In partnership with WWF The Fuller Fund, we are delighted to share a variety of webinars from January to May 2024 as part of the 'Beyond Inclusive Conservation' Fuller Seminar Series. Please read more and register for any of the sessions here.
Inclusive conservation—conservation that acknowledges and supports the rights, needs, visions, voices, and leadership of local populations and communities in the protection and management of nature—is key to achieving positive outcomes for both biodiversity and people. Indeed, those working toward global conservation goals broadly recognize the need to embrace inclusive conservation.
In recent years, conservation organizations have made concerted efforts to promote equitable governance, adopt human rights-based approaches, and advance Indigenous Peoples and local community-led conservation. This work requires integrating insights into diverse community perspectives, cultural values, knowledge systems, and local approaches to conservation. Even with these efforts, there are still substantive knowledge and capacity gaps in how to move inclusive conservation forward.
Bridging the theoretical with the practical, this seminar series will help the broader conservation community advance its inclusive conservation efforts and provide insights from science for policy and practice. Topics will include human rights, gender, human well-being, governance, Indigenous-led conservation, culture, and inclusive conservation science. (WWF The Fuller Fund)
Upcoming webinars:
Centering Human Rights in Conservation
January 18, 2024 | 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM ET
Speakers:
- Patrick Smallhorn West, James Cook University
- Jennifer Tauli-Corpuz, IUCN CEESP
- Elisa Morgera, One Ocean Hub, Strathclyde School of Law
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Advancing Gender Transformative Approaches to Conservation
February 15, 2024 | 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM ET
Speakers:
- Marlene Elias, CIAT
- Jacqueline Lau, James Cook University
- Jamie Wen-Besson, IUCN AGENT Program
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Incorporating Human Wellbeing for More Equitable Conservation
February 29, 2024 | 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM ET
Speakers:
- Emily Woodhouse, University College London
- David Gill, Duke University
- Natalie Ban, University of Victoria
- Craig Leisher, The Nature Conservancy
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Sharing Power and Capacity for More Inclusive Conservation Governance
March 14, 2024 | 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM ET
Speakers:
- Anne Larson, CIFOR
- Phil Franks, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
- Bram Buscher, Waginengen University
- Mere Takako, Conservation International
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The Intersection of Culture and Conservation
April 25, 2024 | 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM ET
Speakers: TBD
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Recognizing and Bolstering Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Leadership in Conservation
May 16, 2024 | 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM ET
Speakers: TBD
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Towards a More Inclusive Conservation Science
May 30, 2024 | 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM ET
Speakers: TBD
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