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Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay so we`ve been talking to one of our 2024 award-winners, Bayron Calle-Rendón, about the crucial role of Indigenous People in conservation (English translation below).
Bayron`s CLP project is preserving the biocultural diversity in the indigenous community of Musuiuiai in Putumayo, Colombia, by using the Vulnerable lowland tapir as a "Landscape Species".
Bayron is currently with us at the @savinggorillas
Campus in Rwanda participating in our Conservation Management & Leadership training workshop.
He explains that his project, which is led by Musuiuiai Community member, José Jarol Muchavisoy, is following a biocultural approach to strengthen the Musuiuiai`s self-governance, monitor tapirs, and engage neighbouring communities in conservation efforts.
[English translation of the video] "To consider Indigenous People in conservation projects is relevant not only because they know which animals and plants exist, but it`s also the fact that for millennia they have interacted with nature and this has allowed then to learn how to manage it so it can be preserved throughout time.
But this also has to be done jointly with cultural preservation. I believe that, as long as culture is preserved, then the rules that Indigenous People have used for millennia to protect nature will also be preserved. Therefore, whenever working with Indigenous People, although it`s really important to conserve nature, an effort should be made so that every conservation project includes cultural aspects."
#WeAreCLP
![Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay so we've been talking to one of our 2024 award-winners, Bayron Calle-Rendón, about the crucial role of Indigenous People in conservation (English translation below).
Bayron's CLP project is preserving the biocultural diversity in the indigenous community of Musuiuiai in Putumayo, Colombia, by using the Vulnerable lowland tapir as a "Landscape Species".
Bayron is currently with us at the @savinggorillas
Campus in Rwanda participating in our Conservation Management & Leadership training workshop.
He explains that his project, which is led by Musuiuiai Community member, José Jarol Muchavisoy, is following a biocultural approach to strengthen the Musuiuiai's self-governance, monitor tapirs, and engage neighbouring communities in conservation efforts.
[English translation of the video] "To consider Indigenous People in conservation projects is relevant not only because they know which animals and plants exist, but it's also the fact that for millennia they have interacted with nature and this has allowed then to learn how to manage it so it can be preserved throughout time.
But this also has to be done jointly with cultural preservation. I believe that, as long as culture is preserved, then the rules that Indigenous People have used for millennia to protect nature will also be preserved. Therefore, whenever working with Indigenous People, although it's really important to conserve nature, an effort should be made so that every conservation project includes cultural aspects."
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Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay so we`ve been talking to one of our 2024 award-winners, Bayron Calle-Rendón, about the crucial role of Indigenous People in conservation (English translation below).
Bayron`s CLP project is preserving the biocultural diversity in the indigenous community of Musuiuiai in Putumayo, Colombia, by using the Vulnerable lowland tapir as a "Landscape Species".
Bayron is currently with us at the @savinggorillas
Campus in Rwanda participating in our Conservation Management & Leadership training workshop.
He explains that his project, which is led by Musuiuiai Community member, José Jarol Muchavisoy, is following a biocultural approach to strengthen the Musuiuiai`s self-governance, monitor tapirs, and engage neighbouring communities in conservation efforts.
[English translation of the video] "To consider Indigenous People in conservation projects is relevant not only because they know which animals and plants exist, but it`s also the fact that for millennia they have interacted with nature and this has allowed then to learn how to manage it so it can be preserved throughout time.
But this also has to be done jointly with cultural preservation. I believe that, as long as culture is preserved, then the rules that Indigenous People have used for millennia to protect nature will also be preserved. Therefore, whenever working with Indigenous People, although it`s really important to conserve nature, an effort should be made so that every conservation project includes cultural aspects."
#WeAreCLP
2024 CLP awardee Thony Churcher is an amphibian conservationist in Ghana, working with NGO @herp_ghana to safeguard threatened populations of the Critically Endangered intermediate puddle frog 🐸
Thony is currently participating in our Conservation Management & Leadership training workshop at the @savinggorillas Campus near Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda 🙌
Today is Day 5 of the training, and, so far, Thony and 17 other early-career conservation leaders like him, from 13 different countries, have been exchanging ideas and participating in our interactive training sessions on Leadership, Communications, Project Planning and Fundraising.
We`re so pleased to hear Thony`s enthusiasm about the training and how it will help him develop as a conservation leader 😌🌱
#WeAreCLP #ConservationLeaders #ConservationTraining #Ghana #Amphibian #Conservation #Rwanda #ConservationLeadershipProgramme
2024 CLP awardee Thony Churcher is an amphibian conservationist in Ghana, working with NGO @herp_ghana to safeguard threatened populations of the Critically Endangered intermediate puddle frog 🐸
Thony is currently participating in our Conservation Management & Leadership training workshop at the @savinggorillas Campus near Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda 🙌
Today is Day 5 of the training, and, so far, Thony and 17 other early-career conservation leaders like him, from 13 different countries, have been exchanging ideas and participating in our interactive training sessions on Leadership, Communications, Project Planning and Fundraising.
We`re so pleased to hear Thony`s enthusiasm about the training and how it will help him develop as a conservation leader 😌🌱
#WeAreCLP #ConservationLeaders #ConservationTraining #Ghana #Amphibian #Conservation #Rwanda #ConservationLeadershipProgramme
It`s Day 4 of our Conservation Management & Leadership (CML) training workshop in Rwanda!
We`ve brought together 18 early-career conservationists at the incredible field station of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund near Volcanoes National Park.
We`re happy to say they have already made meaningful connections, planned collaborations, and fully immersed themselves in our interactive training sessions on Leadership and Communications.
