Applications for the 2026 Kate Stokes Memorial Award are now closed.
About the Kate Stokes Memorial Award
The Kate Stokes Memorial Award is an additional grant set up by the Kate Stokes Memorial Trust to support teams of CLP alumni in memory of Kate Stokes. On 19 February 2006, Kate Stokes and her partner died tragically while hiking in the Picos de Europa mountain range in Spain. Kate worked as Programme Officer for CLP from 2002 to 2006. She was instrumental in developing the programme and helping thousands of young conservationists gain experience in practical conservation.
This $5,000 award is offered annually to an exceptional team that has previously received CLP funding. There is particular emphasis on teams that demonstrate strong passion, enthusiasm and a long-term commitment to conservation.
Awards Granted
2026: Initiating Community-Based Conservation and Monitoring of Sharpe’s Longclaw in Mau Narok- Molo grasslands, Kenya led by Martin Mwangi
2026: Building Coexistence on Shared Ground: People, Livestock, and Jaguars (Yungas Forest, Argentina) led by Juan Reppucci
2025: Guardians of the Sucre Water Frog: Building a new generation of conservationists in Bolivia led by Arturo Muñoz Saravia
2024: Empowering local youth for the conservation of the Bengal florican in Koshi, Nepal led by Aditya Pal
2024: Fostering local support for the conservation of the Endangered Preuss’s monkey on the Obudu Plateau, Nigeria led by Eyituoyo Ofuya
2024: Using an education and awareness programme to conserve endangered plants in South Sinai, Egypt led by Karim Omar
2023: Working with the community to save the goliath frog in Cameroon led by Cedrick Fogwan
2022: Mahseer School to protect ‘School of Mahseers’: Nurturing a conservation ethic in children of Baagi village, Nayar River Valley, Uttarakhand, India led by Saurabh Dewan.
2020:Â Building a home for people and biodiversity in Mangabe Reserve, Madagascar
2019: Engaging communities in the conservation of wild Maire’s yews in Nepal
2018: Promoting public support for northern muriqui conservation and yellow fever prevention in Brazil
2016: Improving the profile of amphibians among local communities of the Western Ghats, India
2015: Building Local Capacity in Delivering Effective Behaviour Change Education in Ghana
2014: Improving livestock production and biodiversity conservation in Mexico
2012: Building blocks for youth empowerment in marine conservation in Fiji
2011: Trans-boundary amphibian conservation in the Ailao Mountain Range, China
2010: For sustainable recovery of grey-shanked douc monkeys in Vietnam
2008: Habitat Conservation of globally threatened Spot-billed Pelicans in Sri Lanka
2007: Assessing the current status and distribution of Imperial Eagle and Lesser Kestrel in Azerbaijan
Letters from the Trustees:
Letter from the trustees, June 2026
Letter from the trustees, December 2024
Letter from the trustees, December 2023
Letter from the trustees, December 2022
Letter from the trustees, December 2021
Letter from the trustees, December 2020
Letter from the trustees, December 2019
Letter from the trustees, December 2018
Letter from the trustees, December 2017
Letter from the trustees, December 2016
Letter from the trustees, December 2015
Letter from the trustees, December 2014
Letter from the trustees, December 2013
Letter from the trustees, December 2012
Letter from the trustees, December 2011
Letter from the trustees, December 2010
Letter from the trustees, December 2009
Letter from the trustees, December 2008
Words of appreciation from the Stokes family