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Subject: Professional Certificate in Conservation Planning

Professional Certificate in Conservation Planning

The natural world is facing unprecedented pressure from human and climate-based threats. As such, strategic, evidence-based conservation planning is more important than ever. Learn the skills necessary to be an effective conservation planner with the Center for Wildlife Studies.

All courses taught in this program are graduate-level and are designed with flexibility for professionals with full-time employment. Taught by leading experts, participants will learn job-ready skills along one of three career pathways: Landscape Planning, Species Planning, or Organizational Planning. Participants can also work with CWS staff to develop a custom program of study that meets their career goals.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM & REGISTER:  
https://www.centerforwildlifestudies.org/conservation-planning

Courses can be taken individually for professional development, academic credit, and/or as part of our professional certificate program. Courses currently open for enrollment include:

Introduction to Conservation Standards
Landscape Planning
Financing Conservation
Facilitation 101 for Conservation Professionals
Behavior Change for Sustainable Impact
Transdisciplinary Human-Wildlife Conflict
Writing about Research for Impact and Influence
Introduction to U.S. Wildlife Policy & Law
Spatial Analysis in QGIS
Introduction to Remote Sensing

Courses coming soon!

Miradi Basics for Conservation Practitioners
Systematic Conservation Planning (MARXAN)
Protected Area Planning
Business Planning for Conservation Orgs
Endangered Species Recovery
Conservation Standards through an Indigenous Lens
Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis
Conservation Economics and more to come!

PRICE: Courses begin at $275 students / $375 professionals (Early bird discount saves $75 and is ending soon; see course ads for details).

Center for Wildlife Studies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose global mission is to provide accessible environmental education and promote wildlife conservation through science.


Jack Hopkins <jhopkins@centerforwildlifestudies.org>
Wednesday, January 22, 2025