And today, they are delving into effective project design, including understanding stakeholder analysis and creating problem trees to inform and enhance their projects.
Our CML participants are all CLP Team Award recipients- so if you want a chance to join next year`s CML training, apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards!
But you must hurry as the call for applications is only open for another week, until the 18th October, 2024. Apply now via our #linkinbio
#WeAreCLP #Conservation #Training #ConservationAwards #ConservationLeadershipProgramme #ConservationLeadership
It`s Day 4 of our Conservation Management & Leadership (CML) training workshop in Rwanda!
We`ve brought together 18 early-career conservationists at the incredible field station of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund near Volcanoes National Park.
We`re happy to say they have already made meaningful connections, planned collaborations, and fully immersed themselves in our interactive training sessions on Leadership and Communications.
And today, they are delving into effective project design, including understanding stakeholder analysis and creating problem trees to inform and enhance their projects.
Our CML participants are all CLP Team Award recipients- so if you want a chance to join next year`s CML training, apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards!
But you must hurry as the call for applications is only open for another week, until the 18th October, 2024. Apply now via our #linkinbio
#WeAreCLP #Conservation #Training #ConservationAwards #ConservationLeadershipProgramme #ConservationLeadership
After Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean conservationists at the front line of recovery 💫
In June, CLP ran a training course in Saint Lucia for 16 early-career Caribbean conservationists, just before Hurricane Beryl devastated parts of the region.
Kennon Providence (@uiealliance) Camar Green Clarke (@thetreasurebeachturtlegroup) and Stephan Hornsey (@svgef) were three of the CLP trainees who returned home to witness Beryl`s life-changing impact.
Co-facilitator of the training, CLP Programme Officer, Eleanor Glass, has shared their stories of recovery💪
She writes: "The resilience of these Caribbean conservationists serves as a powerful testament to the human spirit and our capacity for adaptation."
👉Read more via the link in our bio.
#WeAreCLP #Caribbean #Conservation #HurricaneBeryl
After Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean conservationists at the front line of recovery 💫
In June, CLP ran a training course in Saint Lucia for 16 early-career Caribbean conservationists, just before Hurricane Beryl devastated parts of the region.
Kennon Providence (@uiealliance) Camar Green Clarke (@thetreasurebeachturtlegroup) and Stephan Hornsey (@svgef) were three of the CLP trainees who returned home to witness Beryl`s life-changing impact.
Co-facilitator of the training, CLP Programme Officer, Eleanor Glass, has shared their stories of recovery💪
She writes: "The resilience of these Caribbean conservationists serves as a powerful testament to the human spirit and our capacity for adaptation."
👉Read more via the link in our bio.
#WeAreCLP #Caribbean #Conservation #HurricaneBeryl
🎉 Eeek, it`s happening next weeeeek!!
We are super excited to be running our Conservation Management & Leadership (CML) training workshop in Rwanda next week! 🎉
🌍 We are bringing together 17 early-career conservationists from countries all over the world - from Chile and Colombia, to Tanzania and Madagascar, to India and Sri Lanka (to name just a few) - providing a unique opportunity for these emerging leaders to exchange ideas and forge new connections across a global professional network.🌱
🙌 We`ll be running interactive training sessions to help our participants hone their skills in conservation leadership, project planning and fundraising, communications and behaviour change- and much more.
👀As you can see, our participants are looking forward to many aspects of the training. We can`t wait to get started. Stay tuned for further updates!
👉 Did you know that all of our trainees are recipients of CLP Team Awards? If you`d like a chance to take part in our CML training next year, apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards (click the link in our bio to learn more). But you must hurry as the application deadline is fast-approaching on 18 October.⏰ Good luck!
We are grateful for our partnership of @birdlife.international @faunafloraint and @thewcs
We also thank the Hempel Foundation, the March Conservation Fund, and Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for their support.
#WeAreCLP #ConservationLeadershipProgramme #ConservationLeadership #ConservationTraining #Rwanda
🎉 Eeek, it`s happening next weeeeek!!
We are super excited to be running our Conservation Management & Leadership (CML) training workshop in Rwanda next week! 🎉
🌍 We are bringing together 17 early-career conservationists from countries all over the world - from Chile and Colombia, to Tanzania and Madagascar, to India and Sri Lanka (to name just a few) - providing a unique opportunity for these emerging leaders to exchange ideas and forge new connections across a global professional network.🌱
🙌 We`ll be running interactive training sessions to help our participants hone their skills in conservation leadership, project planning and fundraising, communications and behaviour change- and much more.
👀As you can see, our participants are looking forward to many aspects of the training. We can`t wait to get started. Stay tuned for further updates!
👉 Did you know that all of our trainees are recipients of CLP Team Awards? If you`d like a chance to take part in our CML training next year, apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards (click the link in our bio to learn more). But you must hurry as the application deadline is fast-approaching on 18 October.⏰ Good luck!
We are grateful for our partnership of @birdlife.international @faunafloraint and @thewcs
We also thank the Hempel Foundation, the March Conservation Fund, and Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for their support.
#WeAreCLP #ConservationLeadershipProgramme #ConservationLeadership #ConservationTraining #Rwanda
📢 Our latest Annual Report is out! 🎉
We were rather busy in 2023...from supporting our 17 award-winning teams in 12 countries worldwide and facilitating a Learning Exchange in South America, to training 12 early-career conservationists in Conservation Management & Leadership skills... and much more!
📖 ➡ Click on the link in our bio to read our Annual Report and discover exactly what we were up to in 2023!
