Carlos receives a WWF Russell E. Train Education for Nature Fellowship!
Carlos Urgilés Verdugo is one of 70 fellows and scholars from 23 countries to receive a 2025 WWF Russell E. Train Education for Nature Fellowship, and one of 12 selected for the WWF-GEF Fonseca Leadership Program.
Carlos Urgilés Verdugo, Ph.D. student in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, was one of 70 fellows and scholars from 23 countries to receive a 2025 WWF Russell E. Train Education for Nature Fellowship. The program supports fellows and scholars who will "advance the vision of a world where local leaders can sustainably manage and preserve invaluable natural resources."
Within the fellowship, Urgilés was one of 12 scientists and conservation leaders to be selected for the WWF-GEF Fonseca Leadership Program, which provides financial support to graduate students who are working to address conservation challenges in Latin America.