In this Issue: Programme Manager's Message Diary Dates Latest News News From the Field Programme Alumni: Where are they now? Final Reports Received Project Websites |
Welcome to this edition of the CLP newsletter. Since we last wrote, there has been a hive of activity across our network. Read on to find out more about the individuals working across the globe for conservation!
As for the CLP team, Lynn and I were happy to have the opportunity in January to visit our partners and many of the teams and projects were supporting in India. The experience really opened our eyes to the incredible beauty and diversity of wildlife found there and hit home the problems that come with intense human population growth in these precious places.
In February, Paul and Robyn traveled to Brazil for a similar trip to raise awareness of the Programme. Whilst they were there, Martin Fisher (Editor of Oryx Magazine) provided a very well received 2-day training course for a group of Brazilian award winners on Writing for Publications. Were all very grateful for being looked after so well on our trips and we learnt a great deal!
In March, we selected our 2008 team award winners (listed below) and we are very excited about meeting them and other alumni in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA in June and July for our International Winners Training and the Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting.
We are currently working on a new CLP website, and look forward to being able to announce the launch of that in time for the meeting in Chattanooga. We hope the new features were developing make it more interactive and easier to use. Keep in touch. We love hearing from you!
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Diary Dates
13 16 May 2008 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii
22 25 June 2008 Asian Wetlands Symposium 2008, Hanoi, Vietnam
7 11 July 2008 11th Annual Coral Reef Symposium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
13 18 July 2008 SCB Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
17 22 August 2008 6th World Congress of Herpetology, Manaus, Brazil
5 9 October 2008 International Scientific Conference: Tropical Forests and Agroforests under Global Change, Bali, Indonesia
5 14 October 2008 World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, Spain
24 - 29 November 2008 VIII Latin American Herpetology Congress,
Topes de Collantes, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
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Latest News
2008 Conservation Leadership Programme Team Awards Announced
Spot-billed Pelican Team Receives 2008 Kate Stokes Memorial Award
Staff Training for Protected Areas in Azerbaijan: Reporting back on the Kate Stokes Award
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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.
Bringing Bats off the Brink: Conservation Action for the Critically Endangered Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat (2006)
Operation Mohéli, Comoros (2006)
Conservation Comoros: Biodiversity Assessment and Environmental Awareness (2005)
Read more about projects in Africa...
Conservation of Mustache Toad, China (2007)
Developing a Community Forest buffer for the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, India (2007)
Turtles and Tortoises of Northeast India: Saving them from Extinction (2006)
CROC Project, Philippines (2005) Operation Free Isabela
Extending Chelonian Research, Education and Conservation in Cambodia (2005)
Bat Count Philippines (2006)
Distribution, Habitat Preference and Conservation Status of Endemic Giant Rats Solomys ponceleti and S. salebrosus on Choiseul Island, Solomon Islands (2005)
Turtle Population Survey and Conservation Planning for Pulau Pasoso Reserve, Indonesia (2003)
Read more about projects in Asia and the Pacific...
Darevskys Viper, Armenia (2007)
Conservation of Threatened Birds in Azerbaijan (2006)
Number and Distribution of Rare Birds in Western Siberia, Russia (2006)
Read more about projects in Eurasia...
Amburana cerensis Project, Argentina (2007)
Fernando de Noronha's Shark Project, Brazil: participative fisheries monitoring (2007)
Atelopus Project, Colombia (2007)
Advancing Seabird Conservation in Perus Artisanal Fishery through Education and Research (2007)
Conservation Field Training for Young Park Rangers in Argentina (2007)
An Integrated Approach Toward Giant Otter Conservation in Bolivia (2003)
Read more about projects in Latin America and the Caribbean...
WCS Research Fellowship Program
The aim of the Research Fellowship Program is to provide promising young individual conservationists with an opportunity to conduct advanced and applied biodiversity conservation research to develop key research and associated skills (planning, problem-solving, communication) necessary for conservation practitioners.
CLP Internship Program
The aim of CLP internships is to provide future conservation leaders with on-the-job training and exposure to day-to-day workings of conservation NGOs, whilst providing programme partners with talented individuals. Interns are selected by and work with program partners in their respective organisations.
2008 CLP Interns |
Programme Alumni: Where are they now? Catching up with Matt Shirley: Mentor Extraordinaire
By Lynn Duda, CLP Programme Officer
In 2003, Matt Shirley won an award for his proposal to study The Birds of Río Muni in Equatorial Guinea. While Matts CLP project focused on birds, he admits, Growing up I was always very much into herps, and crocodiles are of course king of the herps and so ancient that its hard not to be fascinated by them.
Knowing that central Africa was home to two of the most unknown crocodilians in the world, Matt took some time to search for them when he wasnt surveying for owls at night. I went out twice looking for them but was only successful in capturing a single individual. This encounter sparked Matts interest in African crocodiles and so upon his return from Equatorial Guinea, he hit the ground running, determined to return to Africa to study crocs for his masters degree.
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These recently concluded projects have had some exciting results. For a copy of the full report, send an email request to clp@birdlife.org.
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Check out project websites for updated news and images from award winning teams in the field:
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