Deadline: November 2, 2018
This fellowship creates opportunities for indigenous leaders to explore solutions to the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss using the traditional knowledge of men and women. Since 2011, Conservation International has supported fellows from over 15 countries, linking conservation and science with indigenous traditional knowledge.
Indigenous and traditional peoples’ knowledge, together with biodiversity and climate-related science, can help communities facing increasing threats on their lands and territories to confront the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. At the same time, a better understanding of how men and women interact with their environment, and the development of culturally appropriate methods to better engage everyone in management efforts, will help to confront the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.
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Fellowship information
The Indigenous Leaders Conservation Fellowship focuses on supporting indigenous peoples and elevating their voices in the dialogue around climate resilience and conservation. The fellowship offers individualized support to fellows, in an effort to enhance and expand leadership, as well as to provide learning opportunities and connections for personal and professional development. For the 2019-2020 fellowship cycle, Conservation International will be supporting two distinct fellowship tracks under the Indigenous Leaders Conservation Fellowship: an Indigenous Women’s fellowship and an Emerging Indigenous Leaders fellowship.
Interested indigenous and traditional peoples organizations are now invited to nominate candidates for the 2019-2020 fellowship cycle. Please find the nominations materials below, and note the individual eligibility requirements for each fellowship track. Nominations are due via email to indigenousfellows@conservation.org by November 2, 2018.