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Much of the wonder of nature can be saved for future generations if conservation activities are more frequently and successfully applied on private working landscapes like those owned by Ted Turner. Executive Director, Turner Endangered Species Fund A Burrowing owlet is getting some sun on a Prairie dog colony at Turner's Bad River Ranch in South Dakota. Playtime isn’t just for fun, it strengthens family bonds, hones in on social and cognitive skills, and a great way to exercise. When playing, wolves will run, chase each other, prance, play bow, wag their tails, much like the behaviors we see in domesticated dogs. We have supported collaborative research to develop understanding of how education systems can act as drivers of sustainable development in India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland and South Africa.

The Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures network was funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund through the Economic and Social Research Council Network Plus scheme. It was coordinated out of the University of Bristol and worked with partners in India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. It ran for three and a half years, from November 2019 to October 2023. Our research addresses the role of education in climate action, decent work and sustainable cities. Addressing inequalities relating to poverty, gender and the status of indigenous knowledge are cross-cutting themes in our work, as are concerns for foregrounding marginalised voices and decolonising research. Explore resources from project teams, Hub teams and our latest Network publications on our Resources pages

Our aim is to develop new knowledge that can assist education policy makers, practitioners, non-governmental and community-based organisations to implement policies and practices in education that are transformative and can contribute to ensuring equitable,... If these trends continue, the world will become a dismal place indeed, with silent springs and little left to excite the senses except the weeds. Without doubt, the extinction crisis looms as one of humanity’s most pressing problems. In response to this crisis, Ted Turner, his family, and Mike Phillips established the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) and Turner Biodiversity Divisions (TBD) in June 1997. TESF focuses on species protected under federal and state endangered species laws, whereas TBD considers species that are at slightly less risk. These companion efforts are dedicated to saving biological diversity by ensuring the persistence of imperiled species and their habitats with an emphasis on private land.

We work closely with our partner organizations, Turner Enterprises, Inc. and the Turner Foundation, and invite collaboration with state and federal agencies, universities, and other private organizations. Whether managing an extant population or restoring an extirpated one, our goal is population persistence with little or no human intervention. We believe that persistent populations of native species are indicative of a healthy landscape and a high degree of ecosystem integrity. The problems involved in private stewardship are complex and effective solutions require broad-based sociopolitical, biological, geographical, and fiscal considerations. Though our projects may be controversial, slow to succeed or fraught with uncertainty, we intend to stand as a real solution to the extinction crisis.

Established in June 1997, the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) works to conserve biodiversity by emphasizing restoration efforts of endangered or imperiled species on the Turner properties. TESF issued a funding call in early 2021 with the aim of funding and supporting the development of new knowledge that can assist education policy makers, practitioners, non-governmental and community-based organisations to implement policies... TESF funded 67 projects across across India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland and South Africa. The projects represented a balanced mix of exploratory, innovative studies and pilot projects. The support of the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) is gratefully acknowledged by TESF. Award title: UKRI GCRF Transforming Education Systems for Sustainable Development (TES4SD) Network Plus (Grant Ref: ES/T002646/1)

The TESF Network continues to develop open-access resources. These include films, briefing notes, background papers, Guides for Policy and Practice, webinar and presentation recordings and journal articles which you can browse here. To view all publications by citation click here The support of the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) is gratefully acknowledged by TESF. Award title: UKRI GCRF Transforming Education Systems for Sustainable Development (TES4SD) Network Plus (Grant Ref: ES/T002646/1) Founder, Turner Endangered Species Fund and Turner Biodiversity Divisions

Chairman, TESF Board of Directors Director, Natural Resources & Biodiversity, Turner Enterprises, Inc. Director, Turner Endangered Species Fund and Advisor to Turner Biodiversity Divisions Founder, Turner Endangered Species Fund and Turner Biodiversity Divisions Chairman, TESF Board of Directors Director, Natural Resources & Biodiversity, Turner Enterprises, Inc. Which gets preference in the bigger scheme of conservation biology, the species or the community? We suggest a differential focus on conserving imperiled species.

These are the building blocks that can be recycled again and again as community compositions inevitably change in future human generations under the influences of climate shifts, ecological interactions, and accidents of dispersal. Diverse communities can assemble and reassemble as long as the building blocks persist. Species, once lost, will not be coming back. JOE TRUETT began working with Ted Turner’s landmark efforts to conserve native species in 1996 when he was contracted to restore black-tailed prairie dogs to the Armendaris and Ladder ranches. In 1998 he was hired as the first senior ecologist for the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) and Turner Biodiversity Divisions (TBD). He worked in that capacity until his retirement in April 2010.

Joe died on February 27, 2011 after an honorable battle with cancer. During his 13 years with TESF he provided a steady and experienced presence on a daily basis. His intellectual, emotional, and practical contributions to the work were noteworthy. Throughout his career and especially during TESF’s fledging stage, Joe was admired and relied on for his unique capacity to synthesize large amounts of sometimes disparate information to identify broad, unifying principles that give... He was an ecologist of the finest kind, and countless imperiled species are more secure because of his work. Kevin served as the project leader of TESF’s swift fox restoration and conservation project in South Dakota.

Under his direction, over 200 foxes were reintroduced to Bad River Ranches and environs. Through determination, honesty, and an open mind, Kevin enrolled over 70 private landowners as supporters of the effort. His dedication to the swift fox project was clearly contagious. Always pushing himself to perform at a high standard, Kevin earned admission to the Ph.D. program at South Dakota State University’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science. It was widely believed that his dissertation would stand as the seminal publication concerning the socio-political and biological aspects of swift fox restoration and conservation.

The overall goal of our research is to develop understanding of how education systems can act as drivers of sustainable development in India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland and South Africa. We worked towards the following objectives: Develop a sustainable network of researchers based in universities, NGOs, government departments, social movements and community-based organisations with the capacity to undertake rigorous transdisciplinary, innovative, impactful research facilitated through the work of four national... Synthesise and disseminate existing and emerging knowledge about the nature of sustainable development and how it shapes the need for transformative education system change. Co-produce the evidence and arguments urgently needed to transform education and training systems so that they become drivers of socially and environmentally just development. 50% of our funding was used to support a balanced mix of exploratory and innovative research projects within the four hub countries of India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland and South Africa.

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