Deadline: August 31, 2018 at 23:59 GMT.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOP:
To strengthen the capacity of young leaders to take action in support of National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plan (NBSAPs) and to contribute towards the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the Global Youth Biodiversity
Network is hosting a series of capacity-building workshops around the world in 2018/19.
Participants will take part in team building,
networking and training sessions in
international biodiversity conservation policy, mobilization, advocacy, campaign skills and project management to create or enhance existing projects that directly contribute to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the
implementation of NBSAPs.
LOGISTICS:
For these workshops, travel, accommodation,
and limited food expenses will be funded for
successful applicants who are based in the
region in which the workshop is held.
Visa
costs will be covered on a case by case basis.
Flights will only be funded for travel within the
same region.
GOALS OF THE WORKSHOP:
These week-long regional workshops will bring
together 15-18 young leaders in each region to:
• Mobilize networks/communities at the
regional, national or local levels in order to
increase public/youth engagement, general
awareness and political will for biodiversity
conservation;
• Learn about the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD), the CBD’s
Strategic Plan 2010-2021 and the Aichi
Biodiversity Targets;
• Learn about key aspects of NBSAP and how
young people can partner with national and
sub-national authorities to support
implementation;
• Catalyze concrete actions to bring these
legally-binding international decisions down to
the local, national, and regional level;
• Join a global effort to set youth priorities for
a future in harmony with nature and push
governments, business and citizens to act;
• Mobilize young people in order to have their
perspectives considered in the CBD post 2020
framework.
VENUES OF THE AFRICA WORKSHOP:
The workshop for AFRICA will be held in
partnership with the African Widlife Foundation
in Nairobi, Kenya at the end of October 2018
(exact dates to be confirmed but likely from
October 28 to November 3).
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
• Application form (fill it out online) HERE;
• Digital copy of CV;
• Digital copy of Passport.
Send a pdf copy of your CV and the
identification page of your passport to: gybnsteeringcommittee@gmail.com.
obs: the title of your document should be
LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_CV.pdf and
LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_PASSPORT.pdf
SELECTION CRITERIA:
1. Be a registered GYBN member by the start
of the application period.
2. Between 18 – 35 years old.
3. Commitment to biodiversity conservation
with a previous track record showing such
engagement.
4. Active member or coordinator of a youth
organization/network/community that is active
on Biodiversity on the local/national or
regional level.
5. Possess the time and ability to share
knowledge gained from the workshop,
including implementing workshop outcomes
and replicating workshop model at the
national/local level.
6. The applicant’s biodiversity-related work has
to be based in the region in which a workshop
is held. However, the applicant need not be a
citizen of a country of that region.
ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
Due to our donor’s funding requirements, for
the workshops in Asia, Africa and Latin -
America and the Caribbean financial support is
only available for applicants that are citizens of
developing countries.
Applicants from
developed countries (i.e. Australia, New
Zealand, Japan, South Korea etc.) cannot be
financially supported. However self-funded
participants are welcome to join the
workshops!
The workshops in Europe and North-America
(yet to be announced) will be open to
applicants from developed countries from
their respective regions.
If you are unsure whether you are eligible to
join the workshops, if you are interested to
participate as a self-funded participant or if
you should have any other questions, please
write to gybnsteeringcommittee@gmail.com and cc it to christian.schwarzer@gmail.com and swetha.stotrabhashyam@gmail.com.
We look forward to receiving your
applications and seeing you at the
workshops!
PLEASE NOTE:
•Applications received after the deadline will
not be considered;
• Applications must be
submitted in English;
• Applications submitted in
another language will not be considered;
• Incomplete applications will also not be
considered.
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