News
Stay Up To Date On The Latest News, Events, Courses and Alumni
We are recruiting a new Chair and Trustees
We are looking for a chair and two new trustees to help guide our organisation and support our team through the next four years. We are a small and agile charity, and by recruiting new trustees, we will build an even stronger, diverse and inclusive board with the right skills and commitment to deliver our strategy and equip us for the future.
Birds, borders, and breakthroughs
Improved decision making through citizen science data The project set out to do more than just analyse citizen science data—it set out to build bridges. And it succeeded.What emerged was a vibrant, cross-continental community of practice, uniting citizen scientists...
TBA makes waves
We are proud to share that TBA director Rosie Trevelyan has won a major international conservation award for her focus on education and training. The annual Bruno H Schubert Prize recognises individuals “who have made extraordinary contributions toward the protection...
Namibia Leads the Way in Strengthening Environmental Project Oversight Across Southern Africa
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Regional Training Empowers GEF Operational Focal Points with Tools for Impactful Project Oversight Windhoek, Namibia – 15 April 2025 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is partnering with the Tropical Biology Association (TBA) to...
Boosting Environmental Impact: TBA and GEF unite to strengthen project oversight initiative in West Africa
The Tropical Biology Association, in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is hosting a two-day training event for Operational Focal Points (OFPs) from across West Africa, in Accra, Ghana, from April 10 to 11, 2025. The training will showcase...
Empowering Conservationists to Protect São Tomé and Príncipe’s Greatest Asset
A new wave of conservationists in São Tomé and Príncipe is driving action to protect the islands’ unique biodiversity, thanks to a pioneering training programme delivered by the Tropical Biology Association (TBA). Over the past year, participants have gained the...
Birds, bats and butterflies fly up agenda thanks to Nigeria’s citizens
Collaboration is the key to integrating citizen science data into conservation efforts across Africa, scientists and government agencies were told at a gathering of stakeholders in Abuja. The importance of such data gathering – logged by citizen scientists – was top...
Transforming conservation in a biodiversity hotspot through training
The Guinean Forest of West Africa, home to a quarter of Africa’s mammals, is threatened by unregulated logging, hunting, pollution and climate change. A new masterclass enhancing the organisational capacity of civil society organisations (CSO) has sewn the roots for a...
Step into the Wild: TBA’s 2025 Uganda Field Course is Open for Applications!
Join a unique group of conservationists in Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda, for the Tropical Biology Association field course in tropical ecology and conservation. For a month, participants will delve into the heart of one of Africa’s most biodiverse forests,...
Making citizen science data work for conservation in Africa
Making citizen science data work for conservation in Africa A new cohort of conservation practitioners and citizen science managers are now equipped with expertise to guide conservation using citizen science data. Our innovative training course brought together...