07 May 2015
The application process to the 3rd round of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Programme for Future Leaders in Nature Conservation from the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia has now opened. This extra-occupational programme combines joint learning on key conservation topics with management and leadership training, excursions to leading nature conservation institutions, and a transfer project, under the motto 'Promoting excellence and leadership among emerging nature conservation leaders.
The Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Programme aims to strengthen organisations from the nature conservation sector in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, by developing the personal capacity of early-career conservation professionals to overcoming global biodiversity loss. The training programme catalyzes personal capacity development through training on international best conservation practice and policy, management training, and personal network development.
Key features of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Programme:
Application documents and further information about the programme are available at www.bfn.de/klaus-toepfer-fellowship.html. Application deadline for the 2015-2017 programme is 30 June, 2015.
The Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Programme is implemented by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) in partnership with IUCN, the CBD Secretariat and UNEP-WCMC. Funding of the programme is provided by the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB).