Building the next generation of conservation leaders

The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) is a partnership of three world-renowned biodiversity conservation organisations.

UPDATE:   2026 Kate Stokes Memorial Award winners announced

Conservation Team Awards

Since 1985, CLP has been working to preserve biodiversity by funding and training early-career conservation leaders through our annual Team Awards. Past award-winners (“CLP alumni”) form an extensive global network that, alongside the CLP partnership, offers unique mentorship and peer-to-peer support to boost the careers and conservation impact of emerging leaders.

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The call for applications to our flagship Conservation Team Awards is announced annually.

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Supporting early-career local conservationists and projects in biodiverse countries that often lack resources for conservation.

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Having conducted a learning exchange in Brazil I now realize that we can do so much more if we work together, if we have the support of a network that is bigger than ourselves, our projects and our countries. Only then will conservation know no borders.

- MARINES DE LA PEÑA DOMENE

CLP Award-Winner (Mexico, 2012, 2016)

Thank you, CLP, for kickstarting my journey as a conservation leader, for making me believe that I can create meaningful impact.

- Anonymous

CLP Award-Winner (2024)

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