to support progress tracking of global biodiversity-related commitments

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

📣 We are delighted to welcome our four outstanding speakers to the 2026 Conservation Social Science Conference! 🚨 Early bird registration closes 31st Aug at 11:59pm EST 💻 21–22 October 2026 (virtual) 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/dSBtJ9Rd ℹ️ More info: shorturl.at/GV9B5 #ConSocSci26 #ConSocSci

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Registration is open for the Conservation Social Science Conference #ConSocSci26, October 21–22, 2026 (Virtual). The theme: Sustaining Hope for Impact: Social Science for a Just & Resilient Conservation Future. Register now for early bird! whova.com/portal/regis... @society4conbio.bsky.social

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Kymberley Chu @dialecticprimates.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For @scbsswg.bsky.social, I wrote an essay on why policing strategies such as cost-driven language and punitive measures don't work in human-primate conflict and other conservation projects. Read here: scbsocialscience.org/why-policing... #conservation #politicalecology #humanprimateconflict

Using digiscoping, the blog author captures a photo of two long-tailed macaques eating food scraps on the floor.

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Early bird reg for #ConSocSci26 ends 31st Aug! Join conservation researchers, practitioners + policy makers around the world for the Conservation Social Science Conference 🌍 For more info: conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS... Follow @scbsswg.bsky.social for updates

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BES-Rewilding Group @bes-rewildinggroup.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Save the date. Date: 24 September 2026 Time: 09:15 – 17:30 (BST) Location: Huxley theatre, ZSL, London #Rewilding

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 29/07/2026

What does it take to report on gender and the environment with accuracy, depth, and care? Join us for “How to Cover Gender and the Environment” with Karen Coates, Omaira Bolaños, and Ananya Chakraborty. 📅 Aug 11, 2026 | 13:00 UTC Register: mongabay.cc/gender-webin...

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

‼️Early bird registration for #ConSocSci26 ends 31st Aug Join conservation researchers, practitioners and policy makers around the world for the Conservation Social Science Conference 📆 Oct 21-22nd ‘26 💻 virtual conference For more info and to register: whova.com/portal/regis... #consocsci

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2026 Conservation Social Science Conference Registration hosted by Whova

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 28/07/2026

Indonesia has ratified ILO Convention 188, committing to stronger protections, fair pay and safer conditions for fishing crews. Labor advocates say closing these legal gaps will help curb illegal fishing, though updating national regulations and enforcement remains a major hurdle.

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New treaty promises safer conditions for Indonesia’s fishing crews

JAKARTA — Endi sat in front of the door leading to the second deck of a fishing boat at the Nizam Zachman fishing port in Jakarta. As he waited for the vessel to depart, the 42-year-old member shared…

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📢New #blog alert! Our latest post on 'The Social' by Kymberley Chu @dialecticprimates.bsky.social explores why policing people who feed #monkeys may not help-and why #ethnographic, collaborative approaches matter: scbsocialscience.org/why-policing... #ConSocSci #conservation #humandimensions

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Sophia Winkler-Schor, PhD @scientistsophia.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Excited to share a new pub with Chloe Wardropper! Using #socialnetworkanalysis, we show that conservation programs can be more effective when designed around existing social structures & info networks in farming communities. #consocsci #ag besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Sophia Winkler-Schor, PhD @scientistsophia.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Come say hi at #NACCR2026! We have some great #consocsci content going on! Don't forget to join us for the @scbsswg.bsky.social business meeting!

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Wisse van Engelen @wissevanengelen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Once in a while you get a week when a whole strain of highly complementary papers is published. Such was the case this week, with three great papers all discussing the social dimensions of conservation in relation to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s target of 30x30 🧵

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

New volunteer opportunities available with SSWG to support our comms and social media activities. See here for more info & to apply! scbsocialscience.org/get-involved... #ConSocSci #Scicomms

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SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group @idoimpact.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

📢 At #ECCB2026? Join the SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group symposium: Evidence & Attribution in the Age of Novel Data, Methods, and Technologies 🗓 Tue 7 July | 🕟 4:30–6:00 pm |📍 BM.1.26 Talks on AI, Earth observation, causal inference & reproducibility. Programme: cbd.eventsair.com/QuickEventWe...

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Want to back conservation science with real impact? Join SCB. Global network • career support • journals • community Join/renew: conbio.org/membership/b... #Conservation #SCB #networking 🌍🦑🍄

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Applications are open for the 2027 Smith Conservation Research Fellowship! This postdoc supports early-career scientists advancing innovative, applied conservation research across the U.S. & territories. conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/smith-fellows-2027-call-for-proposals-announced

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The Merlin Bird ID app will soon allow users to contribute data to monitor bird populations and aid conservation efforts. The project at Cornell University that produced the Merlin Bird ID app was funded by NSF’s Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), which was gutted by the Trump regime. 🪶

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Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project

Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platform

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SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) @scbsswg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Attending the #NACCR2026? Come along to the SSWG Members Meeting! 🗓 July 16 🕘 9:00–10:15 AM 📍 N204-C, Baird Center (North) Hear about our plans for the next 3–5 years & discover ways to get involved. Everyone is welcome! #ConSocSci Check out our website for updates & events: scbsocialscience.org

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