Frontier

Frontier

Careers at Frontier

Frontier was established in 1989 as a non-profit conservation and development non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem integrity and building sustainable livelihoods for marginalised communities in the world's poorest countries.

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About us

A LEADER IN CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT

Frontier was established in 1989 as a non-profit conservation and development non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem integrity and building sustainable livelihoods for marginalised communities in the world's poorest countries. Our first projects were in Tanzania, one of the world's poorest countries. Carrying out groundbreaking surveys in remote forest, savannah, and marine environments, our dedicated teams of volunteers set about building a comprehensive picture of areas that were heretofore ignored, despite being, as we discovered, among the most biodiverse areas in the world. At the time, Professor John Poynton of the Natural History Museum said:

"In its biodiversity and biogeographical dynamics, Tanzania is proving to be one of the most - if not the most - significant countries in Africa... Over the past decade Frontier's collecting and data recording has progressively developed to achieve high professional standards, which allow vastly improved knowledge of the biodiversity, ecology and biogeography of the area through a detailed recording of specimens, habitats and altitudes... Frontier's work certainly sets a new standard in the exploration and documenting of the African fauna."

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Our Achievements over 25 Years!

Our Achievements over 25 Years!

PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT

  • Tanzania's first multi-user marine park at Mafia Island was established following management recommendations and data from our surveys. The marine park warden and technical advisor are ex-Frontier staff.
  • Quirimbas National Park, the first national marine park to be designated since Mozambiquan independence, was founded using information and recommendations from Frontier's survey work.
  • The Southern Mikea region of Madagascar has recently been gazetted as a protected area based on Frontier's comprehensive research reports in the area.
  • The Montagne de Francais is another area in Madagascar that has recently been incorporated into the Ramena complex of protected areas based on Frontier's research work in the region. Frontier continues to be involved with the planning, monitoring and management of this area.


COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, & SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

  • We have trained over 600 host-country university students, fisheries and forestry officers, community representatives and teachers.
  • We hold hundreds of environmental education and awareness-raising workshops, building teacher capacity and pupil awareness, and we produce education manuals and curricula in various languages.
  • We have trained and qualified over 300 volunteers and host-country partner counterparts in the BTEC Advanced Diploma in Tropical Habitat Conservation and BTEC Advanced Certificate in Expedition Management (biodiversity research).
  • We have established many community-based organisations, one such organisation is TUMI, in Tanzania's Kilombero Valley. The name means Let's take Itete forward' in Kiswahili.
  • We implemented a training programme awarding a tailor made BTEC in Conservation Management for local environmental organisations and in-country partners in Nicaragua.
  • Our medicinal plant income-generating project in Sa Pa, Vietnam led to a ten-fold increase in income for participating farmers.
  • We built a biodiversity interpretative centre in Bai Tu Long Bay, Vietnam.
  • We built the Kanyanchu primate camp and visitor centre in Kibale Forest, Uganda.


BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH

  • We have produced hundreds of technical reports, manuscripts, manuals and books, see our publication list for full details, and contact our Research Manager for specific documents.
  • Our biodiversity surveys in the Tanzanian East Usambara Mountains of the Eastern Arc Mountain Range (the world's hottest biodiversity hotspot with the most endemic vertebrates per km_), are recognised as the most detailed and extensive biodiversity data ever produced.
  • We have discovered numerous new species and range extensions of plants and animals, from a new bat species in Madagascar; hundreds of new moth species in Vietnam; to new amphibians, lizards, chameleons, snakes and small mammals in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania.
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Our Values

  • Commitment to working with the most deprived communities in the host country, through the development of partnerships and collaborations, such relationships being central to the Frontier approach.
  • Attainment of the highest standards of scientific research in all activities and the creation of a stimulating environment in which scientific research is maintained and flourishes.
  • Dedication to being an integral and supportive part of the scientific and development community, contributing extensively in the planning and execution of projects pertinent to the needs of the target area and sensitive to local populations.
  • Commitment to acting as a catalyst for positive corporate change and helping businesses to become responsible corporate citizens.
  • Dedication to helping the public sector adopt ethical and responsible practices aimed at delivering sustainable development and ecosystem protection.
  • Extending conservation and development engagement to the widest possible group of stakeholders in government and civil society.

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