The 1st International Online Conference on Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Important Announcement
The abstract acceptance notification has been delayed as some abstracts are still awaiting final approval.
Acceptance results (whether accepted or rejected) will be conveyed as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Note: An abstract acceptance email only confirms that your abstract has been accepted. Oral or poster presenters are determined separately—you will receive an additional email should you be selected.
Registration remains open. Secure your spot and join us for an insightful conference.
Register for free by 27 November HERE.
For any inquiries, please contact us at ioczbg2026@mdpi.com.
the chair
Dear colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to join the 1st International Online Conference on Zoological and Botanical Gardens (IOCZBG 2026). The conference is organized by the MDPI open access Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (ISSN 2673-5636, Impact Factor: 1.6) and will be held online from 2 to 4 December 2026.
The agenda of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
S1: Zoo Animals Welfare
S2: Zoo Animals Behaviour
S3: Zoo Animals Health
S4: Biodiversity Conservation at Botanical Gardens
S5: Collections in Botanical Gardens, Arboretum and Museums
S6: Botanical Gardens Sustainability
IOCZBG 2026 will enable you to share and discuss your most recent research findings, with the active engagement of the audience in question-and-answer sessions that will take place online without any registration fee.
The conference committee will review the submitted abstracts. Following the conference, outstanding contributions will be invited to be submitted as a full-length paper for publication in JZBG with a 50% discount on the publication fee.
We hope you will join us, present your work at IOCZBG 2026, and be part of this exciting online event.
Best regards,
Conference Chair
Prof. Kevin Cianfaglione, Université Catholique de Lille, France
Follow the conference organizer on Social Media
Meet Our Chair
Faculté de Gestion, Economie et Science (FGES), Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France;
Important Dates
11 Sep
2026
16 Oct
2026
27 Nov
2026
27 Nov
2026
Meet Our Speakers
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain;Paula Serres-Corral is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain. She holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a PhD in Animal Medicine and Health from UAB. Her research focuses on wildlife endocrinology and the development of non-invasive physiological tools for assessing stress, welfare, and reproduction in both wild populations and animals under human care.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Dr. Annaïs Carbajal holds a PhD in Animal Medicine and Health and has nearly 15 years of experience in wildlife conservation and animal health research. Her work focuses on the development, validation and application of non-invasive and minimally invasive methodologies to assess animal health, welfare and reproduction, with particular expertise in endocrine monitoring and alternative biological matrices in aquatic and terrestrial species. Her research also focuses on ex situ conservation, including gamete and gonadal tissue cryopreservation and the establishment and management of biobanks for wildlife conservation. In collaboration with the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), she coordinates a Southern European hub for the collection, processing and cryopreservation of gonadal tissues from zoological institutions. Dr. Carbajal is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and is actively involved in research, teaching, science communication and conservation initiatives.
Antwerp Zoo Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Antwerp ZOO Foundation, Belgium;Dr. Marina Salas is the Animal Welfare Research Coordinator at the Centre for Research and Conservation of the Royal Antwerp ZOO Foundation, working across ZOO Antwerpen and ZOO Planckendael. Her work focuses on applied animal welfare and behavioural research, translating scientific evidence into practical improvements in animal care and management. She collaborates closely with animal care teams to develop welfare assessments, evaluate management practices, and integrate systematic monitoring into everyday zoo practice.
Ms. Olivia Wong
Ms. Coco Hou
Email: ioczbg2026@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.