Raising ecological awareness and creating employment opportunities for trackers provides cultural, social and economic benefits to local communities across the globe. The employment of trackers will also help to retain traditional skills that may otherwise be lost in the near future. Since 1994 more than 20 000 CyberTracker tracker certificates have been issued to more than 12 000 trackers worldwide. Currently, CyberTracker is evaluating and certifying in Africa, North America, and Europe. The start of collaboration in Asia is also underway since 2024.
The growing climate crisis creates a new urgency in managing potential biodiversity loss. More than a million animal and plant species may go extinct due to climate change. This crisis requires a new approach to promote and speed up the learning process in tracking and the adoption of tracker certification.
Read MoreResearch has shown that for many novice learners, strict testing may be detrimental to the learning process. In contrast, at the expert level high standards of testing provide an incentive to develop skills and expertise. We have therefore introduced an informal learning process that allows everyone to learn to track.
Read MoreCreating employment opportunities for trackers provides cultural, social and economic benefits to local communities. The employment of trackers will also help to retain traditional skills that may otherwise be lost in the near future.
Read MoreThe objectives of the Indigenous Tracker Certification include the recognition of indigenous knowledge and the promotion of the cultural, social and economic benefits of the art of tracking. The employment of trackers also helps to retain indigenous skills that may otherwise be lost soon.
Read MoreNew CyberTracker Certification Standards update coming soon
Read MoreThe CyberTracker Tracker Certification covers the fundamental principles of tracking as well as the finer details and sophisticated aspects of tracking. This is done on an individual basis, depending on the level of each candidate.
Read MoreResearch that includes an in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis of trackers evaluated by and certified through CyberTracker Conservation’s Tracker Certification System has demonstrated the reliability of the CyberTracker Certificates
Read MoreThe name "CyberTracker" refers to the combination of indigenous tracking skills (Tracker) with modern technology (Cyber). CyberTracker combines technology and human expertise in a way that has been recognised internationally as unique and ground-breaking.
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