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EDGE of Existence programme
For more information about the EDGE Fellows Programme, please visit the EDGE of Existence website or you can email the EDGE Fellows Coordinator.
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The EDGE of Existence programme invests in conservation at a grass-roots level by helping aspiring conservationists in developing countries to take the lead in researching and conserving their local EDGE species.
THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE 2017 CYCLE OF EDGE FELLOWSHIPS HAS NOW CLOSED. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE END OF AUGUST 2017.
One of the most effective ways in which the EDGE of Existence programme is working to secure the future of EDGE species is by helping to build conservation capacity in regions in which they occur. This is achieved through awarding two-year Fellowships to future conservation leaders (“EDGE Fellows”) working on poorly-known EDGE species.
The EDGE Fellows programme aims to create a new global network of in-country conservationists trained in cutting-edge wildlife management techniques and well-equipped to design and implement a project for a local EDGE species.
EDGE Fellows follow a comprehensive two-year training programme designed to equip them with the tools to become successful conservation leaders.
The programme comprises:
- A 4-week Conservation Tools training course at the beginning of the programme to provide Fellows with essential training in techniques to plan and implement their project
- A grant to undertake a 2-year project on a top-priority EDGE species
- Ongoing technical support/mentoring (achieved via online modules, web-based tutorials/seminars, and field visits) throughout the Fellowship
- A 2-week Conservation Leadership training course in London on successful completion of Fellowship to help Fellows prepare for the next stage of their career
Since 2007, the Programme has supported 58 EDGE Fellows in 33 countries including Haiti, Mongolia, China, Liberia, Kenya, India, Mexico, Croatia, Cameroon and Vietnam. EDGE has helped Fellows to achieve some fantastic conservation successes from large scale habitat restoration to leading on national conservation strategies and even discovering new species.
Meet the EDGE Fellows
- Bruktawit Abdu's EDGE Fellowship specialises in the White-winged Flufftail.
- Horris Wanyama is working to protect the Critically Endangered eastern black rhinoceros.
- Mea Trenor's Fellowship focuses on the endangered Mistbelt Chirping Frog.
- J. Kahlil Panopio's project is on the Philippine Eagle.
- José Alfredo Hernández Díaz works to protect the Taylor’s salamander.
- Esteban Brenes-Mora is safeguarding the future of the Baird's Tapir.
- Micaela Camino's focus is to conserve the Chacoan peccary.
