News

CLP regularly posts news about the people and projects we are supporting across the globe, as well as programmatic activities.

Read our latest news to learn more about the programme’s work as well as some of the past activities and successes from funded projects. You can also keep up to date with the latest news by following CLP on Facebook and Twitter.

Celebrating our alumni accomplishments (January – March 2024)

March 06, 2024
Many congratulations to our alumni on their impressive achievements this year, which we highlight below. After receiving their first, second or third CLP Team Award, and participating in our training, it is a pleasure to see our alumni go on to pursue their professional, academic and personal goals so successfully. Awards success Not just one, […]

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Study confirms precarious gharial stronghold in northern India

January 23, 2024
A team of conservationists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) has recently published new findings confirming a gharial stronghold in a little-studied, unprotected area of northern India. The new findings, published last month (December 2023) in Oryx – The International Journal of Conservation, have generated both positive news and calls for improved conservation management […]

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CLP Learning Exchange: Paving the way for wildcat conservation in Bolivia and beyond

November 27, 2023
A collaborative project supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) has started developing new initiatives and forged connections to help advance wildcat conservation in South America. In May 2023, a CLP Learning Exchange brought two alumni together across South America: Mauro Lucherini, from Argentina, travelled to meet Paola Nogales Ascarrunz in Bolivia, where they would […]

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‘Mr. Velvet Scoter’: New film celebrates CLP-supported conservation in Georgia

November 08, 2023
A project supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) in Georgia, focused on saving the last velvet scoters in the Caucasus, has been featured in a new film. In 2017, CLP began directing funding and training opportunities to the project team in Georgia, led by local ornithologist Nika Paposhvili. The team has since reported some […]

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Apply today for 2024 Team Awards: funding, training and support

July 10, 2023
Are you an emerging conservationist with an exciting project that needs financial support? Conservaton Leadership Programme (CLP) is continuing to support high-priority conservation projects through its 2024 Team Awards. The programme is currently inviting applications from teams undertaking research, practical actions and community outreach to promote solutions for threatened fauna and flora. We are particularly […]

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Alumni news & accomplishments 2023

May 30, 2023
Reports and updates Increasing threats on grasslands among other ecosystems in Kenya Lucy Wairimu Update from “establishing a stakeholder participation-based gharial conservation programme in Katernia” project Gaurav Vashistha Bhutan school hosts international workshop on biodiversity science and conservation Tshering Dendup Publications Gopal, A., Bharti, D. K., Page, N., Dexter, K. G., Krishnamani, R., Kumar, A., […]

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2023 Team Awards Announced: latest conservation projects

April 25, 2023
Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) – an initiative run by Fauna & Flora, BirdLife International and the Wildlife Conservation Society – has announced its 2023 award winners. We know that for a secure world, we need strong leadership. We identify and support the next generation of conservationists who are leading the way to a more sustainable […]

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15 things you need to know when starting a career in nature conservation.

March 22, 2023
A conservationist is someone who chooses to spend their career protecting wildlife or plants across the world. Sounds very worthwhile doesn’t it? It’s an adventurous, varied and rewarding career, as well as being crucial to preserving our planet. But we know that even the most enterprising, committed and knowledgeable conservationists can fall at the first […]

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Protecting the planet’s imperilled places

September 27, 2022
Conservationists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) Team Awards have shared how they are protecting some of the most imperilled places on Earth. In The Revelator’s Protect This Place feature series, launched earlier this year, five CLP alumni call attention to the work they are doing to save areas with rich natural and cultural […]

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Andean cat declared provincial natural monument of Argentina

September 08, 2022
By Mauro Lucherini and Cintia Tellaeche, CLP alumni at the Andean Cat Alliance After several years, our programme’s outreach activities about the plight of the threatened Andean cat have managed to capture the attention of governmental agencies in Argentina, with the species being declared a Natural Monument by the Argentine Province of Jujuy in April […]

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