The "Association for the Sustainable Financing of Mediterranean MPAs" (M2PA) launches a call for application for the position of Association's coordinator. This position is a full time and for a permanent contract. The Coordinator will be in charge of facilitating, managing and supervising the Association’s general operations. Further details on the position are available here in both French and English.
Please send a Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter by email by 15 March 2017 at the latest to xavier.sticker@diplomatie.gouv.fr and rcuvelier@fpa2.org
Climate Adaptation Fund Releases the 2017 Request for Proposals
The Wildlife Conservation Society is pleased to announce the next round of grantmaking through the Climate Adaptation Fund.
The full announcement can be found here. Details about needed information and application materials can be found on their site, and feel free to check out their promotional video!
Seeking Executive Director for Newly Formed Blue Action Fund
The new KfW/BMZ oceans trust fund—Blue Action Fund— that was created in December is in need of an Executive Director. Further information on the Blue Action Fund, as well as the role and responsibilities of the job, can be found online or downloaded as a PDF.
Those interested should submit application materials electronically before 24 March 2017.
UNDP Consultancy Announcement for Conservation Trust Fund Specialist
The UNDP has released a consultancy announcement for those interested in becoming a Conservation Trust Fund Specialist for protected areas in Papua New Guinea. In order to be considered, UNDP must be contacted no later than January 24th.
For further details on the consultancy please see the posting on the UNDP site.
Updated 2015 CTIS is Now Available
The Conservation Trust Investment Survey report for Calendar Year 2015, put together by The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Conservation Finance Alliance, in partnership with RedLAC and CAFÉ, is now updated and available for download. The document now includes a foreword written by Greg Alexander and Scott O'Connell of Acacia Partners.
The updated version can be found here or in the CTIS Publications section of the Library.
CSU Short Courses Focused on Conservation Finance
Colorado State University has shared an announcement regarding two short courses focused on conservation finance that will be available in 2017.
The first is offered exclusively in Spanish and will take place the 5th of July through the 5th of August 2017. The second is available in English and will take place September 7th to 23rd, 2017. For further information you may check out the website or click through the links below.
2017 Curso Corto sobre Manejo de Areas Protegidas: http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam-course-sp
2017 Mobile Seminar on Tourism and Protected Areas: http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpamt-tourism-course
CFA in MPA News
In the latest issue of MPA News there are several exciting mentions of CFA, including an interview with Sylvie Goyet about how MPA Practitioners can benefit from CFA. To view this interview and read other articles from MPA News, please check out the latest issue.
Conservation Trust Fund Investment Survey (CTIS) for 2015 Now Available
The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Conservation Finance Alliance, in partnership with RedLAC and CAFÉ, are pleased to share the Conservation Trust Investment Survey report for Calendar Year 2015. Funding for the report was provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Linden Trust for Conservation, and Acacia Partners.
Each year we are grateful for the investment insights of Greg Alexander in the Foreword. Due to some timing constraints we are issuing the report without the Foreword for now, but will provide an updated document as soon as the Foreword is ready, likely in a week or two. Spanish and French versions will be ready shortly. The English version can be downloaded here or in the CTIS section of the library.
Search for Conservation Education Funding
Mr. Kweku Amankwah, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Green Environmental Network in Ghana and a member of the CFA, has been accepted to a Masters program through Kalu Institute in Spain; his research will be focused on conservation, biodiversity and sustainable funding, well-aligned with the CFA's focus.
He has been granted a scholarship for a portion of the expenses for this distance learning program, but is responsible for the remaining 870 Euros and is looking for sponsorship. Does anyone have any ideas of funding sources? Note that timing is important as he must pay the fees before February. If you have suggestions, please contact him directly at info@globalgreennetwork.org
Application Process is Open for the Annual Kinship Conservation Fellows Program
Just a reminder that applications are open for the 2017 Kinship Conservation Fellows program. Applications from CFA members are more than welcome, and we'd also appreciate your help sharing this information with friends and colleagues.
You can share this post on social media, or if you know someone who would make a great Fellow, download a nomination form or write a brief letter (no more than 300 words) and email it to applications@kinshipfellows.org.
Thank you for helping us recruit Fellows for 2017!
Kinship Fellows program staff