Don`t forget to apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards for a chance to gain vital project funding, training and ongoing support - deadline 18 October, 2024.
#WeAreCLP
📢 Our latest Annual Report is out! 🎉
We were rather busy in 2023...from supporting our 17 award-winning teams in 12 countries worldwide and facilitating a Learning Exchange in South America, to training 12 early-career conservationists in Conservation Management & Leadership skills... and much more!
📖 ➡ Click on the link in our bio to read our Annual Report and discover exactly what we were up to in 2023!
Don`t forget to apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards for a chance to gain vital project funding, training and ongoing support - deadline 18 October, 2024.
#WeAreCLP
⏰WOW time flies! The deadline for applications to our 2025 Team Awards is in just ONE month!
In this video, CLP staff Karla Hernandez-Aguilar outlines guidance on our eligibility criteria to help you with your application (English translation below).
You can also click the link in our bio to visit our website where you can find more resources and information on how to apply.
[English translation]: "Hi, my name is Karla Hernandez-Aguilar and I am the CLP Programme Officer at BirdLife International.
Together with my colleagues at CLP, we are delighted to invite all early career conservation leaders from around the world to apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards.
As a CLP applicant, you might have the chance to gain a grant of up to 15,000 USD plus specialised training and unique mentorship opportunities. But – before applying it is important to check if your proposal is eligible!
To be eligible you need to consider the following,
• First, your project must focus on the conservation of at least one globally threatened species classified as Data Deficient, Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
• Second, your project must take place in one of the eligible countries and last between 3 and 12 months.
• Third, your team should consist of at least three people – and all of them must be nationals of the country where the project is taking place- although one team member can be a non-national but this needs to be well justified in your application.
• Fourth, all team members must be at the beginning of their careers, this means they need to have no more than five years’ of experience working in conservation.
• Lastly, your project must be new rather than part of an ongoing project and go beyond academic research.
We’re really looking forward to receiving your applications - but before you apply, please visit our website where you will be able to find useful resources to check if you are eligible.
On behalf of the CLP Team we wish you all the best and don’t forget to submit your application by the 18 October!"
#WeAreCLP
⏰WOW time flies! The deadline for applications to our 2025 Team Awards is in just ONE month!
In this video, CLP staff Karla Hernandez-Aguilar outlines guidance on our eligibility criteria to help you with your application (English translation below).
You can also click the link in our bio to visit our website where you can find more resources and information on how to apply.
[English translation]: "Hi, my name is Karla Hernandez-Aguilar and I am the CLP Programme Officer at BirdLife International.
Together with my colleagues at CLP, we are delighted to invite all early career conservation leaders from around the world to apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards.
As a CLP applicant, you might have the chance to gain a grant of up to 15,000 USD plus specialised training and unique mentorship opportunities. But – before applying it is important to check if your proposal is eligible!
To be eligible you need to consider the following,
• First, your project must focus on the conservation of at least one globally threatened species classified as Data Deficient, Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
• Second, your project must take place in one of the eligible countries and last between 3 and 12 months.
• Third, your team should consist of at least three people – and all of them must be nationals of the country where the project is taking place- although one team member can be a non-national but this needs to be well justified in your application.
• Fourth, all team members must be at the beginning of their careers, this means they need to have no more than five years’ of experience working in conservation.
• Lastly, your project must be new rather than part of an ongoing project and go beyond academic research.
We’re really looking forward to receiving your applications - but before you apply, please visit our website where you will be able to find useful resources to check if you are eligible.
On behalf of the CLP Team we wish you all the best and don’t forget to submit your application by the 18 October!"
#WeAreCLP
💫 In Search of the Black Softshell Turtle - a story from the field by CLP alumna, Daisy Das
Originally published by @herp_club - this is a story like no other. Believe us when we tell you that this story will leave you feeling awestruck and inspired by the dedication and drive of our conservation leaders 💚
The story starts by sailing us along the mighty Brahmaputra River in Assam, India, a rich habitat home to a variety of wildlife including Pallas eagles, Ganges dolphins and ... one of the protagonists in this story... the black softshell turtle.
Previously declared extinct in 2002, these turtles were - amazingly - still found to exist in a few temple ponds (changing its status to Critically Endangered).
These freshwater reptiles had been brought to the temples in the 1800s. Treated as sacred and respected by the public, devotees would take them from the wild and donate them to temples for blessings. Poaching and illegal trade had also decimated wild populations.
This is where we meet conservationist and CLP alumna, @phoenix_daisy13. Supported by CLP in 2021, Daisy and her team set out to search for what she calls "wild treasure" - the rare and elusive black softshell turtle - in a survey that covered the entire 200km stretch of the Brahmaputra-Subansiri River.
Did wild populations still exist? And if they did, where were they and in what numbers? What was the survey like and what other "wild treasures" did the team find?
Follow the link in our bio to read the rest of Daisy`s story, including the very satisfying ending (see if you can spot the clue in the photos).
#WeAreCLP #ConservationLeadershipProgramme #ConservationHeroes #India #Reptile #Turtle #Conservation
💫 In Search of the Black Softshell Turtle - a story from the field by CLP alumna, Daisy Das
Originally published by @herp_club - this is a story like no other. Believe us when we tell you that this story will leave you feeling awestruck and inspired by the dedication and drive of our conservation leaders 💚
The story starts by sailing us along the mighty Brahmaputra River in Assam, India, a rich habitat home to a variety of wildlife including Pallas eagles, Ganges dolphins and ... one of the protagonists in this story... the black softshell turtle.
