AFRICA SECTION

The SCB Africa Section grew out of humble beginnings and now has an active membership of over 500 individuals globally. This is the result of a meeting of thirty-five conservation scientists and practitioners who gathered in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2001 to deliberate on conservation biology issues in Africa. In Duluth (USA) 2003, at the 17^th annual meeting, members of the Section developed various strategies to confront the challenges faced. One outstanding contribution from the Duluth meeting is the sponsored symposium organized by the Africa Section at the 18^th annual meeting in New York City in July / August, 2004. The output is a Special Issue of the high ‘impact factor’ Biological Conservation Journal (Volume 134 Issue 2) published by Elsevier Science. The section has in recent times taken steps to recruit young scientists (with special programs for young women) and people from the social science disciplines to be part of this community. Take some time to navigate the rest of the website.

We welcome you to join the Africa Section. Bon Arrivé.