This webinar profiles two civic-led initiatives that build critical local capacity in addressing some of Asia’s most pressing challenges. In Southeast Asia, a mangrove conservation and blue carbon program by Indonesia’s Yagasu Foundation trains community conservationists across the region. In China, the “training the trainers program” by the Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC) trains young scholars and practitioners in conservation theories,tools, and cross-cutting policies.