{"id":90,"date":"2026-01-12T02:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibds.umt.edu.my\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-03-05T04:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:34:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibds.umt.edu.my\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df37b09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df37b09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdbce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fdbce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">THE 2<sup>nd<\/sup> INTERNATIONAL <br \/>BIODIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM 2026<br \/>IBDS 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66379a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b66379a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connecting People and Nature:<br \/>Advancing Biodiversity and Climate Resilience for a Sustainable Future<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6a023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d6a023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5079b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5079b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8-10 September 2026 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ef4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7ef4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Universiti Malaysia Terengganu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb51f8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb51f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3d08b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b3d08b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad63a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad63a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE CONFERENCE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4958cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4958cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">IBDS 2026 continues the tradition of IBDS 2023 to foster collaboration by bringing together scientists from multiple disciplines, conservationists, policy makers, and young researchers. 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARK YOUR CALENDAR<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dedb47e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dedb47e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719b2897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"719b2897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Submission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3301a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3301a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full Paper Submission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1123d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be1123d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5 March 2026 &#8211; 31 July 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff44e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff44e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 May &#8211; 31 July 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b989ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75b989ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Early bird 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