Creating a New Generation of Conservation Science Leaders
Our world faces unprecedented challenges with climate change. NatureNet Science Fellows help solve them.
A pursuit of The Nature Conservancy and leading research universities, the NatureNet Science Fellows program is a trans-disciplinary postdoctoral fellowship aimed at bridging academic excellence and conservation practice to confront climate change and create a new generation of conservation leaders who marry the rigor of academic science and analysis to real-world application in the field.
Research and the Real World
NatureNet Science Fellows work on groundbreaking research to address climate change, the most pressing conservation challenge of our time. Now in its third year, the NatureNet Fellows program pushes conservation science into entirely new areas that embrace existing and emerging technologies and disciplines, from nanotechnology for clean water and energy, to DNA-based genetic analysis to inform land management.
NatureNet Fellows
Resilience Through Restoration: Oyster Growers Find New Opportunities in Conservation
Aquaculture can help both coastal ecosystems and economies thrive.
Protecting Belize’s Reef Through Science and Song
Marine biologist Nicole Craig on how Super Reefs, coral research and songwriting can help shape a future for the Mesoamerican Reef.
Beyond the Eucalyptus: Discovering Biodiversity and Conservation at Chile’s Valdivian Coastal Reserve
From Darwin’s foxes to güiña wildcats and the world’s smallest deer…more than 20 years of camera trapping reveal the VCR is a box of surprises.
Why Do Some Animals’ Eyes Glow in the Dark? The Science of Eyeshine
Why do some animals’ eyes seem to glow in the dark? Our field guide to those glowing eyes you see at night has you covered.
Earth Day Book Review 2026
Celebrate Earth Day with books that share big ideas on conservation and also enrich our time in the natural world.
Birding the Outer Banks’ Hidden Gem: Nags Head Woods Preserve
Birding at Nags Head Woods is a chance to experience a quieter, wilder side of the Outer Banks, one where centuries-old trees shelter migrating songbirds.
