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In 2005 the Programme set out to make an assessment of the impact that it has had on conservation and capacity development of young conservationists since it's formation in 1990. The study looked at the career paths of BPCP award winners, the proportion of team members still working in a conservation-related field, and considered awardees significant conservation achievements. Results showed that in all teams, the majority of team members have remained working in conservation and that approximately half of those individuals have continued to work in the region or with the species or habitat their project studied. Sustainable conservation activities and achievements, ranging from on-going local monitoring programmes, NGO creation and protected area designation, have been widely realised, thus proving that facilitating practical opportunities and training can lead to long term capacity development and conservation benefit.

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