Land tenure

   The Conservation Catalysts Network (CCN) focuses on universities, colleges and research institutions that are catalyzing large landscape conservation. Our members are pairings of academic and research institutions with conservation initiatives (for example, the pairing of the Harvard Forest and the Wildlands and Woodlands Initiative).

Interested in becoming a more effective conservation leader? The Society for Conservation Biology will host a 2-day "Building Leadership Capacity in Conservation" workshop at the 2013 International Congress for Conservation Biology in Baltimore. This highly interactive workshop is for 25 conservation professionals from around the world, tailored to the unique needs of conservation scientists and practitioners at any stage in their career.

Kinship Conservation Fellows is a ground-breaking environmental leadership program that emphasizes market-based solutions to environmental problems.

Abstract Deadline – Just 4 Weeks Away

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation . . .  Though the title is dry, the course itself will be rich with discussion, thought provoking, and stimulating for personal growth and professional development.   At first glance, this course may seem adequate for program directors, office administrators, state and federal evaluators, and anyone else with a brief case or clip board.

Restoration Coordinator, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers

DURATION: Full-Time Temporary position

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Friday, January 4, 2013, or until position is filled.

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: Appox. February 11 to November 25, 2013

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Afro-­Colombian Community Becomes First to Receive VCS Credits for Forest Conservation on Collective Lands.  Innovative joint venture between Anthrotect and Afro-descendant communities in northwest Colombia demonstrates the power of direct carbon finance to transform lives, protect wildlife, and preserve vital ecosystems.

The creation of a sustainable future will require the development of conservation practitioners with a strong foundation in science, leadership, and management. In addition, these practitioners will need to engage in cross-disciplinary problem solving, to understand cross-cultural and cross-boundary issues, and to be comfortable operating adaptively in an environment of increasing complexity and uncertainty.

Conflict management in The Nusa Tenggara Uplands, Indonesia. An effort in the province of Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, now into its third decade (initiated in 1991), has brought together a diverse array of stakeholders.

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Jou 12: Day 12
Lapli Pa Tonbe: The Rain Does Not Fall