Deadline: 9 December 2019
Applicants are invited to submit their applications for Kinship Conservation Workshop.
Kinship Conservation Workshop: India will train local conservationists in the use of incentives to solve local conservation challenges. During this five-day workshop, participants will learn how economic tools can be applied to enhance community-based conservation projects, study the successes and failures of incentive-based conservation in India, as well as globally, and be introduced to alternative pathways to achieve conservation impact.
The Kinship Conservation Workshop: India will take place from January 6 – 10, 2020 in Nandi Hills, outside of Bangalore.
Benefits
Kinship Foundation will cover all workshop expenses, including lodging, food, classroom materials and field trips. Participants must arrange and pay for their transportation expenses to/from Bangalore. Limited travel assistance is available for those who qualify.
Sessions and Facilitators
Topics covered in the workshop include:
- Theory and global experiences in the use of incentives for community-based conservation
- The history and state of incentive-based conservation in India
- The role of economic principles in incentive-based conservation
- Local experiences with water, carbon and ecotourism from Latin America, Africa and Asia
- Exploring the role of entrepreneurship, systems thinking and human-centered design in conservation
- Bringing it together: the future of incentive-based conservation in India
Participants will attend lectures and field discussions, and will take an all-day field trip to see incentive-based conservation projects in action.
Eligibility Criteria
The workshop is open to early- to mid-career Indian conservation practitioners with at least three years of experience in natural resource management, preferably with some knowledge of incentive-based conservation tools. Space is limited to 30 attendees.
For more information, visit https://www.kinshipfellows.org/program/regional-workshops/apply-for-kinship-conservation-workshop-india