Past Conservation Standards Trainings

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Below you will find links to past trainings on the Conservation Standards. We source our information on these trainings from our CMP members and CCNet coaches, as well as others who are hosting trainings.

If you know of, or are hosting, a training related to the Conservation Standards (either in-person or virtual), please fill out this form to include it in the below list.

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January 27, 2023

Highly Interactive Course on Using the Conservation Standards for Conservation Planning (March 2023)

The Center for Wildlife Studies will be offering a course on how to use the Conservation Standards to write highly effective conservation plans. Please note that the early bird discount…
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July 11, 2022

Adaptive Management Training Course: Blue Mountains Case Study (September 2022)

The Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute and the Protected Areas Collaboration for Learning & Research are offering a course on how to use adaptive management by applying the Conservation Standards.…
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January 25, 2022

Planning and Managing Effective Conservation Projects: An Introduction to the Conservation Standards (June 2022)

Learn how to plan and manage effective conservation projects using Conservation Standards. This interactive and engaging course will develop your skills in adaptive management using real-life case studies from Durrell,…
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January 25, 2022

Conservation Essentials: Vital Skills for Implementing and Managing Conservation Projects (August – November 2022)

Make a positive impact on conservation efforts! Gain critical skills in planning and managing conservation projects. The Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (or Conservation Standards) provide a set of best practices…
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January 25, 2022

Conservation Essentials: Vital Skills for Implementing and Managing Conservation Projects (May – August 2022)

Make a positive impact on conservation efforts! Gain critical skills in planning and managing conservation projects. The Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (or Conservation Standards) provide a set of best practices…
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January 25, 2022

Center for Wildlife Studies – CS Training Opportunity (May 2022)

Announcing an online Conservation Standards training opportunity! This fun and highly interactive introductory course is offered through the nonprofit Center for Wildlife Studies and will focus primarily on Steps 1…
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January 11, 2022

Conservation Standards / Healthy Country Planning Workshop (Jan-Feb 2022)

Registrations are open for an online Conservation Standards / Healthy Country Planning workshop focusing on the diverse Liffey Valley, adjacent to the Tasmanian Wilderness WHA. Using a well-proven learning approach,…
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August 18, 2021

Planning and Managing Effective Conservation Projects: An Introduction to the Conservation Standards Course (October 2021)

Planning and Managing Effective Conservation Projects: An Introduction to the Conservation Standards 4 - 8 October 2021 - 08:00 to 12:00 (GMT+1)  Learn how to plan and manage effective conservation…
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August 18, 2021

Enrollments now open for Applying the Conservation Standards course (September 2021)

COURSE DETAILS Dates: Monday 6th September - Friday 17th September Format: Part time. 10 x half days over 2 weeks Times: 1-4pm AEST, Monday - Friday Format: Fully online via…
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February 18, 2021

CCNet Europe Multi-Team Workshop (October 2019)

Europe – Multi-team workshop in the UK – October 20-25, 2019: The European Conservation Coaches Network (CCNet Europe) and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust organized a Multiple Team Workshop for conservation…
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February 18, 2021

Systematic Planning to Improve Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation and Management (September 2019)

North America – USA, Reno, Nevada. September 29, 2019 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm: This course was hosted by The Wildlife Society, with support from the Military Lands Working…
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February 18, 2021

NaturePlan Short Course at ICCB 2019 (July 2019)

Southeast Asia – Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. July 20-21, 2019. NaturePlan’s Andrew Bridges taught a 2-day Open Standards short course at the International Congress on Conservation Biology, University of Nottingham.  20 students from…
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February 18, 2021

Introductory Conservation Standards Online Training (August 2020)

Twenty four practitioners from eleven countries participated in this introductory course offered through the Center for Wildlife Studies. The course focused primarily on Steps 1 and 2 of the Conservation Standards,…
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February 18, 2021

Introductory Conservation Standards Training (July 2020)

Colorado, USA | This two-day introductory training on the Conservation Standards was delivered at the North American Congress on Conservation Biology. Here is a short story on the training
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February 18, 2021

Advanced Online Conservation Standards Training for Practitioners in Chile (July-October 2020)

Twenty-seven conservation practitioners from Chile participated in a 12-week advanced online Conservation Standards training, in Spanish. The training is hosted by Chile’s Ministry of the Environment in partnership with the Wildlife…
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February 18, 2021

Conservation Essentials: Vital Skills for Implementing and Managing Conservation Projects (May 2021)

Conservation Essentials is the first in a series of courses providing training on the later steps of the Conservation Standards. Focused on Step 3, this course targets conservation practitioners and graduate students with prior…
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February 18, 2021

Center for Wildlife Studies – CS Training Opportunity (May 2021)

Announcing an online Conservation Standards training opportunity!  This fun and highly interactive introductory course is offered through the nonprofit Center for Wildlife Studies and will focus primarily on Steps 1 and 2. The…
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July 18, 2016

Australia – Healthy Country Planning / Conservation Standards Training – October 2016

Registrations have been extended until 26 August for a five-day Healthy Country Planning Open Standards Workshop in the stunning Kakadu National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory from October 31 to…

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