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🌍 Introducing the Trainer’s Guide for #CommunityEngagement—a comprehensive tool designed by Ethical Conservation Alliance (ECA) to empower conservation practitioners to work effectively with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for biodiversity conservation. #Conservation Thread: 1/20

10 days left to apply! Don't miss plenary talks from our ED Melissa Leach , @BrendanGodley Sarobidy Rakotonarivo and Barnardo Strassburg.

Many thanks to Sarobidy Rakotonarivo and Mirindra S. Rakotoarisoa for a great talk on their work in conservation in Madagascar to the students on the Environmental & Natural Sciences @ Bangor Univ. Bangor University field course on Friday!! Great insight into why community involvement matters in protecting biodiversity!

You can also read a French summary of Kathie's thesis here: mitsilo.org/les-compromis-… Devenish, K. (2024) The environmental trade-offs of mining in a biodiversity hotspot. PhD thesis, Bangor University

“As we explore solutions to the global crisis, I implore you to broaden your perspectives and imaginations. See the world as we do - interconnected, interdependent, sacred.”~ Rukka Check out this powerful opening keynote video by Rukka Sombolinggi youtu.be/LvonC8Vru0k

I took part in the closing plenary discussion at the FLARE Network yesterday with other great panelists and feeling energized than ever. Please find a summary here #FLARE10 linkedin.com/posts/sarobidy…

🍂 Our MITSILO lab has also two new updates: 1. The establishment of the Community Management Agreement or the "Convention de Gestion Communautaire - CGC" in Itremo protected area mitsilo.org/news-mirari/ 2. A new project launch: mitsilo.org/launching-work…

We've now injected credit into 43 village savings groups (~900 household farmers) as part of our randomized trial.☘️ Learn more in our latest blog post: mitsilo.org/weve-delivered…

I'm delighted to announce that I've been named one of the #FWIS2024 Fondation L'Oréal-UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents! An award I proudly share with twenty-nine other young researchers, and which highlights the importance of the contributions of #WomenInScience.

To mark #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience , HMA Patrick Lynch and his team met the pioneering astrophysicist, Dr Sambatriniaina Rajohnson, & the environmental socio-economist Dr Sarobidy Rakotonarivo , the two Malagasy winner’s of the 2024 UNESCO Women in Science award.