2007 Conservation Science Intern Abdel Abellard (center) working on his Project Plan with Joy Grant (left; TNC Director of Global Partnerships) 

and Francisco Nunez (right; TNC Conservation Science Director - Dominican Republic)

2008 TNC Conservation Science Internship Handbook

This handbook contains most of the information you will need regarding internship requirements and exepected products, administrative and logistical matters, and relevant TNC intranet material. It also features helpful career, communication, and planning tips. As always, contact Renée or Lynn if you have further questions. Download the handbook here:

2008 TNC Conservation Science Internship Handbook (note*: must be downloaded with Internet Explorer or, if using Firefox, Acrobat Reader must be specifically chosen to open document)

Deltek Timesheets

Click this link to get to the Deltek time-report system (page will navigate to Deltek site; must be connected to TNC intranet):

https://tnc.hostedaccess.com/DeltekTC/welcome.msv

Concur Expense Reporting System

Click this link to navigate to the Concur Expense Reporting System and get reimbursed for expenses (page will navigate to Concur site; only applies if you are paid through TNC; must be connected to TNC intranet):

https://director.concursolutions.com/?entity=p0001324xoal

Conservation By Design (CBD) Gateway

The CBD Gateway is part of conserveonline and serves as an online resource for the global conservation community to find and share innovations and lessons learned related to the products and practices of CBD. It includes sections on global science and indicators, ecoregional assessments, and conservation action planning, and is a replacement for other websites like the CAP toolkit, ERA, and biodiversity vision toolbox. Contact Rebecca Esselman (resselman@tnc.org) with questions (page will navigate to CBD Gateway site).

http://www.conserveonline.org/workspaces/cbdgateway

Download a brochure about CBD here. (note*: must download using Internet Explorer or, if using Firefox, Acrobat Reader must be specificallychosen toopen document)

TNC Brochure

A brochure describing TNC, how it works, and what it works towards. Download it here. (note*: must download using Internet Explorer

Scientific Journals

The Science Office and TIS subscribe to online subscriptions of peer reviewed, scientific journals. These can be accessed either through conserveonline if you are logged in with a TNC email address (click on the 'journals' link at the bottom of the page) or directly through the TNC intranet (under Tools & Reports; Subscriptions & Journals) (page will navigate to Scientific Journals site).

http://home.tnc/toolsandreports/subsandjournals/

Science Expertise Database (SED)

The SED is a directory of more than 700 TNC scientists and science-related staff. It includes detailed information about areas of expertise, interests, geographical focus, taxonomic focus, and publications. If you want to be added to the directory or have any questions, please contact Nancy Kelley (nancy_kelley@tnc.org). You will be asked to fill out a short, online profile. Anyone can use the tool or connect with science staff by logging in as: guest and the password is: welcome.

http://sdb.tnc.org

Conservation Project Inventory (ConPro)

ConPro is TNC's Conservation Project Database, a searchable repository for in-depth information about all of our Conservation Projects. ConPro combines information from the Conservation Project Inventory (CPI) and the Conservation Action Planning (CAP) workbooks in order to provide a complete picture, and to avoid re-entering data that has already been collected in some form.

http://conservationtools.tnc.org/conpro