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🎉 New dates for our first 2025 courses are here! Plus, we have a new flexible way to take Project Management! Find out more and why we're making these changes here: https://buff.ly/3OuCFW2 🦁 Project Management for Wildlife Conservation 🗓️ 4th Feb - 18th Mar, 2025 🎟️ Find out more: https://buff.ly/3PdHTqb In this online training course, you will learn skills to help you manage conservation projects of any type or size. The course covers how to define roles to clarify team structure and decision-making, use phases to manage a project from start to finish, set up control processes to keep the project on track and adapt to changing conditions, and set up administrative processes to help conduct effective meetings and develop high-quality documents. 🦈 Grant Writing for Wildlife Conservation 🗓️ 10th Feb - 31st Mar, 2025 🎟️ Find out more: https://buff.ly/45xn9zC In this online training course, you will learn skills to help you write impact-focused grant applications for any type of conservation project. The course covers how to select the right grant, prepare a well written, well presented, high-impact, evidence-based application, create log frames that match donor criteria and process your application effectively. 🐊 Project Planning for Wildlife Conservation 🗓️ 26th Feb - 9th April, 2025 🎟️ Find out more: https://buff.ly/3MtIZeM In this online training course, you will learn skills to help you create effective strategies for conservation projects of any type or size. The course covers how to assess the current situation you are trying to change, plan the impact you want to achieve, plan the work you will carry out to achieve that impact and adapt your strategy to your needs and situation. 🐘 Stakeholder Engagement for Wildlife Conservation 🗓️ 25th Mar - 29th April, 2025 🎟️ Find out more: https://buff.ly/3KABG3W In this online training course, you will learn skills to help you select and engage with the right stakeholders for any conservation project. The course covers how to select the stakeholders that are right for your project, initiate the relationship to build trust and understanding, formalise the relationship to set expectations and manage the relationship to progress the project and adapt to changing conditions. 🦈 Monitoring and Evaluation for Wildlife Conservation 🗓️ 30th Apr - 4th Jun, 2025 🎟️ Find out more: https://buff.ly/44r3qA6 In this online training course, you will learn how to plan and report on monitoring and evaluation activities for any type of conservation project. The course covers how to define project success in terms of results, objectives and tolerance limits, set indicators to track progress and assess project success, plan monitoring activities to track changes in the situation, plan evaluation activities to assess how impact was achieved and how much impact was due to the project, and report impact using diagrams and charts. All courses: https://buff.ly/3T8clEx

🎙️🌍 New Podcast Episode: Building Networks in Veterinary Science 🌍🎙️ In the latest episode of the Restore Our Planet Podcast, Dr. Guss shares their journey in building strong networks within the veterinary science community. 🐾🔬 From fostering collaboration to tackling conservation challenges, their insights highlight the power of connection in driving change. 💡 Discover how these networks are making a difference for wildlife and ecosystems across the globe. 🎧 Listen now:

🌟 Exciting news: We’re expanding your learning options! 🌟 🎉 We understand that everyone learns differently. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce TWO ways to take our most popular course, Project Management for Wildlife conservation. ✅ Guided Learning - This is the learning pathway you know and love. A 6-week guided program with expert-led live sessions, perfect for those who love structure, collaboration, and networking. ✅ Flexible Learning – A brand-new self-paced flexible learning pathway for those who need the freedom to learn on their own schedule, with all materials provided upfront. Both options offer the same high-quality content, certification, and access to private training rooms on our supportive online community, WildHub! Whether you thrive in a group setting or prefer to go at your own pace, we’ve got you covered. 💪 📢 Find out more about why we're making these changes: https://buff.ly/3OuCFW2 #ConservationTraining #WildTeam #LearnYourWay #CapacityBuilding #ConservationSkills

🏃♀️🌊 Going the Distance for Whale Shark Conservation! 🌊🏃♂️ Our incredible Whale Shark Champions in India recently took part in the Fort Kochi Heritage Run, spreading awareness about the importance of whale shark conservation. 🐋✨ With their passion and dedication, they’re inspiring local communities to protect this gentle giant of the seas and the vital ecosystems it inhabits. 💙 Learn more about their amazing efforts and how events like this are making waves for conservation:

