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Society of Island Biology

Join the Society of Island Biology to contribute to island biodiversity and conservation worldwide. Our candidates represent various regions and academic backgrounds, ensuring a diverse and effective board. Together, we aim to legalize the society, regulate procedures, increase membership, establish an active website, and advocate for island biodiversity in global decisions.

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Society of Island Biology

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  1. Society of Island Biology Candidature for Board and President

  2. Board provenance • Pacific Ocean (Hawai’i, New Zealand, French Polynesia) • Atlantic Ocean (Azores, Canaries) • Indian Ocean (Mascarenes) • Mediterranean Sea (Balearic) • Europe (Germany, The Netherlands) • Academics and managers • Nice combination of senior and young researchers

  3. Board candidates (alphabetical order)

  4. Claudine Ah-Pengis a researcher in Botany working at the University of La Réunion.

  5. Paulo A. V. Borgesis Professor at Azores University, Campus Angra do Heroismo. He is currently leading the Azorean Biodiversity Group within the University of the Azores

  6. Kevin C. Burnsis Professor in Biology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

  7. Lea de Nascimentois a postdoc researcher (Marie Curie fellowship) at ManaakiWhenua - Landcare Research (New Zealand)and lecturer at the University of La Laguna (Canary Islands, Spain).

  8. Donald R. Drake is Professor of Botany at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

  9. SeverinIrlis a Professor of Biogeography and Biodiversity at the Institute of Physical Geography at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

  10. HolgerKreftis a Professor of Biodiversity, Biogeography and Macroecology at the University ofGöttingen, Germany

  11. Jean-Yves Hiro Meyeris the Director of the Department of Research of the French Polynesian Government.

  12. Elba Montesis PhD student and an environmental project manager at the Ibiza (Balearic Islands)Government.

  13. SietzeNorderis a PhD candidate at the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Lisboa, Portugal)

  14. Presidency candidate

  15. José MaríaFernández-Palacios is Ecology Professor at the University of La Laguna (Tenerife, theCanaries)

  16. Goals for 2022 • To have a legalized Society of Island Biology (SIB) • To have statutes approved, where board and presidencyrenovation procedures are regulated • To ensure the regular celebration of conferences and meetings and support the local organizers. • To reach a membership of 400 persons • To have an active webpage and periodic newsletters • To progress towards an open SIB scientific journal • To lobby introducing SIB to IPBES, UNESCO, GLISPA (Global Islands Partnership), IUCN, etc. for being consulted in decisions affecting island biodiversity and conservation worldwide • To propose a budget, considering possible income sources that enable contracting a secretary for dealing with bureaucratic issues. • To provide practical guidelines for making our meetings more sustainable (reducing environmental impact) and accessible (inclusive).

  17. Working procedure • Our aim is to consult openly as much as possible with the SIB members in the achievement of these goals. • Members of the SIB will have the opportunity to suggest initiatives to the board • The board will appoint specific SIB members for specific tasks

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