Course details:
Duration: 5 days
Dates: 3-7 November 2026
Capacity: 12
Location: Valparai
Application link: Click here to apply
Application deadline: 4th October 2026
About Courses in Conservation Leadership
Human lives are intrinsically connected to nature and therefore, adopting an inter-disciplinary approach is indispensable to understand how best to reconcile biodiversity conservation with human welfare. Such an approach transcends ecological sciences and is informed by socio-political realities and is a nuanced undertaking, requiring not just robust science, but stakeholder engagement, negotiation, diplomacy, and collaborative spirit.
Conservation practitioners come from varied backgrounds and work in diverse fields. While their motivation comes from a deep passion and commitment, learning is often through trial and error. This is largely due to a lack of adequate formal training in inter-disciplinary conservation research and practice, which is essential to create a strong cadre of well-trained and motivated conservation leaders and practitioners. Recognizing this lacuna, NCF initiated courses in Conservation Leadership in 2019 that are meant for conservation practitioners and span essential conservation skills including project planning, fund raising, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, effective stakeholder engagement, and effective communication.
These courses aim to provide just that to practitioners who may be asking themselves:
How do I raise funds for conservation and research?
What are the steps for good conservation planning?
How can I monitor and evaluate conservation projects?
How do I communicate my conservation work?
The courses aim to assist conservation practitioners in finding the best solutions to help them in their work.
Additional information
We offer travel and accommodation support to participants in need.
Our courses are free, but selected candidates will pay a one-time (per courses session) non-refundable fee of Rs. 1,000 for course materials, applicable for any number of courses taken within the same year.
These courses are only open to Indian conservation practitioners.
For queries write to apply@ncf-india.org.
Application for Financial Support: Click here to apply
Shortlisted candidates will be notified via email!