Josie Lumley from the University of Leeds, recently told us “The TBA field course proved to be the best introduction to the world of tropical rainforest research that I could ask for. Outstanding teaching with varied topics as well as the amazing opportunity to talk...
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Measuring nature’s benefits in Malaysia
On the banks of the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, a Community Eco-tourism Cooperative is hosting a TBA training course this week to show conservation managers from across Malaysia how they can evaluate the benefits that nature gives to people. The 17...
Securing the future for mangroves
Patience Juma wants to play an active part in protecting her country’s coastline. That’s why she is currently working for the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), where her job includes helping to establish three new mangrove tree nurseries and...
A good start increases impact
A training course that TBA co-organised with the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in Kenya has given conservation managers working at grass roots level new skills to raise the impact of projects designed to protect critically endangered species – including...
Raising the bar in hotspot conservation
Who’s going to ensure that the haunting gaze of the critically endangered blue-eyed black lemur looks down on future generations? In response to this, and other pressing conservation concerns in Madagascar and Indian Ocean islands, a pioneering TBA master class has...
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...
TBA gives step by step support for forest restoration
A TBA training team is in Kenya this month, explaining how to bring life and value back to degraded land and forests for the benefit of biodiversity and local communities. TBA Director, Rosie Trevelyan, and Specialist Course Co-ordinator, Paul Mugo are leading a...
TBA introduces TESSA in Liberia
A dynamic TBA training team has been showing natural resource managers in Liberia how they can measure the benefits of a healthy natural environment: a key factor to support sustainable development. Director Rosie Trevelyan introduced TESSA (the user-friendly name for...
Speaking up about success
A TBA training course in May will boost the impact of conservation in Ethiopia. Spreading the word about success stories to stakeholders is a challenge that many conservation organisations face. Raising awareness, influencing behaviour, and informing policy are...
TBA helps scientists to spread the word of good research
Just four days of TBA training in Cambridge has transformed 15 African conservation scientists from a group of strangers lacking the know-how to get their research into print, into a supportive network with new skills, confidence and targets. “Publishing matters,”...