Three leading institutions around the globe have been selected as Sustainability Institutes to support Practitioner Fellows.  The Sustainability Institutes are designed to provide a non-degree opportunity for qualified middle-level individuals to conduct intensive approved applied research projects in conservation and sustainability, under the mentoring of an expert scientist in the field of study.  In addition to supporting the work of the Fellows, the Signature Program will offer support over the life of the program to the institutions through grants for Sustainability Institutes.

IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland (IUCN in Brief)