Fieldwork recap: Cohort Highlights & Feedback Reel We’re proud of their growth, creativity, and commitment to making a difference. It’s a testament to what happens when we nurture talent and create opportunities for collaboration. A huge shoutout to organizations and partners who share our vision of empowering the next generation of conservation leaders. Let’s join forces to create more impactful stories like this! WildHub WildTeam UK Conservation Alliance Kenya African Conservation Center WWF UN Environment Programme Programmes NatureKenya WRTI CHD Conservation Kenya Interested in partnering with us? Send us an email @kang4nature@gmail.com ,Let’s make waves in conservation together! #YouthInConservation #upskillingprogram #kangcohort #CohortHighlights #kang4nature

🌍 Winning the biodiversity and climate change race 🌱 As we watch the latest #COP29 discussions unfold, there’s a stark truth we can’t ignore: no matter what agreements are made or funds are promised, we’re still far from meeting the biodiversity and climate crises head-on. It’s like asking a middle-aged man on a penny-farthing to win the Tour de France. It’s simply not enough. To succeed, we need a highly trained team on top-of-the-range bikes, backed by incredible support staff, all working seamlessly together. That’s how we win. The same goes for conservation and restoration. We need more people and teams involved, equipped with the right skills, resources, and networks to tackle these challenges. And the good news? The people are out there. Motivated, passionate, and ready to act. They just need us to get behind them, offering the support and trust they need to rise to the occasion. This isn’t about waiting for governments to step up—it’s about empowering the people who already want to make a difference. Together, we can turn ambition into action. 🚴♀️🌿 Let’s build the team that can win this race. 🌍✊ https://lnkd.in/ezrefGVB #COP29 #BiodiversityCrisis #ClimateAction #Conservation #EmpowerChange #WildTeam

Happy to share that I have obtained a new certification in project management for wildlife conservation by WildTeam UK in collaboration with Kang4Nature The last 8 weeks have been engaging learning from the experts and fellow peers. The learning has revolved around: 1. Project phases are crucial in any project to ensure nothing is missed out. 2. We often focus on perfection and forget to start a project. To avoid further negative effects on biodiversity start doing something. 3. A project tracker is key in ensuring the project stays on track and achieve its impact. There are so many apps and tools to help you create your project tracker, adopt and use accordingly. 4. A project plan is the blue print of your project, gratefull to #kang4nature for capacity building me on this. 5. How do you ensure your meetings are effective? Agree as a project team on how many meetings and how often you should have them, each meeting should have an agenda to ensure you stay on track. 6. Something that I have overlooked is managing documents. Let you document naming and filing to be consistent to enable clear tracking in the future. 7. I have learnt how to manage project progress and adopt to any changes that come along. The practical session was invaluable in equipping me with project plan development and honing presentation skills. Special thanks to Collins Busuru and Ruth Jepkemoi Singen for the amazing facilitation during the practical sessions, your insights were quite helpful. The amazing guests Anthony Onyango and @Sam Ndii for sharing your journey and insights with us. And my fellow cohort peers for collaboration, I have learnt a lot from you. Thank you #kang4nature for the opportunity to be part of cohort 1 of upskilling and upscalling program. The 8 weeks has been nothing but fun with lots of learning, I have already started implementing what I have learnt. Lastly, I wanna thank me for believing in me. I wanna thank me for doing all the work. #WildTeamUK #Kangkang #Kang4nature Collins Busuru Kang4Nature WildTeam UK Ruth Jepkemoi Singen

I recently completed the Project Management for Wildlife Conservation Certificate from WildTeam UK, which equipped me with an understanding of standard principles, project phases, and roles crucial for successful conservation projects. I really enjoyed the six-week course, which not only enhanced my knowledge but also bolstered my confidence in undertaking diverse responsibilities within conservation projects. I look forward to applying these newfound skills as a conservation ecologist and contributing meaningfully to conservation efforts in the future. #Conservation #Wildlife #ProjectManagement

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