Leopardspecialists

Persian Leopard Regional Recurring Workshops

 Founder and organizer: Dr. Arezoo Sanei, Executive Director, Asian Leopard Specialist Society

First Series:

 Date: 2012 - 2013

 Title: Persian Leopard Regional Workshops on research design, distribution modelling, MAXENT software and knowledge development in community-based programs (with the main focus on the Persian leopard)

 Organization and contributors: Asian Leopard Specialist Society, Department of Environment and GEF Small Grant Program, DoE provincial offices of West Azarbaijan, Boushehr, Golestan and North Khorasan provinces.

Second Series:

Date: 2014 - 2016

 Title: Persian Leopard Regional Workshops on participatory research and monitoring of the leopard’s status in Iran, participatory action planning (focus on the Persian Leopard National Action Plan in Iran), education and community-based programs, media and its application in conservation, introducing environmental leadership topics in Iran.

 Organization and contributors: Asian Leopard Specialist Society, Department of Environment and GEF Small Grant Program, DoE provincial offices of Alborz, Lorestan, and North Khorasan, Sistan and Balouchestan, and Karaj Environmental Sciences University.

Third Series:

 Date: 2019-2021

 Title: Persian Leopard Regional Workshops on establishment of the Persian leopard monitoring reference areas (according to the Persian Leopard National Action Plan), practical ArcGIS training programs including introductory, advanced, comprehensive courses; monitoring methods in reference areas, e.g., preparation of land use maps, water quality monitoring, zoning, land use planning, drought in the habitat monitoring scheme; and introductory facilitator training.

 Organization and contributors: Asian Leopard Specialist Society, GEF Small Grant Program, DoE provincial office of Lorestan, Department of Environment of the Tehran Municipality, Imam Ali Cultural Complex.

Fourth Series:

 Date: 2024-ongoing

Third Courses of the Persian Leopard Regional Workshops (2019-2020)

Click HERE for the fast motion video of our regional workshops

Concerning absolute needs about specialized instructive and educational courses for various target groups associated with leopard research and conservation in Iran, we have developed an innovative program being conducted regularly since 2012 in a regional context.

We divided all the provinces across the country to 5 main regions. We assess educational needs regularly (including both practical and theoretical topics) and plan for the next Persian Leopard Regional Workshops accordingly. So far, we have conducted 2 series of the Regional Workshops in 2012-2014 and 2014-2016 consisted of a total of 19 separate workshops across the country.