Training adds value to grants

In Tanzania’s coastal city of Dar es Salaam, conservation project leaders from four countries in East Africa have gathered for a TBA master class that will help them transform every dollar of grant money into impact on the ground. The leaders all work for...

New hope for Kenyan mangroves

TBA alumna Margaret Owuor (TBA field course Kibale 2006) is one of the recipients of the 2015 Russell E. Train Fellowships. This grant will support her research project to evaluate the application of ecosystem services approach to the management of mangroves in Kenya....

Getting mobile in the field

Mobile data is transforming the way we conduct research, enhancing the ‘traditional’ data collection methods with dramatic results. From increasing accessibility to improved accuracy, mobile technology is increasing the ability of conservation biologists and...

The right way to conservation success

Conservation is more successful, and livelihoods are improved, when social and community rights are understood and addressed in conservation programmes. This was the key message to conservation professionals from seven African countries at a collaborative training...