Celebrating 30 Years of Conservation Leadership and Impact
This year, we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the WWF Russell E. Train Education for Nature program and the remarkable ways it has strengthened conservation science, education, and leadership around the world.
We are also celebrating you. It is because of your generous support that EFN is now one of the largest conservation fellowship programs in the world. Over the past 30 years, the program has supported 600 institutions and provided more than 3,700 local leaders across 60 countries with the skills and knowledge they need to preserve nature. Please read more about the difference your support has made in the report at the right.
“Over the past three decades, we have seen the impact of collaborative efforts, the strength of the EFN alumni community, the unwavering support from donor partners like you, and the profound influence of visionary leaders committed to ensuring that local leaders—from Latin America, the Caribbean, Asian, and Africa—gain the skills and knowledge needed to preserve nature. Thank you.” Nelly Kadagi
Director of Conservation Leadership and the Education for Nature Program, Global Science
Your Impact
Changing Lives, Advancing Conservation, Strengthening Communities
Today’s conservation challenges are more complex than ever before and require advanced skills and knowledge to tackle. Thanks to your commitment to conservation education and leadership, through EFN, WWF is building the next generation of conservation leaders who are committed to addressing these challenges and protecting the world’s most biologically diverse places.
Your support has made remarkable impacts possible, including:
- $30 million in grant funding distributed over 30 years.
- More than 90% of EFN alumni are working to advance conservation in their region and a significant number of them are in leadership roles in local, national, and regional agencies, conservation organizations, and academia.
- To date, EFN has supported 760 individuals in their master’s and PhD studies, many of whom have assumed leadership roles in government agencies, conservation organizations, and academia.
Barbara Escobar-Anleu, Guatemala
As we look to the future, we are inspired by the progress we have made together and the possibilities that lie ahead. WWF’s commitment to fostering conservation leadership remains steadfast, and we are more determined than ever to create a sustainable and thriving world for future generations.
Thank you for being a part of this incredible journey.
