Windhoek/Coastal Namib, Namibia

In the third Young Leaders Team meeting the 12 members will get-together and discuss the progress on their research proposals, their experiences in the field and the research results gathered. They will again have a chance to learn from local and international experts as well as from each other. Next to meetings and seminars, the Team will get the chance to apply and further develop their skills during a five day educational tour visiting several Namibia conservancies at different stages of development.

Nairobi/Amboseli, Kenya

In the second Young Leaders Team meeting the 12 members will get-together and discuss the progress on their research proposals and preparations for field work. They will again have a chance to learn from the experts as well as from each other. Next to meetings and seminars, the Team will get the chance to apply and further develop their skills during a five day educational tour through Amboseli National Park.

Wageningen, The Netherlands (November 16-27, 2009)

For more information on the content and outcomes of the training program click here.

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Research-subgroups will present their preliminary ideas and results in relation to the topics of value-chain analysis, policy arrangements, management/planning and capacity building/education. The project team will provide input and collectively develop a more detailed research agenda.

Pretoria, South Africa

For the first time all 12 members of the Southern and Eastern African Young Leaders Team will get-together, exchange ideas and learn from the experts as well as from each other. Next to meetings and seminars, the Team will get the chance to apply and further develop their skills during a five day educational tour.

Gaborone, Bostwana (June 28-30, 2009)

For more information on the content and outcomes of the seminar see here.

Wageningen, the Netherlands

All African junior project partners will meet with European experts in order to discuss and develop 2 educational modules that are to be adapted and applied in their universities.

Gaborone, Botswana, July 1-3, 2009

ATLAS Africa Conference “Tourism for development: Environmental sustainability, poverty reduction and empowering communities”

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Gaborone, Botswana

A workshop in close collaboration with SNV and AWF, reviewing capacities, assessing needs for capacity building and the joint development of a research agenda.