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TBA gives step by step support for forest restoration
A TBA training team is in Kenya this month, explaining how to bring life and value back to degraded land and forests for the benefit of biodiversity and local communities. TBA Director, Rosie Trevelyan, and Specialist Course Co-ordinator, Paul Mugo are leading a...
TBA introduces TESSA in Liberia
A dynamic TBA training team has been showing natural resource managers in Liberia how they can measure the benefits of a healthy natural environment: a key factor to support sustainable development. Director Rosie Trevelyan introduced TESSA (the user-friendly name for...
TBA is behind new student conservation platform in Nigeria
The tangible impact of TBA capacity building will be felt in Nigeria this week when dozens of students from universities across the country converge for a conference to discuss key national conservation issues. ‘Conservation without Constraints’, which runs from 25-27...
Top job in forest management for TBA alumnus in Liberia
The new head of Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA) is a TBA alumnus who laid the foundations for his career in conservation during a TBA field course in Tanzania (Amani) in 2009. Darlington Tuagben has been appointed Managing Director of the FDA, where he...
Speaking up about success
A TBA training course in May will boost the impact of conservation in Ethiopia. Spreading the word about success stories to stakeholders is a challenge that many conservation organisations face. Raising awareness, influencing behaviour, and informing policy are...
We can be heroes! #EarthOptimism raises hope
Positive energy was palpable throughout the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge as #EarthOptimism unfolded on Earth Day 2017. The Tropical Biology Association was a co-organiser of this public outreach event that was part of a global celebration of our planet....
Together we can make a difference at #EarthOptimism
The TBA is a major player in #EarthOptimism - an event to mark Earth Day 2017 - designed to empower the public into feeling positive about the future of the planet. #EarthOptimism Cambridge is part of a global initiative, to be held on Saturday 22nd April, to counter...
TBA helps scientists to spread the word of good research
Just four days of TBA training in Cambridge has transformed 15 African conservation scientists from a group of strangers lacking the know-how to get their research into print, into a supportive network with new skills, confidence and targets. “Publishing matters,”...
Raising river water quality in Ghana
TBA alumnus Dufie Adu-Pakoh is the first and only woman to hold the post of Basin Officer for Ghana’s Water Resources Commission (WRC). On International Day of Action for Rivers, Dufie told us that her proudest achievement is getting schools and communities involved...
TBA training builds brighter future for Cheetah and African wild dogs
Tanzania - February 2017. New TBA training gives African conservation leaders tools to strengthen national plans for carnivore conservation. Gregoire has a challenging job. As Benin’s National Carnivore Coordinator he is responsible for implementing his country’s...