New Delhi, June 20, 2025: Dr. Sanjay Molur, conservation biologist and Executive Director of Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO), Coimbatore, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) during the International Conference for Conservation Biology 2025 in Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia. The award acknowledges his dedication to strengthening conservation science, especially in biodiversity-rich but resource-limited developing worlds, and his lasting impact on conservation of global ecosystems and landscapes. Dr. Molur’s recognition at ICCB Brisbane 2025 is a moment of pride and inspiration for conservationists across the globe.
About SCB: The Society for Conservation Biology is the world’s largest scientific society dedicated to advancing the science and practice of conserving Earth’s biological diversity. The Distinguished Service Award recognises individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the global advancement of conservation science and practice.
About Dr. Sanjay Molur: For over three decades, Dr. Molur has played a crucial role in the protection of lesser-known and threatened species, shaped international conservation guidelines, and led major global assessments for amphibians, reptiles, primates, and freshwater species and has been the support for countless researchers, conservationists, and policy makers around the world at national and international levels. He is the editor of Zoo’s Print, a monthly open-access international magazine founded in 1985 that focuses on science communication for conservation (www.zoosprint.zooreach.org) and the Founder Chief Editor of the Journal of Threatened Taxa (www.threatenedtaxa.org), an open-access, Scopus-indexed, monthly, peer-reviewed journal – founded in 1999 – that aims to build evidence for conservation globally. As a Ph.D. guide in conservation action affiliated with Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, he mentors students who wish to take up conservation as a career. He has been a core member of the team that developed the 2001 IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria and is the co-chair of the IUCN SSC South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group since 2022. He was on the advisory committee of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund from 2012–2018 and is on the steering committee of the Alliance for Zero Extinction.
Corporate Comm India (CCI Newswire)
