Editorial: Proceedings of the 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2019)

The Society for Conservation Biology's International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) is a global forum for addressing conservation challenges and for presenting new research in conservation science and practice.ICCBs are recognized as one of the most important international meetings for conservation professionals and practitioners.Attendees include scientists, students, managers, policy-makers, writers, educators and other conservation professionals from throughout the world.These Proceedings showcase some of the work presented at the 29th ICCB held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 21 to 25 July 2019.The theme of this Congress was Conservation beyond Boundaries: Connecting Biodiversity with Communities, Governments and Stakeholders.This theme recognized the challenges of conserving biodiversity across political and cultural boundaries.Biodiversity does not recognize human-drawn boundaries, but the latter can have major impacts on the biosphere through social, political and economic structures.Conserving biodiversity beyond boundaries requires communication and collaboration among countries, government agencies, NGOs, and communities, and across fields of knowledge because threats to species and ecosystems reach beyond such boundaries.Each ICCB focuses on several organizing themes to frame the critical Research Topics in biodiversity conservation and to bring together multidisciplinary scientists, practitioners, advocates, social scientists, students, public officials, and the media to explore every facet of threats to biodiversity and their potential solutions.The themes for this ICCB included

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