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The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) is a partnership of four conservation organisations – BirdLife International, Conservation International, Fauna & Flora International, the Wildlife Conservation Society – working to promote the development of future biodiversity conservation leaders by providing a range of awards, training and mentoring support via an active international network of practitioners.

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Conservation Leadership Programme announces award winners for 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

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The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) has announced this year’s 30 award-winning projects in 19 different countries, worth a total of $492,000

Got a conservation emergency? Now there’s help

Friday, April 1, 2011

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The Rapid Response Facility provides small grants, focusing on UNESCO natural World Heritage sites, in response to applications for urgent support.

From the Frontline

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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I was led to a career in conservation by a genuine and keen interest to understand how things work. My earliest memories are at ten years old, when I came across a 30 cm male Jackson’s Chameleon in the hedges of my small rural village Ithekahuno in Nyeri, Kenya, and marvelled at the complexity of the animal. From then on, I acquired a hunger to learn what was in the natural world, and why it looked and behaved the way it did.

Conservation Leadership Programme – update by Robyn Dalzen

Monday, September 13, 2010

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Conservation Leadership Programme – update by Robyn Dalzen

“The summer is winding down here in the northern hemisphere, and what a busy summer it has been”, tells Robyn Dalzen – CLP Executive Manager.

CLP alumni call to save the Araripe Manakin – video

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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CLP alumni call to save the Araripe Manakin – video

Conservation Leadership Programme alumni from around the world ask you to save the Critically Endangered Araripe Manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) which is known locally as the Soldadinho do Araripe.

2010 Conservation Leadership Programme Award Winners

Thursday, June 24, 2010

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This year 36 award winning projects were selected from 265 applications. A total of $600,000 to teams from 23 different countries and, for the first time, we will be supporting conservation projects in Bangladesh, Nigeria, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe

Important Funding Success for the Gangetic Dolphin Project

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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Important Funding Success for the Gangetic Dolphin Project

Conservationists striving to conserve the Endangered Gangetic dolphin have recently been awarded a significant funding boost from the Darwin Initiative. The three-year project, a collaboration between the Zoological Society of London and Aaranyak will be led by in-country Project Leader Dr Wakid Abdul, Programme Head of Gangetic Dolphin Research and Conservation Programme.

Conservation Leadership Programme in 2010 – Video

Monday, May 17, 2010

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In 2010, the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) celebrates 25 years of conservation success. This video showcases three of the people and projects supported by the programme around the world.

Training 2,500 leaders in conservation

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) recently hosted a special evening to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. This event took place in Cambridge, UK, which is where the programme was conceived and initiated by BirdLife International back in 1985.

The Conservation Leadership Programme – Video

Thursday, April 9, 2009

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The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) is a partnership between BirdLife International, Fauna & Flora International, Conservation International, the Wildlife Conservation Society and BP. Initiatives that the Conservation Leadership Programme supports include: research fellowships, scholarships, internships, and opportunities for network development – skills that are of utmost importance in helping develop future leaders within the conservation field.