Applications now open for the first-ever Youth Forum for People and Wildlife in Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2016. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) will identify 20 leaders, aged 18 to 25, working in animal and conservation-related fields, to build skills and network with delegates from around the world. Travel and participant costs will be fully funded.

The Youth Forum for People and Wildlife will be held immediately prior to the 17th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). There will be an online component that will engage the global community with forum participants. To apply or learn more about the Youth Forum, go to www.ifaw.org/youthforum.