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Breaking new ground in Bryophyte research
Lova Marline (TBA field course, Kirindy 2010) has won a Green Talents 2014 Award for her research on bryophytes in Madagascar. Lova was one of 25 young people selected from a strong field of over 800 applicants from all over the world. Green Talent is an...
Tiwonge is International Young Conservationist of 2014
Tiwonge I. Mzumara-Gawa (TBA field course, Kibale 2005) has won the 2014 International Young Conservationist Award. Tiwonge is currently studying for a PhD at the University of KwaZulu Natal and a volunteer Conservation and Research Officer for the Wildlife and...
Reunion in Ethiopia
The Ethiopia TBA Alumni held a re-union meeting on 23 October 2014 at the Environment and Coffee Forest Forum offices in Addis Ababa. The five alumni present were Bruktawit Abdu (Madagascar 2007), Tadesse Woldemariam (Kenya 1999); Kiros Woldegerima (Tanzania 2010);...
2014 TBA Small Grants winners announced
The TBA is pleased to announce winners of the 2014 TBA Small Grants. The 8 winning projects are being implemented by some 37 alumni from six alumni groups. The projects will deliver measurable conservation impacts and capacity development actions in Benin, Kenya,...
An excellent year for TBA achievers
2014 has been a great year for TBA as many of our alumni received recognition for their conservation work — both in their own countries as well as internationally. Read about these wonderful achievements in Alumni news, and find out more about the career development...
Kinship honours for conservation leaders
Two of our Kenyan alumni have been selected as 2014 Kinship Conservation Fellows — earning international recognition as conservation leaders. Dr. Mwangi Githiru (Kibale 1997) and Faith Milkah Muniale (Kibale 2004) joined a select group of other fellows from 10...
Taking TESSA forward
TBA alumnus Patrick Armel Mbosso (TBA field course Segera 2013) — a pioneer of the Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site based Assessment (TESSA) in Africa — has been awarded a 2014 Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation. The grant will fund a project to design and...
Shaping the future in Liberia
Darlington Tuagben — the first Liberian on a TBA course (Amani 2009) — has been appointed the Assistant Managing Director of Operations at Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority by the president of Liberia, Her Excellency Hellen Sirleaf Johnson. Darlington has his...
A new logo for Kenyan alumni
The Kenyan TBA Alumni Association launched a new logo in January 2014, seven years after its formation. TBAAK has developed an image that demonstrates its diversity and partnership, as it incorporates the map of Kenya, the colours of the national flag and the TBA...
Boosting capacity in Madagascar
Alumni in Madagascar have been multiplying the benefits of training. In a joint initiative, TBA teamed up with the Madagascar TBA Alumni Group (MTBA) in January 2014 to deliver training in designing quality research projects to nineteen Malagasy early career...