Biodiversity

- Funding
European Commission — Overseas Biodiversity and Climate Change
Open until22 Oct 2020
Regional consultative meeting on biodiversity mainstreaming
25 Dec 2019by Aastha Bhusal
Farming for Biodiversity - Proven solutions meet global policy
04 Mar 2019
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Pro Natura Foundation — Applications 2018-2019
Open until13 Jul 2018
Celebrating action for biodiversity: Q&A with a pioneering young conservationist
22 May 2018by Zaake Paul
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National Geographic Society — Species Recovery
Open until01 Jul 2018
- Call for participation
Claves21 — Online Biodiversity Course for Spanish-speaking Journalists
Open until09 Mar 2018
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Weeden Foundation — Conservation in Chile and Russia
Open until02 Apr 2018
The story behind happy bananas
04 Jan 2018by Yana Vladimirovna Perevoshchikova
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Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund — Biodiversity Conservation in the Mediterranean Basin
Open until14 Feb 2018
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UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs — Darwin Initiative, Round 24
Open until12 Sep 2018
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German Government — International Climate Initiative 2018
Open until12 Oct 2017
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Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund — Protecting Biodiversity in Madagascar and the Comoros
Open until28 Sep 2017
- Call for participation
Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology — Research Proposals 2018-2019
Open until29 Aug 2017
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Agropolis Foundation — Research and Education in Agriculture for Sustainable Development
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Australia and Pacific Science Foundation — Grants 2018
Open until08 Mar 2018
- Call for participation
French Institute for Development Research — GUYAMAZON, 4th Call for Proposals
Open until30 Aug 2017
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Conservation Action Research Network — Congo Basin Grant Program 2017
Open until31 May 2017
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility — Young Researchers Award 2017
Open until14 Jul 2017
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Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund — Conservation in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
Open until18 May 2017
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Loro Parque Fundación — Conservation Grants 2018
Open until14 Sep 2017
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European Commission — Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in European Overseas Territories
Open until13 Apr 2017
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IUCN-Oceania — Small Grants for Energy in the Pacific Islands
Open until31 May 2017
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U.S. Agency for International Development — Coastal Biodiversity in Central America
Open until09 Apr 2017
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Christensen Fund — Grants for Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity
Open until29 Sep 2017
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Weeden Foundation — Conservation in Chile and Russia
Open until13 Apr 2017
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Van Tienhoven Foundation — Small Grants for Biodiversity Conservation
Open until14 Aug 2017
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility — Capacity Enhancement Support Program 2017
Open until02 Mar 2017
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Earth Journalism Network — Grants for Stories on Biodiversity
Open until16 Feb 2017
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JRS Biodiversity Foundation — Freshwater Biodiversity and Pollinator Biodiversity in Africa 2017
Open until21 Feb 2017

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Youth success stories

From the Czech Republic to Asia, Africa and beyond my agricultural story so far!

Introducing Dr. Hynek Roubík, an expert in organic waste management and sustainable technologies, leader of the Biogas Research Team at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), an agriculture enthusiast with a passion for his work and the second-youngest member of the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Bioeconomy platform of the Czech Republic.

Youthful passion to contribute to sustainable food systems

Charles Masereka Yoronimu's commitment to contributing to building sustainable food systems drives him to be an active agent of youth engagement in agriculture.

5 years of YPARD: a life-changing journey

"Being a YPARD representative gave me so many empowering opportunities, but also a chance to empower others" Testimonial by Ivana Radic Jean highlighting her experience and journey in working with youth in agriculture within the YPARD Serbia community since February 2013.

YPARDian bags home the 2017 SFIAR Master Thesis award!

In 2017, YPARD member, Sebastian Mengel, was the recipient of the Master Thesis award for his collaborative research with YPARD, HAFL and CGIAR CRP drylands program on agricultural livelihoods of rural youth in the drylands of Midelt, Morocco.

