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Masters in Conservation Leadership

 
Read more at: Conservation Through Connection

Conservation Through Connection

8 October 2025

As part of the MPhil in Conservation Leadership, Maritza McCudden completed a professional placement with Fauna & Flora focused on how connection to place and belonging can strengthen people-centered conservation. Conservation has often relied on regulatory, educational, or incentive-based approaches. While valuable...


Read more at: Improving Access and Diversity in the Conservation Sector Through Meaningful Professional Development Opportunities for Early Career Conservationists

Improving Access and Diversity in the Conservation Sector Through Meaningful Professional Development Opportunities for Early Career Conservationists

8 October 2025

During his placement with Fauna & Flora , Eko Chalim worked on evaluating and improving the UK Internship Programme. This meant critically examining how the programme supports diversity and access and identifying where barriers still exist. Coming from Indonesia, Eko had to adapt to a different cultural and...


Read more at: What if the most reviled creatures on Earth could speak for themselves?

What if the most reviled creatures on Earth could speak for themselves?

8 October 2025

What if the most reviled creatures on Earth could speak for themselves? This question drove Michael Akrasi, a student from Ghana in the Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership, to explore an innovative approach during his professional placement. Working with Nature Perspectives , a pioneering organisation founded by...


Read more at: SCLA Fund Project Updates: Progress in Georgia and Galápagos

SCLA Fund Project Updates: Progress in Georgia and Galápagos

1 October 2025

Two ongoing conservation projects supported by the Sansom Conservation Leadership Alumni Fund have reported progress on their initial objectives, demonstrating the diverse approaches alumni are taking to address environmental challenges through community engagement and policy development. The Kumisi Lake restoration...


Read more at: Local Guardians and Ambassador Elephants

Local Guardians and Ambassador Elephants

1 October 2025

A community-based conservation project in Zimbabwe has established a successful model for reducing human-elephant conflict through local training and employment, supported by the Sansom Conservation Leadership Alumni Fund . The initiative , led by Conservation Leadership alumnus Rory Wilson working with eleCREW , trained...


Read more at: Examining Transformative Change at UNEP-WCMC

Examining Transformative Change at UNEP-WCMC

30 September 2025

For conservation professional Candeze Mongaya from the Philippines, a three-month MPhil in Conservation Leadership placement with the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) offered a rare chance to step inside one of the world’s leading boundary organizations and ask: what does...


Read more at: Cambridge Master's in Conservation Leadership joins prestigious Global Environment Facility fellowship programme

Cambridge Master's in Conservation Leadership joins prestigious Global Environment Facility fellowship programme

23 September 2025

The University of Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership has been selected to join the Global Environment Facility 's Fonseca Leadership Program, a prestigious international initiative supporting the next generation of conservation leaders from around the world. The Masters in Conservation Leadership, based in...


Read more at: The Great Himalayan Premiere League: Conservation Meets Cricket

The Great Himalayan Premiere League: Conservation Meets Cricket

14 August 2025

When Aditi Patil and Sandeep Sharma graduated from Cambridge's MPhil in Conservation Leadership in 2023, they shared a conviction that traditional conservation approaches needed a radical rethink. Eighteen months later, they've proven that some of the most effective conservation education happens not in lecture halls or...


Read more at: From Lecture Hall to Leading Economist: When Student Curiosity Shapes Conservation Dialogue

From Lecture Hall to Leading Economist: When Student Curiosity Shapes Conservation Dialogue

6 August 2025

How a simple question in a Cambridge lecture room led to an extraordinary conversation about the future of our planet What began as an engaging discussion in Professor Bhaskar Vira 's natural capital lectures has culminated in one of the most significant conservation conversations of the year. On 28th July 2025, the David...


Read more at: Conservation Leadership Students Foster Inter-University Collaboration Through Oxford Exchange

Conservation Leadership Students Foster Inter-University Collaboration Through Oxford Exchange

17 July 2025

The 2024-25 MPhil Conservation Leadership cohort recently organised a focused academic exchange with the University of Oxford, demonstrating the programme's continued commitment to fostering peer-to-peer learning and professional networking across institutions. The day-long visit brought together 18 students from multiple...