Leadership Capacity for Large-Scale Conservation Change
THE Western Conservation Leadership Development Program builds leadership capacity for a diversity of partners to implement landscape conservation for the future.
THE Western Conservation Leadership Development Program builds leadership capacity for a diversity of partners to implement landscape conservation for the future.
– Nelson Mandela
Photo credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Fish and wildlife agencies and conservation organizations across the western United States and Canada are faced with complex social, political, and biological challenges while serving an increasingly diverse society that holds different values and beliefs on how to manage, conserve, and enjoy natural resources.
Partnerships, collaboration, and inclusivity are often a part of addressing these conservation challenges. To be successful, the conservation community needs a workforce where individuals at all levels, regardless of title or position, possess the leadership skills, behaviors, and mindset that contribute to durable, well-supported solutions and decisions.