Previously declared extinct in 2002, these turtles were - amazingly - still found to exist in a few temple ponds (changing its status to Critically Endangered).
These freshwater reptiles had been brought to the temples in the 1800s. Treated as sacred and respected by the public, devotees would take them from the wild and donate them to temples for blessings. Poaching and illegal trade had also decimated wild populations.
This is where we meet conservationist and CLP alumna, @phoenix_daisy13. Supported by CLP in 2021, Daisy and her team set out to search for what she calls "wild treasure" - the rare and elusive black softshell turtle - in a survey that covered the entire 200km stretch of the Brahmaputra-Subansiri River.
Did wild populations still exist? And if they did, where were they and in what numbers? What was the survey like and what other "wild treasures" did the team find?
Follow the link in our bio to read the rest of Daisy`s story, including the very satisfying ending (see if you can spot the clue in the photos).
#WeAreCLP #ConservationLeadershipProgramme #ConservationHeroes #India #Reptile #Turtle #Conservation
If you are a 2025 CLP Team Award applicant, don`t forget to contact one of our Alumni Reviewers to get help with your application!
Our Alumni Reviewers are previous CLP award-winners and experienced conservationists from various countries who have volunteered their time to offer valuable feedback on your proposals, including insights on clarity, grammar, feasibility, and research design.
Feedback from Reviewers may enhance your proposal but it is not mandatory to contact Reviewers for feedback. Your proposals can be sent to Alumni Reviewers until September 23, 2024.
Click the link in our bio and select `Alumni Reviewers - 2025 CLP Team Awards` to find more information, including specific details and Alumni Reviewers` profiles. Please review these profiles to find the Reviewer who best matches your proposal before contacting them. Please contact only one Reviewer at a time.
Good luck! Remember to submit your proposal by 18 October, 2024!
#WeAreCLP
If you are a 2025 CLP Team Award applicant, don`t forget to contact one of our Alumni Reviewers to get help with your application!
Our Alumni Reviewers are previous CLP award-winners and experienced conservationists from various countries who have volunteered their time to offer valuable feedback on your proposals, including insights on clarity, grammar, feasibility, and research design.
Feedback from Reviewers may enhance your proposal but it is not mandatory to contact Reviewers for feedback. Your proposals can be sent to Alumni Reviewers until September 23, 2024.
Click the link in our bio and select `Alumni Reviewers - 2025 CLP Team Awards` to find more information, including specific details and Alumni Reviewers` profiles. Please review these profiles to find the Reviewer who best matches your proposal before contacting them. Please contact only one Reviewer at a time.
Good luck! Remember to submit your proposal by 18 October, 2024!
#WeAreCLP
Many congratulations to CLP alumna @leticia.benavalli on her prestigious Marsh Award 🎉
Every year, the Marsh Charitable Trust selects inspirational individuals for its Marsh Awards to celebrate the work being done to preserve and protect the planet`s biodiversity.
CLP nominated Letícia for the Marsh Award for Early Career Conservation through our partner @faunafloraint to recognise the remarkable steps she`s taken to conserve jaguar and other large mammals in the Cerrado (a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in central Brazil) - despite still being relatively early in her career.
The Cerrado provides crucial habitat for jaguar and other large mammals such as lowland tapir, puma and giant anteaters, which are threatened by climate change, habitat loss and conflict with local people in the region.
As part of a 2023 CLP project, Letícia and her team have been conducting camera trap surveys in both Pirineus State Park and Brasilia National Park in the state of Goiás, central Brazil.
These surveys have revealed information critical to large mammal conservation here:
🐆 The first documented evidence of jaguar breeding in Pirineus State Park
🐆 Jaguar entering unprotected areas around Pirineus State Park, showing how important it is to work with private landowners and other stakeholders to reduce human-jaguar conflict
🐆 An abundance of typical prey for jaguar, as well as evidence that giant anteaters and pumas are successfully breeding in Pirineus State Park
🐆 Unexpected footage of multiple jaguars in Brasilia National Park, revealing an urban jaguar population resurgence in the region
Letícia`s NGO @pro.onca is not just dedicated to large carnivore conservation, but also to women’s empowerment in science and climate change mitigation across Latin America.
The Marsh Award Selection Panel commented: "Letícia has made great strides in allowing for both the protection of wildlife and a peaceful coexistence between predators and local farmers."
Please join us in congratulating Letícia and the other winners of the 2024 @marshawards, Ercilio Chauque and Dominggus Sami Kalami!
#WeAreCLP
Many congratulations to CLP alumna @leticia.benavalli on her prestigious Marsh Award 🎉
Every year, the Marsh Charitable Trust selects inspirational individuals for its Marsh Awards to celebrate the work being done to preserve and protect the planet`s biodiversity.
CLP nominated Letícia for the Marsh Award for Early Career Conservation through our partner @faunafloraint to recognise the remarkable steps she`s taken to conserve jaguar and other large mammals in the Cerrado (a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in central Brazil) - despite still being relatively early in her career.
The Cerrado provides crucial habitat for jaguar and other large mammals such as lowland tapir, puma and giant anteaters, which are threatened by climate change, habitat loss and conflict with local people in the region.
As part of a 2023 CLP project, Letícia and her team have been conducting camera trap surveys in both Pirineus State Park and Brasilia National Park in the state of Goiás, central Brazil.
