Who your support could help

WWF believes in investing in people

Investing in training and education is crucial to WWF's work. One of the greatest challenges conservation organizations like WWF face today is the lack of educational resources and opportunities, especially in developing countries.

Recognition of this led to the creation of the Prince Bernhard Scholarship Fund for Nature Conservation in 1991.

Donations to the fund are urgently needed to help pay for the training of committed individuals who might not otherwise have the means to complete their education and training in conservation skills.

These people are the conservation leaders of the future, and will bring many benefits to their communities and people, local wildlife and habitats.

Already the scholarship has helped the following people and more...

Tiejun Wang
Tiejun Wang received a scholarship award to pursue a professional Masters degree in Geo-Information for Ecosystem Management in the Netherlands.

The knowledge and skills he acquires will contribute to many aspects of nature conservation. One of Tiejun’s special interests is the conservation of the Giant Panda.

Gladys Lendii
Gladys Lendii, an African scholar, obtained her Certificate in Wildlife Management after a one-year course at the Mweka College of African Wildlife Management in Tanzania.

The course provided Gladys with the knowledge to identify and undertake effective wildlife management.

Chimed Ochir
Chimed Ochir from Mongolia received a scholarship for training in nature conservation and landscape ecology at Greifswald University in Germany.

This has enabled him to become involved in developing an integrated conservation programme for Mongolia and the Altai-Sayan ecoregion.

Lynette Sibongile Masaku
Lynette Sibongile Masaku was awarded a grant to help her research on tracker training in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa.

“One of the aims of social ecology is to support mutually beneficial partnerships between parks and neighbouring communities, “ Lynette explains.

Her increased knowledge and experience will be of great value to the national parks of South Africa, and also to WWF in her capacity as an environmental education advisor.