We will soon open with new courses coming up!

1. Exploring Social and Historical Dimensions of Conservation

2. An Introduction to Conservation in Practice (in Malayalam)

3. Project Planning and Management

4. Fundraising for Research and Conservation

5. Human-Wildlife Interactions: Dealing with stakeholders and species of concern for proactive management of conflicts

6. Monitoring and Evaluation of Conservation Programs

7. Social Science Methods for Collaborative Decision Making in Conservation

8. Conservation Entrepreneurship

9. Working with Local Communities: An introduction to the PARTNERS principles for community-based conservation

10. Ecological Restoration: Principles, Practice and Monitoring (in English and Marathi)

11. Visual Storytelling for Conservation and ecology

12. Communicating Conservation Science (in Tamil)

13. Writing for Conservation

14. Environmental Law

*We highly recommend applying for both the 'Project Planning and Management' and 'Monitoring and Evaluation of Conservation Programs' courses together.

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.

We offer travel and accommodation support to participants in need.

Our courses are free, but selected candidates will pay a one-time fee of Rs. 500 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.