Biodiversity

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
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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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Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund — Conserving Biodiversity in Indonesia
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Biodiversity Indicators Partnership — Request for Proposals
Open until30 Jan 2017

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Youth success stories

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.

Believe in sustainability, food security, fight for the hungry: My Credo

In an era where population, technologies and modernization are fast growing, meeting up with the basic food needs of the population worldwide is one of the greatest challenges nations and international institutions are witnessing. Marc Ghislain shares his views on how the young people can be part of the solution and more importantly in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal number two.

La lutte contre la pauvreté : motivation, passion, profession et engagement!

Aimé Kazika describes his engagement with other young people to raise awareness so that they become more involved in the agricultural sector within the African and Congolese context.

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Francis Kariuki
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Mary Kasakamu
Omolola Adeniyi
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Open until25 Nov 2019
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Biodiversity

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

Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund — Conserving Biodiversity in Indonesia

Biodiversity Indicators Partnership — Request for Proposals

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ICSD 2020 : 8th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 9 - 10 September 2020 Rome, Italy

Executive Secretary Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR)

Call for Field Leader / Internship Opportunities for sea turtle conservation in Greece in 2020

Royal Geographical Society — Grants with Deadlines in November 2019

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