These surveys have revealed information critical to large mammal conservation here:
🐆 The first documented evidence of jaguar breeding in Pirineus State Park
🐆 Jaguar entering unprotected areas around Pirineus State Park, showing how important it is to work with private landowners and other stakeholders to reduce human-jaguar conflict
🐆 An abundance of typical prey for jaguar, as well as evidence that giant anteaters and pumas are successfully breeding in Pirineus State Park
🐆 Unexpected footage of multiple jaguars in Brasilia National Park, revealing an urban jaguar population resurgence in the region
Letícia`s NGO @pro.onca is not just dedicated to large carnivore conservation, but also to women’s empowerment in science and climate change mitigation across Latin America.
The Marsh Award Selection Panel commented: "Letícia has made great strides in allowing for both the protection of wildlife and a peaceful coexistence between predators and local farmers."
Please join us in congratulating Letícia and the other winners of the 2024 @marshawards, Ercilio Chauque and Dominggus Sami Kalami!
#WeAreCLP
📢 Introducing our 2024 Conservation Follow-Up Awards 🏆
👉📽 Leap into Action: Saving Ghana`s Puddle Frog 🐸
Building on a previous CLP project and the rediscovery of the Critically Endangered intermediate puddle frog in the Ankasa Conservation Area in Ghana, Francis Osei-Gyan and his team at @herp_ghana will combine scientific research with community involvement to protect the last population of this species and its only home.
"Important outcomes of this project include 20-acres of restored frog habitat, the first global population assessment of the species, a conservation needs assessment, and a conservation action plan." - Francis Osei-Gyan, Team Leader
Click the link in our bio to learn more about this and our other 2024 award-winning projects!
We thank Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for supporting this project.
We are also grateful to the CLP partnership of @birdlife.international, @faunafloraint and @thewcs.
#WeAreCLP #CLPAwards2024 #ConservationLeadership #ConservationGrants #Ghana
📢 Introducing our 2024 Conservation Follow-Up Awards 🏆
👉📽 Leap into Action: Saving Ghana`s Puddle Frog 🐸
Building on a previous CLP project and the rediscovery of the Critically Endangered intermediate puddle frog in the Ankasa Conservation Area in Ghana, Francis Osei-Gyan and his team at @herp_ghana will combine scientific research with community involvement to protect the last population of this species and its only home.
"Important outcomes of this project include 20-acres of restored frog habitat, the first global population assessment of the species, a conservation needs assessment, and a conservation action plan." - Francis Osei-Gyan, Team Leader
Click the link in our bio to learn more about this and our other 2024 award-winning projects!
We thank Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for supporting this project.
We are also grateful to the CLP partnership of @birdlife.international, @faunafloraint and @thewcs.
#WeAreCLP #CLPAwards2024 #ConservationLeadership #ConservationGrants #Ghana
👋 Reminder: CLP is accepting applications for our 2025 Team Awards until 18 October, 2024! 🏆
We invite applications from early-career conservation leaders working to protect globally threatened species and their habitats through locally-led actions.
➡Scroll through this post to discover why you should apply (hint: you can gain various benefits to help you boost your careers and build your projects) and how to apply, including key steps you need to take in the application process.
We recommend that you carefully read the eligibility requirements and watch our videos on eligibility before applying, as only eligible projects will pass through the first stage of selection.
We have a wide range of resources to help you with your application, including our `Alumni Reviewers` - a group of previous CLP award-winners who have volunteered their time to review your draft proposals and provide feedback before the application deadline. You must send them your draft proposal no later than 23 September, 2024.
For more information, click the link in our bio and select `2025 CLP Team Awards - Call for Applications`. Good luck!
#WeAreCLP
👋 Reminder: CLP is accepting applications for our 2025 Team Awards until 18 October, 2024! 🏆
We invite applications from early-career conservation leaders working to protect globally threatened species and their habitats through locally-led actions.
➡Scroll through this post to discover why you should apply (hint: you can gain various benefits to help you boost your careers and build your projects) and how to apply, including key steps you need to take in the application process.
We recommend that you carefully read the eligibility requirements and watch our videos on eligibility before applying, as only eligible projects will pass through the first stage of selection.
We have a wide range of resources to help you with your application, including our `Alumni Reviewers` - a group of previous CLP award-winners who have volunteered their time to review your draft proposals and provide feedback before the application deadline. You must send them your draft proposal no later than 23 September, 2024.
For more information, click the link in our bio and select `2025 CLP Team Awards - Call for Applications`. Good luck!
#WeAreCLP
Conservation Leadership Programme
CLP is a partnership working to promote the development of future biodiversity conservation leaders.
http://www.ConservationLeadershipProgramme.org
After Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean conservationists at the front line of recovery 💫
In June, CLP ran a training course in Saint Lucia for 16 early-career Caribbean conservationists, just before Hurricane Beryl devastated parts of the region.
The trainees included Kennon Providence (Union Island Environmental Alliance), Camar Green Clarke (Treasure Beach Turtle Group) and Stephan Hornsey (St Vincent and the Grenadines Environment Fund) who returned home to witness Beryl's life-changing impact.
Co-facilitator of the training, CLP Programme Officer, Eleanor Glass, has shared their stories of recovery💪
She writes: "The resilience of these Caribbean conservationists serves as a powerful testament to the human spirit and our capacity for adaptation."
👉Read the full article on our website: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/news/after-hurricane-beryl-caribbean-conservationists-at-...
#WeAreCLP #Caribbean #Conservation #HurricaneBeryl
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org
By Eleanor Glass, CLP Programme Officer (Fauna & Flora) Nearly three months after Hurricane Beryl, Caribbean conservationists trained by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) share their stories...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
It's Day 4 of our Conservation Management & Leadership (CML) training workshop in Rwanda!
