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Shaping the future
A new wave of future conservationists is being launched this summer as the TBA’s 2015 programme of field courses passes the halfway mark. Throughout July, 24 biological science graduates from 17 countries spent a month in a global biodiversity hotspot in the Usumbara...
Leading in Miombo woodlands carbon research
Dr. Ezekiel E. Mwakalukwa, a TBA alumnus from Tanzania, is charting the way forward in the sustainable management of the country’s Miombo woodlands. His PhD research data, which is to be included in a key publication on the role of East African Miombo forests in...
TBA alumni: “a critical part of Africa’s future” says UN Special Envoy
In his opening speech at the 2015 African Student Conference on Conservation Science, former President of Ghana and current UN Special Envoy of Climate Change, His Excellency John Kufuor, urged delegates to use the conference as a springboard to action: “TBA alumni...
Conservation through better project management
In an exciting new learning opportunity for conservation in Africa, the TBA ran its first course on project management and evaluation from 25 - 30 May 2015. Sixteen conservation managers from Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe attended the course which...
The case for more women in conservation
Conservation would benefit if more women were actively involved. That is the message from TBA Director Dr. Rosie Trevelyan, who was featured on the popular BBC Radio 4 programme, Woman's Hour, on March 18th. Rosie discussed issues around gender and conservation, the...
Nigeria alumni host biodiversity conference
Conservation in 21st Century in Nigeria: transcending disciplinary boundaries — that was the theme for the Nigeria TBA Alumni (NTBA) group's 5th annual biodiversity conference. Original research from a broad range of disciplines in biodiversity conservation was...
New orchid species found in Kenya
A new orchid has been discovered by TBA Alumni Association of Kenya researchers. The previously unknown Habenaria species was found during a study of orchids in Kericho Forest, Kenya — carried out between September 2013 and March 2014. The findings, which included a...
Future for Nature Award for Caleb
Ghanaian herpetologist, Caleb Ofori (2007 Kibale course) has won a prestigious Future for Nature Award 2014 for his contribution to research and conservation of frogs and their environment in Ghana. The award supports young, talented conservationists who are committed...
Marsh Award for Malagasy leader
Congratulations to Julie Hanta Razafimanahaka (TBA field course Kirindy 2005) for scooping the 2014 Marsh Award for Terrestrial Conservation Leadership. Julie won the award for her tireless effort in supporting conservation in her homeland of Madagascar. She is the...
Fellowship for “Mr Frog man”
Gilbert Adum Baase (TBA field course, Amani 2010) co-founder and Executive Director of the Ghanian NGO Save the Frogs has won a prestigious German Alexander von Humboldt International Climate Protection Fellowship, 2014. Gilbert will spend a year in Germany...