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09 Mar 202209 Mar 2022 by speciesonthebrink

International Women’s Day 2022: ASAP Women in Conservation Leadership Programme (WiCLP)

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International Women’s Day 2022: ASAP Women in Conservation Leadership Programme (WiCLP) Due the pandemic, our first cohort of WiCLP participants have yet to meet in-person, and this was the closest we could get to a proper wefie! We look forward to the day when we can finally all meet in person. “The only way to solve a multidimensional problem like biodiversity loss is to ensure that all stakeholders have a seat at the table – women, young people, and…

27 Apr 2021 by speciesonthebrink

Woman in conservation interview: Kalyar Platt, Turtle Survival Alliance

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Kalyar Platt, PhD is Director of the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) Myanmar Program based in Yangon Myanmar. Did you have a role model that influenced your decision to work in conservation? The role model that influenced my decision to work in the field of wildlife conservation is the internationally recognised chimpanzee expert Dr. Jane Goodall who advocated for chimpanzee protection for 55+ years. Women conservationists face criticism in Myanmar just like Dr. Goodall faced early in her…

17 Mar 202118 Mar 2021 by speciesonthebrink

Woman in conservation interview: Kanitha Krishnasamy, TRAFFIC

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Kanitha Krishnasamy is the Director for Southeast Asia at TRAFFIC. Why did you choose to become a conservationist? I think in some ways conservation chose me! I’ve always had an interest in animals, and wanted to learn more about them. But the Malaysian public education system is such that you don’t often get what you want. I was offered a degree in Forestry, which was not something I had selected. Learning about the forestry industry (which…

04 Mar 202117 Mar 2021 by speciesonthebrink

Woman in conservation interview: Marites Gatan-Balbas, Mabuwaya Foundation

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I am Marites Gatan-Balbas, but most people call me Tess. I am the Chief Operating Officer of the Mabuwaya Foundation. I manage the day-to-day activities of the foundation, but I love giving school lectures, organising workshops, facilitating community consultations and coordinating with our partners and collaborators. Why did you choose to become a conservationist? I am a graduate of Forestry. My parents are farmers, but they were able to send me to the local university in Isabela Province….

04 Mar 202104 Mar 2021 by speciesonthebrink

Woman in conservation interview: Mirza Kusrini, Bogor University

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Mirza is a lecturer at the Faculty of Forestry & Environment, Institut Pertanian Bogor University, and a researcher, focusing on amphibians and reptiles. How did you choose your field of study? Nature and wildlife always fascinated me when I was a child. It was not only my parents that brought me to nature, growing up I watched documentaries like Born Free and read the Adventure series of young adult books written by Willard Price. The protagonists…

03 Mar 202104 Mar 2021 by speciesonthebrink

Woman in conservation interview: Trang Nguyen, WildAct

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Trang Nguyen is the Founder and Executive Director of WildAct. Did you have a role model that influenced your decision to work in conservation? Dian Fossey definitely had a big impact in my career choice. I remember when I was very small and back in the day where wildlife conservation was a very new concept in Vietnam, I watched Gorillas in the Mist. I had some very first ideas of what conservationists and conservation researchers do…

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