Conservation International and the Secretariat for the Convention of Biological Diversity have sponsored the Indigenous and Traditional Peoples Conservation Fellowship, which is currently open to a new round of applications. This Fellowship was established to create opportunities for leaders and scholars from indigenous and traditional peoples communities and organizations to explore solutions to the impacts of climate change and the threats to ecosystems and biodiversity that are affecting their lands, communities and livelihoods.
The program will focus on two very important areas of professional development component for the selected candidate, including trainings, classes and attendance at national and international meetings and support for a research project into the contribution of traditional knowledge in adapting to climate change and/or maintaining healthy ecosystems and biodiversity, and the linkages between traditional knowledge and science and new technologies in order to inform policy and action on the ground.
To apply, applicants must be a member of an indigenous or traditional community from one of the countries specified below:
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Democracti Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Fiji, Guyana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, New Caledonia, Panama, Paua New Guinea, Samoa, South Africa, and Suriname.
Deadline for application is 1 July 2011. For more information, visit this link.
