A Fellowship on ‘Communities in Conservation': An initiative of FES in the North-East, India.

Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) is pleased to announce a fellowship program that supports activities / research by individuals from the 8 North Eastern states on governance and conservation of the rich biodiversity values of the region. Support will be provided for (but not restricted to) efforts that promote issues of: A. Governance of natural resources. B. Community conserved areas. C. Biodiversity beyond protected areas. The Fellowship: A. Would be up to Rs. 2,00,000/- (two lakhs) and for a maximum period of 18 (eighteen) months. B. Encourage individuals eager to comprehend and conserve the biodiversity values of the region. They could be engaged in employment (full time / part time) / pursuing academics or otherwise. C. Would favour activities that lead towards field level conservation while age and academic qualifications are not a bar.  Applications can be sent to northeast.fes@ecologicalsecurity.org and should include curriculum vitae of the applicant, detailed proposal and justification on how the actions would benefit conservation. Candidates are encouraged to share reports, images, web-links and write-ups of their earlier efforts. FES requests friends to share information on the fellowship and welcomes enquires atnortheast.fes@ecologicalsecurity.org / 02692 261402 / 0 89782 79595

Source : http://www.fes.org.in/includeAll.php?pId=Mi01Mi0x