We've brought together 18 early-career conservationists at the incredible field station of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
We're happy to say they have already made meaningful connections, planned collaborations, and fully immersed themselves in our interactive training sessions on Leadership and Communications.
And today, they are delving into effective project design, including understanding stakeholder analysis and creating problem trees to inform and enhance their projects.
Our CML participants are all CLP Team Award recipients- so if you want a chance to join next year's CML training, apply for a 2025 Team Award! But you must hurry as the call for applications is only open for another week, until the 18th October, 2024. Apply now: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/grants/grant-overview/future-conservationist-award/
#WeAreCLP #Conservation #Training #ConservationAwards #ConservationLeadershipProgramme #ConservationLeadership
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Great to be part of this workshop
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🎉 Eeek, it's happening next weeeeek!! 🎉
We are super excited to be running our Conservation Management & Leadership (CML) training workshop in Rwanda next week! 🎉
🌍 We are bringing together 17 early-career conservationists from countries all over the world - from Chile and Colombia, to Tanzania and Madagascar, to India and Sri Lanka (to name just a few) - providing a unique opportunity for these emerging leaders to exchange ideas and forge new connections across a global professional network.🌱
🙌 We'll be running interactive training sessions to help our participants hone their skills in conservation leadership, project planning and fundraising, communications and behaviour change- and much more.
👀As you can see, our participants are looking forward to many aspects of the training. We can't wait to get started. Stay tuned for further updates!
👉 Did you know that all of our trainees are recipients of CLP Team Awards? If you'd like a chance to take part in our CML training next year, apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards (click the link in our bio to learn more). But you must hurry as the application deadline is fast-approaching on 18 October.⏰ Good luck!
We are grateful for our partnership of @birdlife.international @faunafloraint and @thewcs
We also thank the Hempel Foundation, the March Conservation Fund, and Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for their support.
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Is there any age restrictions in this training skills
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📢 Our latest Annual Report is out! 🎉
We were rather busy in 2023...from supporting our 17 award-winning teams in 12 countries worldwide and facilitating a Learning Exchange in South America, to training 12 early-career conservationists in Conservation Management & Leadership skills... and much more!
📖 ➡ Discover exactly what we were up to in 2023: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/media/2024/09/CLP-Annual-Report-2023-1.pdf
A reminder that the call for applications to our 2025 Team Awards is open until 18 October, 2024: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/grants/grant-overview/future-conservationist-award/
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⏰WOW time flies! The deadline for applications to our 2025 Team Awards is in just ONE month!
In this video, CLP staff Karla G. Hernandez-Aguilar outlines guidance on our eligibility criteria to help you with your application (English translation below).
You can also visit our website where you can find more resources and information on how to apply: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/grants/grant-overview/future-conservationist-award/
[English translation]: "Hi, my name is Karla Hernandez-Aguilar and I am the CLP Programme Officer at BirdLife International.
Together with my colleagues at CLP, we are delighted to invite all early career conservation leaders from around the world to apply for one of our 2025 Team Awards.
As a CLP applicant, you might have the chance to gain a grant of up to 15,000 USD plus specialised training and unique mentorship opportunities. But – before applying it is important to check if your proposal is eligible!
To be eligible you need to consider the following:
• First, your project must focus on the conservation of at least one globally threatened species classified as Data Deficient, Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
• Second, your project must take place in one of the eligible countries and last between 3 and 12 months.
• Third, your team should consist of at least three people – and all of them must be nationals of the country where the project is taking place- although one team member can be a non-national but this needs to be well justified in your application.
• Fourth, all team members must be at the beginning of their careers, this means they need to have no more than five years’ of experience working in conservation.
• Lastly, your project must be new rather than part of an ongoing project and go beyond academic research.
We’re really looking forward to receiving your applications - but before you apply, please visit our website where you will be able to find useful resources to check if you are eligible.
On behalf of the CLP Team we wish you all the best and don’t forget to submit your application by the 18 October!"
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I am interested in this programme
Exactly a month to wrap up Asime James Oba
💫 In Search of the Black Softshell Turtle - a story from the field by CLP alumna, Daisy Das
Originally published by @herp_club - this is a story like no other. Believe us when we tell you that this story will leave you feeling awestruck and inspired by the dedication and drive of our conservation leaders 💚
The story starts by sailing us along the mighty Brahmaputra River in Assam, India, a rich habitat home to a variety of wildlife including Pallas eagles, Ganges dolphins and ... one of the protagonists in this story... the black softshell turtle.
Previously declared extinct in 2002, these turtles were - amazingly - still found to exist in a few temple ponds (changing its status to Critically Endangered).
These freshwater reptiles had been brought to the temples in the 1800s. Treated as sacred and respected by the public, devotees would take them from the wild and donate them to temples for blessings. Yet poaching and illegal trade had also decimated the wild populations.
This is where we meet conservationist and CLP alumna, @phoenix_daisy13. Supported by CLP in 2021, Daisy and her team set out to search for what she calls "wild treasure" - the rare and elusive black softshell turtle - in a survey that covered the entire 200km stretch of the Brahmaputra-Subansiri River.
Did wild populations still exist? And if they did, where were they and in what numbers? What was the survey like and what other "wild treasures" did the team find?
Visit our website to find out and read the rest of Daisy's story, including the very satisfying ending (see if you can spot the clue in the photos).
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Nice. Please , What is the scientific name?
If you are a 2025 CLP Team Award applicant, don't forget to contact one of our Alumni Reviewers to get help with your application!
Our Alumni Reviewers are previous CLP award-winners and experienced conservationists from various countries who have volunteered their time to offer valuable feedback on your proposals, including insights on clarity, grammar, feasibility, and research design.
