World Forestry

*Second European Congress of Conservation Biology* (ECCB 2009) organized by the Society for Conservation Biology -- European Section and the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Faculty of Environmental Sciences. The event *will be held in Prague, Czech Republic on September 1 -- 5, 2009*.

The ECCB2009 will bring together the full range of conservation professionals not only to report on latest results, but also to explore the role of conservation science in policy formation and effective practice. The congress will provide unique opportunities for exchange and networking.

Calls for Symposium, Workshop and Training Session proposals are open *from May 05, 2008 to August 31, 2008. For more details visit the **website *www.eccb2009.org* <http://www.eccb2009.org/>.*

Call for oral/poster abstracts will be open *from October 01, 2008 to January 31, 2009*.

If you want to receive news and cautions about key dates of the conference on your e-mail address you can pre-register on the website *www.eccb2009.org* <http://www.eccb2009.org/>*.*

*For general information or expressions of interest, please contact the Congress Secretariat at ***conference@eccb2009.org* conference@eccb2009.org>.*