Good-bye from YPARD Nepal: Creating a space for young leaders

This testimonial by Dinesh Panday highlights his experience in working with youth in agriculture within the YPARD Nepal community since 2012. He is currently a doctoral graduate research assistant (2016-2019) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the former YPARD Nepal country representative.

A season of innovation

The climate-smart irrigation system was designed with the aim of addressing these challenges; by collecting rainwater, transferring it below the soil surface and using it during the time of low rainfall thus making water available and accessible for perennial plants all year round.

Climate resilient agriculture and producer-consumer justice through ICT

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 was created to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts to ensure climate resilient agriculture and ICT based business promotional interventions from producer to consumer level. Youth, therefore, can play a supporting role to increase awareness and promote the agenda of SDG for agricultural sustainability to make sure others are aware of it.

From nowhere to somewhere; YPARD made a way

Marc Ghislain tells about all the changing scenes in his life as a young professional in agriculture: the anxiety in choosing a profession in agriculture and how his engagement with YPARD helped him find his feet in the agricultural sector.

A non-traditional career path

I strongly support and believe in an inclusive and equitable quality education together with lifelong learning opportunities for all. It is very important that we start to facilitate more flexible career paths in science if we want to encourage diversity and creativity. Being a lifelong learner is a value of sustainable self-development. It opens the door to life-changing, rewarding, fulfilling and continuous growth.

Easier said than done: Gender equality and women empowerment

The role of young people in helping shift gender perceptions is paramount. We can no longer employ tradition and culture as excuses for allowing basic inequalities between genders to occur and to keep perpetuating themselves. We need to acknowledge and cherish culture, but also acknowledge that culture is not a static entity and that it can, and must, evolve towards a more equal society.

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Upcoming Events

ICSD 2021 : 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 8 - 9 September Rome, Italy
08 Sep 2021 to 09 Sep 2021in Roma Evenit, Gregorian University
XV World Forestry Congress
24 May 2021 to 28 May 2021in Coex

Opportunities

- Funding
Become a 4R champion
Open until31 Mar 2021
- Call for participation
Youth entrepreneurship in agriculture and changing food systems 2021
Open until20 Sep 2021

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Biodiversity

European Commission — Overseas Biodiversity and Climate Change

Regional consultative meeting on biodiversity mainstreaming

Farming for Biodiversity - Proven solutions meet global policy

Pro Natura Foundation — Applications 2018-2019

Celebrating action for biodiversity: Q&A with a pioneering young conservationist

National Geographic Society — Species Recovery

Claves21 — Online Biodiversity Course for Spanish-speaking Journalists

Weeden Foundation — Conservation in Chile and Russia

The story behind happy bananas

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund — Biodiversity Conservation in the Mediterranean Basin

UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs — Darwin Initiative, Round 24

German Government — International Climate Initiative 2018

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund — Protecting Biodiversity in Madagascar and the Comoros

Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology — Research Proposals 2018-2019

Agropolis Foundation — Research and Education in Agriculture for Sustainable Development

Australia and Pacific Science Foundation — Grants 2018

French Institute for Development Research — GUYAMAZON, 4th Call for Proposals

Conservation Action Research Network — Congo Basin Grant Program 2017

Global Biodiversity Information Facility — Young Researchers Award 2017

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund — Conservation in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot

Loro Parque Fundación — Conservation Grants 2018

European Commission — Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in European Overseas Territories

IUCN-Oceania — Small Grants for Energy in the Pacific Islands

U.S. Agency for International Development — Coastal Biodiversity in Central America

Christensen Fund — Grants for Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity

Weeden Foundation — Conservation in Chile and Russia

Van Tienhoven Foundation — Small Grants for Biodiversity Conservation

Global Biodiversity Information Facility — Capacity Enhancement Support Program 2017

Earth Journalism Network — Grants for Stories on Biodiversity

JRS Biodiversity Foundation — Freshwater Biodiversity and Pollinator Biodiversity in Africa 2017

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ICSD 2021 : 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 8 - 9 September Rome, Italy

XV World Forestry Congress

Become a 4R champion

Youth entrepreneurship in agriculture and changing food systems 2021

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