Feedback from Reviewers may enhance your proposal but it is not mandatory to contact Reviewers for feedback. Your proposals can be sent to Alumni Reviewers until September 23, 2024.
Visit our website to find more information, including specific details and Alumni Reviewers' profiles: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/grants/grant-overview/future-conservationist-award/
Please review these profiles to find the Reviewer who best matches your proposal before contacting them. Please contact only one Reviewer at a time.
Good luck!
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Asime James Oba
Many congratulations to CLP alumna @leticia.benavalli on her prestigious Marsh Award 🎉 👏 🎊
Every year, the Marsh Charitable Trust selects inspirational individuals for its Marsh Awards to celebrate the work being done to preserve and protect the planet's biodiversity.
CLP nominated Leticía for the Marsh Award for Early Career Conservation through our partner @faunafloraint to recognise the remarkable steps she's taken to conserve jaguar and other large mammals in the Cerrado (a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in central Brazil) - despite still being relatively early in her career.
The Cerrado provides crucial habitat for not just jaguar but also lowland tapir, puma and giant anteaters, which are threatened by climate change, habitat loss and conflict with local people in the region.
As part of a 2023 CLP project, Leticía and her team at her recently established NGO, the Pró-Onça Institute, have been conducting camera trap surveys in both Pirineus State Park and Brasilia National Park in the state of Goiás, central Brazil.
These surveys have revealed information critical to large mammal conservation in this region:
🐆 The first documented evidence of jaguar breeding in Pirineus State Park
🐆 Jaguar entering unprotected areas around Pirineus State Park more frequently than previously thought - showing how important it is to work with private landowners and other local community members to gain their understanding and support
🐆 An abundance of typical prey for jaguar, including tapir, marsh deer, giant armadillo and peccary, as well as evidence that giant anteaters and pumas are successfully breeding in Pirineus State Park
🐆 Unexpected footage of multiple jaguars in Brasilia National Park revealing an urban jaguar population resurgence in the region
Letícia's NGO, the Pró-Onça Institute, is not just dedicated to large carnivore conservation, but also to women’s empowerment in science and climate change mitigation across Latin America. Read more about her NGO here: proonca.org/
On selecting Letícia for the award, the Marsh Award Selection Panel commented: "Letícia’s clear focus on helping the mammals and local communities in the Brazilian Cerrado is admirable, and she has made great strides in allowing for both the protection of wildlife and a peaceful coexistence between predators and local farmers."
Read more about her CLP project here: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/project/local-communities-empowerment-as-a-driver-to-medi...
Please join us in congratulating Letícia and the other winners of the 2024 @marshawards, Ercilio Chauque and Dominggus Sami Kalami!
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Congratulations Leticia
Congratulations!!!! Letícia Benavalli👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Très intéressant
📢 Introducing our 2024 Conservation Follow-Up Awards 🏆
👉📽 Leap into Action: Saving Ghana's Puddle Frog 🐸
Building on a previous CLP project and the rediscovery of the Critically Endangered intermediate puddle frog in the Ankasa Conservation Area in Ghana, Francis Osei-Gyan and his team at Herp Conservation Ghana will combine scientific research with community involvement to protect the last population of this species and its only home.
"Important outcomes of this project include 20-acres of restored frog habitat, the first global population assessment of the species, a conservation needs assessment, and a conservation action plan." - Francis Osei-Gyan, Team Leader
Visit our website to learn more about this and our other 2024 award-winning projects: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/our-projects/latest-projects-2024
We thank Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for supporting this project.
We are also grateful to the CLP partnership of BirdLife International, Fauna & Flora and Wildlife Conservation Society.
#WeAreCLP #CLPAwards2024 #ConservationLeadership #ConservationGrants #Ghana
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👋 Reminder: CLP is accepting applications for our 2025 Team Awards until 18 October, 2024!
We invite applications from early-career conservation leaders working to protect globally threatened species and their habitats through locally-led actions.
➡Scroll through this post to discover why you should apply (hint: you can gain various benefits to help you boost your careers and build your projects) and how to apply, including key steps you need to take in the application process.
We recommend that you carefully read the eligibility requirements and watch our videos on eligibility before applying, as only eligible projects will pass through the first stage of selection.
We have a wide range of resources to help you with your application, including our 'Alumni Reviewers' - a group of previous CLP award-winners who have volunteered their time to review your draft proposals and provide feedback before the application deadline. You must send them your draft proposal no later than 23 September, 2024.
For more information, visit our website: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/grants/grant-overview/
Good luck!
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💫 Today we were delighted to have a rare in-person meeting with two of our esteemed alumni - Leticia Benavalli (right) and Eyituoyo Ofuya (left) (pictured here with CLP staff, Kate Tointon) 🙌😌
Leticia (from Brazil) and Eyituoyo (Nigeria) are currently in Oxford, UK, as part of their Global Environments Summer Academy (GESA) Fellowship, supported by CLP Alumni Travel Grants.
GESA is a 3-month immersive fellowship bringing change-makers together from around the world to find solutions to pressing planetary challenges.
Leticia and Eyituoyo are two of the 22 talented change-makers selected for this year's GESA Fellowship. With their CLP Alumni Travel Grants, they were able to travel to the UK for the third and last month of the Fellowship.
During their trip, they have attended a five day retreat in Kent and visited the Knepp Rewilding Estate. Their stay in Oxford - where CLP met them today - is the final part of the Fellowship: a five-day academy at the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Institute. The academy includes practical skills-based workshops on various topics ranging from story-telling to transformative leadership.
