WCS-Congo > Conservation Strategies > Capacity Building

Maintaining a network of well-managed protected areas means developing the expertise amongst national staff to effectively manage national parks and reserves. Training the next generation of conservationists is a priority for WCS-Congo, through both on-the-job training and formal training sessions and workshops. However, capacity building also means increasing the ability of local communities to act as wildlife managers, through improving the effectiveness of local NGOs or through education and outreach programs.

Regular training courses in research methodology conducted at the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park headquarters are essential for improving the capacity of Congolese researchers to monitor wildlife and other natural resources. The training courses are open to recent graduates of the Institut pour le Développement Rural in Brazzaville who are considering a career in wildlife management and conservation, and covers all elements of research and monitoring methodology, from project design through data collection and analysis, to report-writing and the dissemination of results.

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