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2-5 JULY 2023
6th WORLD CONFERENCE
ON MARINE BIODIVERSITY
Marine Biodiversity Challenges
in the Anthropocene
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2-5 JULY 2023
6th WORLD CONFERENCE
ON MARINE BIODIVERSITY
Marine Biodiversity Challenges
in the Anthropocene
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WCMB 2023 in Penang, Malaysia

“Marine Biodiversity Challenges in the Anthropocene”

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2-5 JULY 2023
6th WORLD CONFERENCE
ON MARINE BIODIVERSITY
Marine Biodiversity Challenges
in the Anthropocene
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2-5 JULY 2023
6th WORLD CONFERENCE
ON MARINE BIODIVERSITY
Marine Biodiversity Challenges
in the Anthropocene
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The 6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity is organised by Universiti Sains Malaysia from 2nd to 5th July 2023 in Penang, Malaysia. The tri-annual global conference will for the FIRST TIME be brought to Malaysia and ASEAN, where distinguished scientists from across continents discuss and share their findings on marine biodiversity concerning the changing climate and conservation – topics crucial to conserving the World’s Hotspot in Biodiversity, located in the region. All the issues to be presented and discussed will be relevant to the region’s needs. They will benefit the countries in ASEAN and Asia, being in the world’s BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT.

THEMES

01
Benthic Ecology
02
Biodiversity in Coral Reefs
03
Biogeography and Distribution
04
Climate Change and Impacts to Biodiversity
05
Deep Sea Diversity and Ecosystem
06
Emerging Technologies for Marine Biodiversity Survey
07
Fisheries and Future Food Security
08
Marine Birds
09
Marine Debris and Pollution
10
Marine Macrophytes and Blue Carbon
11
Marine Policy and Law
12
Marine Protected Areas and Conservation
13
Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

Research Articles based on presentations given at the 6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity can be submitted to the “WCMB 2023 Proceedings Collection” in the prestigious international journal PeerJ Life & Environment. Both oral and poster presentations are equally eligible.

SPEAKERS

meet our keynote speakers

OPPORTUNITIES

WCMB 2023
CONFERENCE

EARLY CAREER RESEACHER AWARDS
WCMB 2023 TRAVEL GRANTS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

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EARLY BIRD

Before 15th March 2023 

REGULAR

15th March – 31st May 2023

LATE/ON-SITE

1st June 2023 onwards

LOCATION

Jen Penang georgetown by shangri-la

Magazine Rd, George Town, 11900 George Town, Pulau Pinang.