Managing a masters programme | online course
This event is organised by CABES. It is available in English and French.
19-20 March 2024, 8:00-16:00 UTC
CABES are offering an online course on "Design, setting up and running of a master programme on managing Science-Policy-Practice Interfaces on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Climate Change (SPIBES)." The course will provide participants with the basic knowledge needed to design and implement a masters programme.
>> Download the course syllabus in English
>> Download the course syllabus in French
>> Register for the course (You will be asked to create an account on the CABES e-learning portal.)
Explore the SPIBES master's programme. Applications are currently open until 31 March 2024, including for scholarships.
About CABES
Capacity Development for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Experts (CABES) is dedicated to building the capacity of biodiversity and ecosystem services experts in West, Central, and East Africa — in support of IPBES.
CABES represents a platform to connect scientists from universities, research institutions, and policymakers in West, Central, and East Africa in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services, to strengthen the science-policy interface, foster national and regional collaborations, enhance policy coherence and reinforce the expert pool to support and disseminate IPBES assessments.
Photo by Justin Philbois on iNaturalist: Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana) in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire. This species is listed as endangered in the IUCN Red List. As the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund explaines, it "is thought to be an important indicator of forest health because of its dependence on high-canopy forests." The fund has previously invested in these Guinean Forests of West Africa, a biodiversity hotspot.