Dr. Andrés Gerique Zipfel from the Department of Geography at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, visited us for a week as part of the ERASMUS+ exchange program. He worked with master’s students from the Department of Ecosystems and Conservation and taught classes on the theory and practice of applied ethnobotany and the use of payments for...Read More
Department of Ecosystems and Conservation of Sokoine University of Agriculture is offering Forest Botany course among others. This Forest Botany is offered under BSc Forestry and BSc Wildlife Management. On 8th June, 2022 Students undertaking BSc Forestry and BSc Wildlife Management Year 1 conducted field practical at Kimboza Forest Reserve and and Kitulangalo Forest Reserve,...Read More
The John Z. Duling Grant Program offers funding up to US$25 thousand during 1-3 years to support exploratory work in the early stages of untested but potentially transformative research in arboriculture. In 2022, the program will focus on Propagation, Plant Selection, Development of New Varieties, and Planting/Establishment. Applicants can be of any national or ethnic...Read More
The Jack Kimmel International Grant Program makes grants to researchers in arboriculture and urban forestry worldwide. Projects of one to three years are funded to a maximum of US$10 thousand. In 2022, the grant program will be focused specifically on Arboriculture; Tree Health; and Risk Assessment. To apply, applicants have to send a brief Letter...Read More
The Botswana Wild Bird Trust (BWBT) is looking for a research assistant to be based in Maun, Botswana. [Deadline: 15 July 2022] Please also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more.Read More
Women for the Environment (WE Africa) are currently accepting applications for the 2023 cohort. You can follow this link to see the range of opportunities this program offers, in an effort to put women at the heart of Africa’s environmental movement. [Deadline: 15 August 2022]Read More
Lion Landscapes are looking to recruit a Tanzanian national as project assistant/data manager for their work in Ruaha National Park and its surrounding landscapes. The position also offers potential for further academic growth. [Deadline: 1 August 2022] Please also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more.Read More
The Conservation Leadership Program (CLP) makes grants to advance the leadership capacity of early-career conservationists in the developing world. Grants combine research with conservation. CLP provides support to small teams of at least three individuals. Future Conservationist Awards are up to US$15 thousand. Follow-Up Awards and Leadership Awards are up to US$25 thousand and US$50...Read More
EarthRanger offers two grants in the amount of US$15 thousand to organizations that are deploying technology to advance their work in conservation. Any organization, protected area and government entity working to safeguard wildlife and their habitats through tech, including but not limited to, the security of endangered animals, animal behavioral research, anti-poaching enforcement, ecological management, and human-wildlife...Read More
The Small Initiatives Program (PPI) launches a call for project proposals for emerging African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working around major issues of nature conservation and/or the fight against climate change. The eligible themes are the conservation of biodiversity and the fight against climate change through nature-based solutions. The maximum contribution is €35 thousand. Eligible...Read More
