From Getting Started to Next Steps: Conservation Standards Training for Women in Southeast Asia

Association Anoulak and Alcedo Conservation are excited to announce From Getting Started to Next Steps: Conservation Standards Training for Women in Southeast Asia 2026-2027. This highly interactive training will enable women conservation practitioners to improve their skills in strategic planning and adaptive management leading to improved efficiency and effectiveness of their projects and organisations. Participants will be trained in the globally recognised Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (Conservation Standards), which help teams design, implement, monitor, and adapt conservation projects and programmes. We believe that using the Conservation Standards can help both practitioners deliver more impactful and transparent conservation, and this collaboration is a step towards increasing awareness and use of adaptive management across the sector.

Learn more on the Information Sheet for the programme 2026-2027.

A previous participant in the course shared:

“This course has truly transformed the way I approach conservation work. Learning about the Conservation Standards gave me practical tools to plan, implement, and adapt projects more effectively. I highly recommend it to anyone working in conservation.” – Thepphithoun Phasavath, Laos

A previous participant who has received 1:1 coaching shared:

“As a small and growing conservation organization, we’re usually busy delivering projects, writing proposals, and making the most of limited resources. We often move from one activity to the next because we know it’s important work, but we don’t always have the time to step back and ask ourselves why this intervention, why now, and is this really the best way to achieve the impact we want?
What I also love is that this hasn’t just been my learning. I’ve been bringing the Conservation Standards process back to the team […]For me, that’s been the biggest gift of this program. It’s not just about learning a new framework, it’s about creating the space to think, reflect, and make better conservation decisions together” – Rahayu Oktaviani, Indonesia