Conservation Tools for Young Conservationists

July 04, 2025

Let’s spend a day learning how we can better protect our Philippine biodiversity together.

This July 7, 2025, we invite students and early-career conservationists to join us at the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman (Room 250) for a free workshop on practical conservation tools you can use in your fieldwork, research, and community initiatives.

The workshop will be joined by mentors from the ZSL EDGE Fellowship, a global program that supports early-career conservationists in protecting Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered species around the world. We will also learn about Gomphandra coi, a Philippine EDGE species, and explore how we can apply conservation tools to help protect species like it in our forests.

Topics to be covered include:

Conservation Standards
Ecological Methods for Population Estimation and Distribution
Social Science Methods for Conservation

Participation is free, and this is a rare opportunity to meet global mentors while connecting with fellow young conservationists who share your passion for protecting Philippine flora and fauna.

Slots are limited, and we encourage you to register early. Please wear comfortable clothes, bring your notebooks, and come ready to learn, ask questions, and build your conservation journey.

Davi | ZSL EDGE Regional Manager (Latin America)
Davi is a conservation biologist with over 15 years of experience leading biodiversity projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. He currently serves as Regional Manager for the Zoological Society of London’s EDGE of Existence programme, where he supports and empowers local conservationists in more than 14 countries. His work blends technical expertise with a deep commitment to inclusion, equity, and local leadership -particularly among Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities. Davi has extensive experience in project management, training early-career conservationists, building strategic partnerships, and developing evidence- based conservation strategies. He is also a mentor, consultant, and advocate for applied science as a tool for local change.

Trisha Gupta | ZSL EDGE Conservation Scientist
Trisha is a Conservation Scientist at the EDGE Programme at ZSL. She completed her PhD at the University of Oxford on the conservation and sustainable management of shark and ray fisheries in India. She has several years of experience working with fisheries, marine conservation, and local communities.

Jyoti | ZSL EDGE Regional Manager (Asia)
Jyoti Das is the Regional Manager for Asia under the EDGE. He is responsible for overseeing the fellowship programme across the region, providing mentorship and supervision to EDGE Fellows, and supporting them through the successful completion of their fellowships. Jyoti brings extensive expertise in the study of large mammals, with a particular focus on Asian elephants, which was the subject of his doctoral research. He has been associated with ZSL for the past seven years, contributing significantly to conservation research, capacity building, and programme development in Asia.