Deadline: 1-May-23
The Saiga Conservation Alliance is pleased to launch the 2023 call for applications in support of young conservationists based in the saiga range states (Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia), or saiga consumer countries (including China, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia).
The SCA recognizes that it is imperative to support the next generation of conservationists, and so with their Young Conservation Leaders award they will be able to support two aspiring conservationists (individuals or groups) with grants of $1000 each, (given in two payments of $500, with the second one conditional on good progress)
The awards are to support a 12-month project which links to the ongoing work of the SCA in the winner’s country, and they are calling for applications from conservationists between the ages of 12 and 30 who live in the saiga’s range states, or consumer countries.
Objectives
- The young conservation leaders will work with the SCA’s administrative team to develop a project of their choice which is aligned with the aims of the SCA
- Activities focus on the following objectives:
- Improved monitoring of the status of individual populations, including participatory monitoring with local people
- Application of comparable and appropriate monitoring methods throughout the saiga’s range states
- Assessment of species’ distribution, spatial and temporal variation in breeding pastures and migratory routes
- Control of saiga poaching
- Creation of alternative livelihood options in rural villages that depend on poaching for income and employment; creation of incentives for conservation at the local level
- Awareness raising (regional, national and international levels)
- Improvement of the protected area network, focussing on birth and rutting areas and including transboundary protection areas
- Application of captive breeding where appropriate; knowledge transfer on techniques
- Control of illegal trade in saiga products; compliance with CITES provisions
- Assessment of long-term conservation solutions, including sustainable use if populations have recovered to a level that would allow for such use.
Funding Information
- Grants of $1000 each, (given in two payments of $500, with the second one conditional on good progress).
Eligibility Criteria
- The Young Conservation Leaders award must be applied for by the candidate(s) themselves. Candidates must be aged 12-30 and live within a saiga range state (Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan) or a consumer country (including China, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam).
- In order to apply for an award, please answer the questions and submit your application, (in English or Russian only). If you are a group please nominate a leader, who should fill in the form on behalf of the whole group.
For more information, visit Young Conservation Leaders.