FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sheherazade Named Recipient of 2025 Count of Krigsvold Fellowship
Peter I Island, Westarctica–The Count of Krigsvold, in partnership with the Grand Duchy of Westarctica, is pleased to announce that Sheherazade, a doctoral candidate in Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Count of Krigsvold Fellowship.
Sheherazade’s research investigates decentralized models of forest governance in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, with a focus on Conservation Partnerships and Customary Forest initiatives. Her work emphasizes the integration of Indigenous and Local Community leadership into conservation practice, seeking to strengthen scientific legitimacy for biocultural stewardship and advance more equitable and effective conservation strategies in the tropics.
The Count of Krigsvold Fellowship awards $1,000 annually to support graduate research addressing critical issues in climate change and global conservation. Sheherazade’s innovative and community-driven approach reflects the Fellowship’s mission to promote environmental research that bridges scientific rigor with local knowledge and practice.
For more information or to apply, please visit: https://www.westarctica.org/conservation-scholarship
| Media Contact | |
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| Name | James Howard, Count of Krigsvold |
| count@krigsvold.org | |
| Website | https://krigsvold.org |