Call for papers ************************************************* International Conference on Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biodiversity (POCinBIO 2022) Brugge - Belgium, March 1-2, 2022 https://confscience.com/pocinbio/ Submission deadline: August 1, 2021 *************************************************************************** IMPORTANT DATES: - Paper Submission: August 1, 2021 - Acceptance Notification: October 15, 2021 - Final Manuscript Due: December 15, 2021 *************************************************************************** The POCinBIO 2022 conference will be held in Conjunction with: International Conference on Embracing new Trends in Business - (ENTB 2022) International Conference on Healthcare Innovations, Clinical Research and Technology (HCT 2022) *************************************************************************** TOPICS: Authors are invited to submit their original papers to address the topics of the conference, including but not limited to: BIODIVERSITY OF SPECIES IN NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS - Importance of biodiversity - Ecosystem function - Adaptation, plasticity and evolution of organisms - Changes in biodiversity over time and space - Taxonomy - Measuring biodiversity - Global biodiversity indices - Genetic biodiversity - Marine biodiversity - Animal biodiversity - Plant biodiversity - Biodiversity of inland waters - Forest Biodiversity - Biodiversity of dry and sub-humid land ecosystems - Biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems - Microbial biodiversity and culture collections - Natural collections - Joint Species Distribution Modelling BIODIVERSITY LOSS: IMPACTS AND THREATS - Human activities and biodiversity - Pressures on water resources - Intensive agriculture - Overexploitation and overharvesting - Deforestation - Habitat destruction - Extinction and speciation - Introduced and invasive species - Ocean acidification and the changing oceans - Genetic pollution - Biodiversity and human health - Biodiversity and environment - Biodiversity and climate change - Renewable and non-renewable energy - Biodiversity and food security - Risk detection and decisions - Population structure - Economic valuation TOOLS FOR MANAGING AND RESTORING BIODIVERSITY - Biodiversity conservation - Advancing biodiversity conservation through international treaties - Biodiversity conservation: awareness and outreach - Ecosystem restoration - Large-Scale Landscape Experiments - Monitoring trends in biodiversity - Cooperative approaches for biodiversity conservation - Sustainable management of biodiversity - Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture - International biodiversity data standards - Artificial intelligence for biodiversity - Machine Learning for biodiversity - Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for biodiversity - Big biodiversity data - Biodiversity data analytics - Biodiversity information systems - Spatio-temporal data modeling and storage for biodiversity - GIS technologies for biodiversity research - Remote sensing for biodiversity research - Bioinformatics and data delivery - Advances in statistics in relation to biodiversity - Drone-based solutions for biodiversity - Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality for Biodiversity - Technological trends in biodiversity management - Trends in genetic diversity - Trends in species diversity - Trends in ecosystem diversity *************************************************************************** OUTSTANDING PAPERS: Based on the peer review scores as well as the presentations at the conference, the authors of outstanding papers will be invited to extend their works for a potential publication in journals special issues with high impact factors. *************************************************************************** PAPER SUBMISSION: Papers must be submitted electronically as PDF files via easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pocinbio2022). All papers will be peer reviewed. For more information, please refer to the conference website: https://confscience.com/pocinbio/ *************************************************************************** CONTACT For more information, please send an email to info-pocinbio@confscience.com