In this Issue: Executive Manager's Message Diary Dates Latest News News From the Field CLP Alumni: Where Are They Now? Final Reports Received Project Websites |
Happy Holidays! As the year comes to a close, its a great time to reflect on all weve been able to accomplish together this year as colleagues and friends who share a commitment to protecting and preserving the natural environment for the benefit of all species today and into the future.
In March we announced the 2009 Conservation Award winners, with 29 award-winning team projects from 12 countries. We had the pleasure of meeting a representative of each of these teams in June at the CLP International Training Course, which was held in Beijing. Equipped with new skills and knowledge, these individuals returned to their countries to share what they learned with their colleagues and to commence their projects. You can read more about the great work being carried out by these individuals in this issue of the enewsletter.
The annual Society for Conservation Biology meeting was also held in Beijing in July. The CLP brought together 80 award winners and it was a great opportunity to network with other conference participants. We are already seeing the benefits of these interactions, and have been able to facilitate formal exchanges between two teams in Brazil and other mentoring opportunities are currently being developed.
As a programme, we are continually looking for ways to expand the training opportunities available to young conservation professionals. In October and November we offered three stand-alone courses which were attended by 45 participants in total: project development, fundraising and proposal writing in Indonesia; statistics of biological monitoring in Kenya; and scientific publication writing in India. We shall be offering these courses again next year in other locations.
Finally, over the course of the year, we have supported seven internships, with individuals gaining hands-on experience working with WCS in Brazil, Indonesia, and Cameroon; Birdlife in Paraguay, Indonesia, and the UK; and FFI in Ecuador.
Wishing you all a safe and peaceful holiday season and we look forward to our continued interactions with you in 2010.
Robyn Dalzen |
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Diary Dates
23 25 March 2010 Student Conference on Conservation Science, Cambridge, U.K.
9 15 April 2010 4th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks, Kedah, Malaysia
2 3 June 2010 CBD IUCN: International conference on safeguarding biodiversity in Africa, Libreville, Gabon
3 7 July 2010 International Congress for Conservation Biology: Conservation for a Changing Planet, Edmonton, Canada
19 - 23 July 2010 The 2010 International Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Tropical Biodiversity: Surviving the Food, Energy and Climate Crisis, Bali, Indonesia
12 - 18 September 2010 International Primatological Societys XXIII Congress: Quest for Coexistence with Non-human Primates, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Latest News
The CLP is offering a limited number of travel grants to CLP alumni to cover travel expenses for the annual International Congress for Conservation Biology, hosted by the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), including the membership and registration fees for selected applicants. All applications are due by January 21, 2010. Click here to find out more information or email clp@birdlife.org Salmon Project Leaps to Take Top Prize
Orchestra Raises Funds for the Kate Stokes Memorial Trust
CLP Learning Exchange: Converting Scientific Information into a Fun and Attractive Language |
Team Awards are granted to teams of three or more individuals who are undertaking high-priority conservation projects. The awards are arranged in a tiered system to allow for progression and include the Future Conservationist Award, Conservation Follow-up Award and Conservation Leadership Award.
AFRICA
Read more about projects in Africa...
ASIA
The Bhimashankar Strategy - towards a region-wide community conservation programme in the north Western Ghats of India (2007, 2009)
Conservation Of The Myristica Swamps - The Highly Threatened And Unique Ecosystem In The Western Ghats, India (2003)
Conservation initiatives for Greater Adjutant stork in Assam, India (2009)
Assessing tiger translocation in Sumatra, Indonesia (2009)
Ecological Assessment of Hispid Hare in Manas National Park, India (2009)
Read more about projects in Asia-Pacific...
EURASIA
Conservation of Rare Plants of Lake Baikal, Russia: Monitoring of Plants and Education of Local Community (2008)
Community-based Conservation of Lake Kuyucuk, Kars, Turkey (2008)
Read more about projects in Eurasia...
LATIN AMERICA
Conservation Status of Parrotfish Species in Protected Coral Reefs, Colombia (2009)
Advancing Seabird Conservation in Perus Artisanal Fishery Through Education and Research (2007)
Conservation of threatened wildlife in southwestern Amazonia, Brazil (2008)
Five Threatened Species of Colombias Western Andes (2008)
Assessment and Conservation of Cundinamarca Antpitta at Farallon de Medina, Cundinamarca (2008) |
CLP Alumni: Where Are They Now? Chamnan Kim - Evidence That Success Breeds Success The turtle is a symbolic animal in Asian culture and the Royal Turtle is one of seven national symbols of the Kingdom of Cambodia. However, until relatively recently, there was little information available about the number of species, their distribution, diet, or habitat preferences in Cambodia. To read more about how Chamnan and his team have been conserving a number of turtle species click here |
Check out project websites for updated news and images from award winning teams in the field:
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