Media Release – for immediate release Wednesday 10 September 2014
New online resource to help meet global
conservation challenges
Cambridge, UK – Wednesday 10 September 2014 A new online resource,
capacityforconservation.org, launches today.
The free online tool, created collaboratively by BirdLife International, Fauna &
Flora International (FFI), the Tropical Biology Association and the University of
Cambridge, will help conservation organisations build and expand upon existing
knowledge and skills, ultimately helping them to better accomplish their
conservation goals.
Capacityforconservation.org contains over 140 tools, resources and case studies
gathered by the world’s leading conservation NGOs. It also encourages users to
upload their own tools and experiences in areas such as strategic planning,
finance management, fundraising and communications and project development.
This allows users to learn from best practice, while sharing their own examples
so conservationists can learn from each other, ultimately helping to address the
complex conservation challenges faced today.
Marianne Carter, Director of Conservation Capacity and Leadership at FFI says:
“We’re really excited about capacityforconservation.org! Fauna & Flora
International supports over 300 partners around the world, and we receive
frequent requests for help so they can become stronger, more resilient and
independent. Having one central resource where they can share tools and learn
from each other will make a real difference to how conservation organisations
work together worldwide.”
Christina Garcia, Director of the Ya’axché Conservation Trust, Belize and a user
of capacityforconservation.org said, “Accessing different tools on the Capacity for
Conservation website allowed Ya’axché to realise the experiences that exist
among organisations around the world.”
Capacityforconservation.org is already proving to be an invaluable tool for
conservationists around the world. Ahead of the official launch 195 people have
already registered on the website, logging on from 85 countries, from Antigua to
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Zimbabwe. Resources are available in 18 languages, and work is underway to
translate the site into Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
Those interested in finding out more can attend an event in Cambridge on
Wednesday 1 October 2014.
For details of the event please email info@capacityforconservation.org or
register directly on Eventbrite. All those with an interest in conservation are
welcome.
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About Capacity for Conservation
Capacityforconservation.org has been developed by the Capacity for Conservation
Collaboration, a joint initiative between BirdLife International, Fauna & Flora
International, the Tropical Biology Association and the Department of Geography,
University of Cambridge. Our shared vision is ‘to make lasting contributions to
conservation designed and managed locally by strong conservation organisations’ and
our mission is to ‘promote self-led development of conservation organisations so they
are better able to accomplish conservation goals’.
Capacityforconservation.org was created by with support from the Cambridge
Conservation Initiative, a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and
leading internationally-focussed biodiversity conservation organisations clustered in and
around Cambridge, UK.
For further information, please email info@capacityforconservation.org
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For further information, please contact:
Amy Reed (Fauna & Flora International)
Tel: 01223 579 339
Email: amy.reed@fauna-flora.org
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