2007 Global Fellows

Pablo Garces (Ecuador) paalgalo@yahoo.com

Pablo was inspired to pursue his education in marine conservation after witnessing turtle deaths on the beaches of Ecuador. He studied socioeconomics and conservation at Zamorano University. After graduating with an engineering degree, Pablo volunteered with the Charles Darwin Research Station as a research assistant studying green sea turtle nesting, and he also worked there as a Field Instructor. He also dives and photographs sea turtles. One day, Pablo would like to publish a book of his sea turtle photographs.

Leopoldo Gerhardinger (Brazil) leopoldo@vidamar.org.br

 Leopoldo attended the Universidade do Vale do Itajai and studied Oceanography. He researched the reproductive biology of groupers and blennies, working in areas such as Arvoredo Biological Marine Reserve and Ilha Grande Bay. He now works with a non-governmental organization and is interested in the social science of marine protected areas.

Eva Lynn Pil (Philippines) ebaleenwhale_7@yahoo.com

Eva Lynn earned her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology at Mindanao State University. She has worked as a Marine Biologist on a sea turtle conservation project; her work included doing tagging, first-aid, and rescue of incidentally caught turtles. Currently, she works with the Save Davao Gulf Foundation Inc., implementing a project to establish Marine Protected Areas as a means of sea turtle conservation.

Luciana Pozzi (Argentina) lmpozzi@gmail.com

Luciana is interested in the conservation of Patagonian marine species. She attended the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, majoring in biological sciences. She has volunteered in a local NGO studying Southern Right Whales, with tasks varying from field work to stakeholder communications. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree at UNPSJB- Sede Puerto Madryn.

Juan Torres Florez (Chile) j.p.t@rocketmail.com

The lack of scientific knowledge regarding diversity and destruction in the country where he grew up (Colombia) drove Juan Pablo to take action and pursue a degree in marine biology. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in Systematics and Ecology at the Universidad Austral de Chile. Juan has studied marine mammal ecology, including fur seals and dolphins. He and his colleagues formed a conservation NGO for scientific and social research, called the Blue Whale Center. In addition to ecological issues, Juan is also focusing on incorporating genetics into his ecological studies.

Rowan Trebilco (Australia) Rowan.Trebilco@dpiw.tas.gov.au

Rowan works as a field biologist on threatened and endangered albatross and giant petrel populations. He graduated from the University of Tasmania with a zoology degree, and his thesis focused on Macaroni penguins. He is currently pursuing a Masters degree at the Oxford University Centre for the Environment. He is particularly interested in top marine predators and how knowledge of their ecology can be used for conservation.