What is CLiC and Who Can Apply?
The Conservation Leadership in the Caribbean (CLiC) program is a regional conservation leadership-training program in the Caribbean.
NEED FOR TRAINING IN THE REGION: Emerging young leaders attempting to enter the field of conservation in the Caribbean and across Latin America are faced with many challenges - some unique to the Caribbean and Latin America and others more generic in scope. Funding is limited for many government agencies and NGOs involved in wildlife conservation work. Many of the conservation leaders in Caribbean and Latin American countries will be retiring in the next decade and numerous mid-career professionals have left the region for international opportunities. Most conservation organizations do not have the capacity or resources to invest in young leaders, and opportunities to experience and practice conservation in areas such as development, communications or grassroots activities in this region for emerging conservation leaders are rare or non-existent. Consequently, there is a critical need to develop a new generation of wildlife and conservation leaders throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. The need is further amplified by the lack of succession planning among environmentally affiliated institutions.
NETWORKING, TRAINING, CAPACITY-DE VELOPMENT: This “succession crevasse” will certainly impact the future of successful conservation efforts across the Caribbean and Latin America. And, this gap is specifically what CLiC is addressing - intending to facilitate the development and empowerment of capable, regional emerging young leaders in conservation who are equipped with essential skills to launch well rounded and successful conservation initiatives. CLiC will accomplish this through the facilitation of networking with peers and established practitioners; providing structured and hands on training in vital skills including: conservation planning, conflict resolution, communications, group facilitation, management and leadership; and providing one-on-one mentoring from professionals in the Caribbean region and internationally. Through this regional training program, CLiC intends to strengthen professional conservation capacity across the Caribbean and Latin American by jump-starting the careers of the next generation of conservation leaders in the Caribbean.
PROGRAM ORGANIZATION: The program draws from a pilot program (May 2012-May2014) of a two-year leadership training program: Caribbean Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (CEWCL) and our first cohort of CLiC Fellows (2015-2016). The CLiC program is based in the region with current partners including St. George’s University (SGU), Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF), and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The program is funded through a co-operative agreement from the US Fish and Wildlife Service Latin America and Caribbean Wildlife Without Borders Program with additional funding coming from IFAW and in-kind donations of services from conservation professionals. The program provides training by qualified professionals through workshops, short courses, experiential project management and problem solving. The focus of the workshops will be facilitating participatory processes through face-to-face and online intercultural dialogue to enhance sustainable development initiatives. Program participants will work together in teams to design, implement and evaluate selected projects in biodiversity conservation for sustainable development. The training is organized and led by a Board of Directors and qualified training experts. It provides training to 20 competitively selected applicants over an 18-month period (May 2017- November 2018). Trainings will be held in person and virtually for participants with webinars scheduled throughout the program to enhance communications and network development.
WHO CAN APPLY: CLiC 2017-2018 class members are citizens of countries in the LAC region and will come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences linked with the conservation field. While there is no age requirement or experience ceiling for participants, it is expected that successful applicants will be emerging leaders in the wildlife conservation field with at least three years experience behind them and at least 15 more years of professional wildlife conservation potential ahead of them. Selected participants will also demonstrate the ability to benefit from an assortment of training activities covering everything from the basics of creating a conservation campaign to the details of various niche professional aspects within the conservation field. Participants must have reliable internet access and be available for in-person training and short-courses (in Grenada on the SGU campus) as scheduled. Funding will be provided to participants for travel expenses to attend required trainings. Additionally, successful applicants need to have the approval and support from their current employer to participate in the training and be able to travel for all in-person meetings.
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NEED FOR TRAINING IN THE REGION: Emerging young leaders attempting to enter the field of conservation in the Caribbean and across Latin America are faced with many challenges - some unique to the Caribbean and Latin America and others more generic in scope. Funding is limited for many government agencies and NGOs involved in wildlife conservation work. Many of the conservation leaders in Caribbean and Latin American countries will be retiring in the next decade and numerous mid-career professionals have left the region for international opportunities. Most conservation organizations do not have the capacity or resources to invest in young leaders, and opportunities to experience and practice conservation in areas such as development, communications or grassroots activities in this region for emerging conservation leaders are rare or non-existent. Consequently, there is a critical need to develop a new generation of wildlife and conservation leaders throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. The need is further amplified by the lack of succession planning among environmentally affiliated institutions.
NETWORKING, TRAINING, CAPACITY-DE VELOPMENT: This “succession crevasse” will certainly impact the future of successful conservation efforts across the Caribbean and Latin America. And, this gap is specifically what CLiC is addressing - intending to facilitate the development and empowerment of capable, regional emerging young leaders in conservation who are equipped with essential skills to launch well rounded and successful conservation initiatives. CLiC will accomplish this through the facilitation of networking with peers and established practitioners; providing structured and hands on training in vital skills including: conservation planning, conflict resolution, communications, group facilitation, management and leadership; and providing one-on-one mentoring from professionals in the Caribbean region and internationally. Through this regional training program, CLiC intends to strengthen professional conservation capacity across the Caribbean and Latin American by jump-starting the careers of the next generation of conservation leaders in the Caribbean.
PROGRAM ORGANIZATION: The program draws from a pilot program (May 2012-May2014) of a two-year leadership training program: Caribbean Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (CEWCL) and our first cohort of CLiC Fellows (2015-2016). The CLiC program is based in the region with current partners including St. George’s University (SGU), Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF), and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The program is funded through a co-operative agreement from the US Fish and Wildlife Service Latin America and Caribbean Wildlife Without Borders Program with additional funding coming from IFAW and in-kind donations of services from conservation professionals. The program provides training by qualified professionals through workshops, short courses, experiential project management and problem solving. The focus of the workshops will be facilitating participatory processes through face-to-face and online intercultural dialogue to enhance sustainable development initiatives. Program participants will work together in teams to design, implement and evaluate selected projects in biodiversity conservation for sustainable development. The training is organized and led by a Board of Directors and qualified training experts. It provides training to 20 competitively selected applicants over an 18-month period (May 2017- November 2018). Trainings will be held in person and virtually for participants with webinars scheduled throughout the program to enhance communications and network development.
WHO CAN APPLY: CLiC 2017-2018 class members are citizens of countries in the LAC region and will come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences linked with the conservation field. While there is no age requirement or experience ceiling for participants, it is expected that successful applicants will be emerging leaders in the wildlife conservation field with at least three years experience behind them and at least 15 more years of professional wildlife conservation potential ahead of them. Selected participants will also demonstrate the ability to benefit from an assortment of training activities covering everything from the basics of creating a conservation campaign to the details of various niche professional aspects within the conservation field. Participants must have reliable internet access and be available for in-person training and short-courses (in Grenada on the SGU campus) as scheduled. Funding will be provided to participants for travel expenses to attend required trainings. Additionally, successful applicants need to have the approval and support from their current employer to participate in the training and be able to travel for all in-person meetings.
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