The International Congress for Conservation Biology 2019

Law Yao Hua, Editor, Macaranga.org | Wong Siew Lyn, Editor, Macaranga.org | Wong Ee Phin, President, Society for Conservation Biology (Malaysia Chapter)

19-Aug-19 15:00

The International Congress for Conservation Biology 2019

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International Congress for Conservation Biology (or ICCB) was held last month in Kuala Lumpur from 21-25 July 2019. On today’s show, we look at some of the highlights of the event and discuss the impact of such big expensive conferences for local conservation.

Produced by: Kelly Anissa

Presented by: Kelly Anissa

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Categories: Environment, Science

Tags: Bigger Picture, Earth Matters, conservation, climate, biology, local conservation, ICCB,

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