Acknowledgements – Conflict Sensitivity in Conservation course

Steering Committee 

The Steering Committee not only contributed their time and expertise to help steer the initiative and make connections to the broader conservation sector, but also provided direct content inputs by reviewing specific course modules. Our thanks to them for contributing their time and wisdom in helping to shape this course. 

They are (in alphabetical order): 

  • Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) 
  • Alec Crawford, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) 
  • Janet Edmond, Conservation International (CI) 
  • Alison Harley, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 
  • Héloïse Heyer, PeaceNexus Foundation 
  • Elaine Hsiao, IUCN Commission (CEESP) 
  • Micol Martini, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 
  • Dodo Moke Tshidinda, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) 
  • Alex Vadala, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) 

We would also like to thank Sebastian Kratzer from the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) for his content review of particular elements. 

Reference Group 

The Reference Group contributed in a more flexible capacity, generously sharing their ideas and examples to help inform the course content.

Thank you to (in no particular order):

  • Sushil Raj, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) 
  • Luca Kroese, Tropenbos International 
  • Amanda Woomer, Independent 
  • Natalia Chan, Saferworld & Alexandra Blaise Balmer, South Sudan Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility (CSRF) 
  • Mirjam de Koning, Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust (PONT) 
  • Tommy Sheridan, Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) 
  • Charudutt Mishra and Koustubh Sharma, International Snow Leopard Trust (ISLT) 
  • Hector Morales, adelphi 
  • Claudia Eckhardt, KfW Development Bank 
  • Iris Breutz, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) 
  • Sudha Kottillil and Shruthi Kottillil, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) 
  • Tim Stork, PhD candidate, Department of Public Law and Governance, Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University 
  • Simone Dale, Independent 
  • Sebastian Kratzer and Soline Aubé, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) 
  • Tracy Hart, Elise Doumergue and Phoebe Spencer, World Bank