Join Primate Education Network (PEN), Conservation Fusion (CF), and our colleagues for an interactive training workshop at the joint conference of the International Primatological Society (IPS) and American Society of Primatologists! During our training workshop, primate educators and practitioners will…
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You’re Invited: Creativity & Behavior Change Training Workshop
Tagged with: 2016 IPS & ASP Conference, Behavior Change, Chicago, Conservation Fusion, Creativity, PEN Workshop
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Empowering Educators & Building a National Task Force to Protect Primates in Uganda
Uganda’s primates are threatened by deforestation, human-wildlife conflict, poverty, disease, and high growth of human population. With the steady decline of primate populations in Uganda, it is important to work with local communities to increase knowledge, change attitudes, and influence…
Tagged with: 2016 IPS Congress, PEN Training Workshop, Uganda, Uganda Wildlife Authority, UNITE for the Environment
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Primate Education in Indonesia: PEN Prize Winner Mathilde Chanvin
PEN’s Lessons Learned Challenge Prize Contest Winner Mathilde Chanvin was awarded $250 USD (with support from Eric Losh Illustration) for her primate education efforts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Read Mathilde’s updates from the field below to learn how our support helped her to lead an end of…
Primate Education in Uganda: PEN Prize Winner Denis Agaba
PEN’s Lessons Learned Challenge Prize Contest Winner Denis Agaba was awarded $250 USD (with support from Eric Losh Illustration) for his primate education efforts in Uganda. Read Denis’ updates from the field below to learn how our support helped him to reach 27 schools and bring students…
Primate Education in Peru: PEN Prize Winner Yeissy Sarmiento Guevara
PEN’s Lessons Learned Challenge Prize Contest Winner Yeissy Sarmiento Guevara was awarded $250 USD (with support from Eric Losh Illustration) for her primate education efforts in Peru. Read Yeissy’s updates from the field below to learn how our support helped her organization, Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC),…
Introducing the winners of PEN’s Storytelling Challenge Prize Contest!
We are proud to announce and congratulate the finalists of our Storytelling Challenge Prize Contest. The winners are Aline Oliveira Santos, Maholy Ravaloharimanitra, and Swasti Mukti! They will be awarded $250 USD (with support from Primate Connections) for their primate education efforts.…
Tagged with: Africa, Aline Oliveira Santos, Asia, Brazil, Indonesia, Instituto Pri-Matas para a Conservação da Biodiversidade, Latin America, Madagascar, Maholy Ravaloharimanitra, Patricia Mie Matsuo, ProFauna Indonesia, Regional Coordinators, SIlver Birungi James, Southeast Asia, Storytelling, Storytelling Challenge Prize Contest, Swasti Mukti, The Aspinall Foundation Madagascar, Thirza Loffeld
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Bid for Chimps!
Did you know that Uganda is one of the most primate rich countries in the world, harboring a diverse range of 20 primate species and subspecies, including the eastern chimpanzee and critically endangered mountain gorilla? Deforestation, human-wildlife conflict, poverty, disease,…
Tagged with: Chimpanzee, East Africa, Ray of Hope, Solomon W. Jagwe, Uganda, Uganda Wildlife Authority, UNITE for the Environment
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Cadastro do Concurso de Contação de História de PEN (Português)
Você usa histórias fortes e persuasivas para atingir os corações e mentes das pessoas? É o Dia Internacional do Primata! Comemore junto com a comunidade global PEN de educadores para conservação dos primatas e participe do Concurso de Contação de…
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Entre al Concurso del Premio al Estímulo de la Narrativa de PEN (Español)
Usas historias poderosas y persuasivas para cambiar los corazones y mentes? Es el Día Internacional del Primate! Celebra con la comunidad global de educadores enfocados en primates PEN participando en nuestro Concurso del Premio al Estímula de la Narrativa. El…
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