"Meeting other change-makers working on similar projects from all over the world has inspired new ideas for my work," says Leticia, whose 2023 CLP-supported project focuses on the conservation of large mammals, including jaguar, in the Brazilian Cerrado.
"There's no doubt I will stay in touch with the other fellows after the GESA, and apply what I've learned to my project, including initiating alternative livelihoods for local communities," says Eyituoyo, a 2021 CLP Winner whose project worked to protect threatened Preuss's monkeys in Nigeria.
Earlier this year, CLP published an article about Leticia and Eyituoyo's projects and the vital insights obtained from their camera trapping surveys in Brazil and Nigeria. 👉📚Tap the link in our bio to read the article.
If you too would like CLP support for your conservation careers, including opportunities like our Alumni Travel Grants, apply for a 2025 CLP Team Award! The call for applications is open until 18 October, 2024.👉ℹ Tap the link in our bio for more info.
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Best wishes Ofuya Ebenco Tuoyo
📢 Introducing our 2024 Conservation Follow-Up Awards 🏆
👉📽 Surfing Towards Marine Protection in Uruguay 🌊
In three coastal marine protected areas in Uruguay, the team will scale up a previous CLP project to fill knowledge gaps on marine biodiversity, identify biodiversity indicators, and leverage citizen science to establish new management plans and local community engagement.
"This project will fill knowledge gaps about marine biodiversity in three coastal marine protected areas (CMPAs) of southwest Uruguay. We will generate biodiversity indicators for each CMPA to be included in management plans, evaluate nutrient contamination in the coastal zone, and generate educational and outreach activities for local communities. We will undertake field trips, run workshops with government and stakeholders, and conduct outreach activities with local communities in schools and public spaces." - Angel Segura, Team Leader
Visit our website to learn more about this and our other 2024 award-winning projects: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/our-projects/latest-projects-2024/
We thank Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for supporting this project.
We are also grateful to the CLP partnership of @birdlife.international, @faunafloraint and @thewcs.
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📢 Introducing our 2024 Team Award projects in Latin America! 🏆
👉📽 Who is this Mysterious Inhabitant of Patagonia?
Almost nothing is known about the Wolffsohn's viscacha - a rare rodent endemic to Austral Patagonia. This project takes place in Santa Cruz, Argentina, where the team will fill knowledge gaps about this mysterious rodent’s biology, ecology, and the threats it faces, and engage with local communities to enhance conservation efforts.
"By the end of the project, we aim to produce a distribution map of the species in five protected areas and a report about the perception, the knowledge and the use that local people have of Wolffsohn's viscacha. We will also run a workshop with local NGOs and authorities to present our results and discuss future conservation initiatives. The data we will collect are key to recategorizing the species and producing a conservation and monitoring plan." - Lucas Aristides Hormachea, Team Leader
Visit our website to learn more about this and our other 2024 award-winning projects: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/our-projects/latest-projects-2024/
We thank Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for supporting this project.
We are also grateful to the CLP partnership of @birdlife.international, @faunafloraint and @thewcs.
#WeAreCLP #CLPAwards2024 #ConservationLeadership #ConservationGrants #Chile #Wildcat #Conservation
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📢 Introducing our 2024 Team Award projects in Latin America! 🏆
👉📽 Whiskers of the Wild: Conserving Guigna Wildcat
The guigna, the smallest wildcat in the Americas, is losing its forest home and is increasingly venturing into human dominated landscapes, where it faces retaliatory killings due to its predation on domestic poultry. This project will engage with local communities in guigna conservation and test a new auditory device that could help to reduce human-carnivore conflict.
"I feel so much joy, pride and enthusiasm to receive a CLP Team Award. I've been working on this project for a while and it feels amazing to be able to have this funding, so I'm very grateful to CLP." - Carolina Caraball, Team Leader
Visit our website to learn more about this and our other 2024 award-winning projects: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/our-projects/latest-projects-2024/
We thank the March Conservation Fund for supporting this project.
We are also grateful to the CLP partnership of @birdlife.international, @faunafloraint and @thewcs.
#WeAreCLP #CLPAwards2024 #ConservationLeadership #ConservationGrants #Chile #Wildcat #Conservation
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Join us for a Q&A session to discuss details of the 2025 Team Awards application process
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What is the cut point to say the applicant is young conservationist? Is it age limit or educational background
Please try to increase the size of grant. Why CLP is limited to 15, 25, $
📢 Introducing our 2024 Team Award projects in Latin America! 🏆
👉📽 Tapestry of Tapirs: Weaving Conservation with Culture
This project will preserve the biocultural diversity in the indigenous community of Musuiuiai in Colombia, which has recently declared its lands as a Territory of Life–ICCA to acknowledge the relevance of the traditional knowledge of indigenous people in the conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems and natural resources. The team, consisting of Musuiuiai community members, will use the lowland tapir as a “Landscape Species” and engage neighbouring communities to protect the tapir and its habitat.
"I really think this award will be a great opportunity for the Musuiuiai Indigenous Territory. They really deserve to be recognized for their leadership in the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, and the entire Amazon region needs to know about them." - Bayron R. Calle Rendon, Team Member
Visit our website to learn more about this and our other 2024 award-winning projects: www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/our-projects/latest-projects-2024/
Also, follow the link to read a post related to history of Musuiuiai and the work conducted by the “Alpamamata Michadur” (the indigenous guard of Musuiuiai): cemi.org.co/novedades/cabildo-inga-musuiuiai
We thank Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - for supporting this project.
We are also grateful to the CLP partnership of @birdlife.international, @faunafloraint and @thewcs.
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