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CVNI will consider consultancies, workshops and other requests when appropriate. CVNI’s expertise is built on social and environmental sciences and grounded in participatory ecosystem management and valuation. Taking a peoples based approach towards conservation management CVNI’s strengths lay in putting local peoples perceptions to practice. This approach is built on the philosophy that sustainable conservation objectives can only be achieved once they take into account peoples tangible and intangible values. Building nature conservation and biodiversity management from within a culture based on peoples beliefs and worldviews results into equitable approaches and strategies.CVNI draws from a pool of collaborative organizations, partners and enthusiastic experts. Some examples and disciplines CVNI work with: Integrating stakeholder perceptions is into decision-making processes, World wide project experience in protected area and ecosystem management, Developing assessment approaches for socio-cultural values in ecosystem and biodiversity management, Stimulating multidisciplinary and intercultural ways of learning and development in conservation, Advise on the management of sacred sites and spiritual values in nature conservation strategies Providing a platform for nature conservation and educational support, Assistance in editing and (co)-authoring policy briefs, technical reports as well as (academic) articles, Working with local community organisations at a grass roots level, Upscaling local lessons learned to (inter)national organisations such as universities, governments and conservation organisations. For more information Contact the program coordinator.