Boot Camp for Conservation Changemakers

Frontline Conservation Training

Specialist Course

The Tropical Biology Association’s pioneering conservation Boot Camp equips changemakers with the skills, knowledge and inspiration they need to work at the frontline of conservation and ensure that our precious natural resources are maintained for generations to come.

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Boot Camp Summary Report 2019

What We Cover

The course has been specially developed by experienced conservation educators and is practical and dynamic. It is taught by TBA’s skilled educators alongside local facilitators and subject specialists.

Being immersed in nature is the best way to learn about practical solutions for conserving its biodiversity while considering the needs of rural and urban populations. Participants also gain skills in engaging with and communicating with different sectors of society. They leave the course with the insights, skills and confidence that changemakers need to bring about lasting change.

On the Boot Camp, changemakers:

  • Explore different ecosystems, from forest to wetlands and coastal mangroves
  • Develop a deeper understanding of natural capital and how it supports human wellbeing
  • Learn how forests and climate change solutions are interlinked
  • Discover the importance of urban biodiversity and learn how to engage people in urban conservation initiatives
  • Put into practice the theory of change approach to create solutions to your own conservation issues
  • Develop communication skills and how to frame the conservation message
  • Learn stakeholder mapping and how to engage people from different sectors
  • Learn how to employ adaptive management to stay on top
  • Develop leadership skills and learn to deal with the challenges of being a changemaker

Track Record

This course was first run in Malaysia, in conjunction with The Habitat Foundation in Penang, Malaysia where it equipped 24 aspiring conservation leaders and changemakers with the skills, knowledge and inspiration they need to work at the frontline of conservation, to ensure that our precious natural resources are maintained for generations to come.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for early career professionals and practitioners working in the fields of environmental conservation and planning, natural resource management, urban environmental issues, and sustainability-related sectors. It would also be of value for individuals that have switched to conservation from other sectors.

What Our Attendees Say

“The bootcamp has been tremendously powerful in expanding my network and developing my skillsets, which will empower me to effect change in conservation.”

Damon Lim Wei Da
Co-President of Yale-NUS Data Science, Yale-NUS College

“I find it to be extremely refreshing to be grouped in a team of young conservationists from a diverse field of expertise for the group activities. We were all able to provide input on different aspects of an issue and find solutions together” Nur Aliah Amira Affandi Education and Community Outreach Officer, Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
“This is a platform that brings front-line conservationists together to share their knowledge, experience and strengths, to build an empowered, collaborative network to solve the challenges we face” Agkillah Maniam TRAFFIC Southeast Asia