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Fuller Science for Nature Fund
The Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund supports and harnesses the most promising conservation science research and puts it into practice. Named in honor of the former president and CEO of WWF-US, the fund supports an annual Science for Nature Symposium featuring global leaders in science, policy, and conservation. Additionally, a regular seminar series provides a regular forum for the conservation community.
2026 Fuller Seminar Series
The Psychology of Resilience
Motivating and Sustaining Conservation in a Changing World
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Biodiversity loss and climate change are reshaping ecosystems and communities alike. While conservation often focuses on ecological and technological solutions, evidence from around the world shows that lasting environmental progress depends just as much on the resilience of people and communities. Without the social capacity to cope with disruption, sustain motivation, and act collectively, conservation efforts struggle to endure. This seminar series, co-hosted with the American Psychological Association (APA), recognizes how social and ecological resilience are linked and explores the psychological mechanisms of social resilience. By integrating psychology and social science research with the lived experience from frontline communities and conservation practitioners, the series will illuminate how emotions, identity, culture, and community dynamics motivate, shape, and sometimes constrain conservation actions and outcomes. It will highlight strategies for fostering hope, managing eco-distress, and building collective capacity to adapt and thrive in a changing world. Participants will leave with actionable insights from psychological science that they can apply to strengthen social resilience, foster inclusive collaboration, and sustain conservation behaviors within their communities and professional contexts.
News and stories
What WWF is doing
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The Future of Water
Freshwater ecosystems are in crisis
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Seminar series
Solutions to the Planet’s Interlinked Challenges
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Symposium
Sustainable Transformations
Tipping Into Positive Change
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Seminar series
Beyond Inclusive Conservation
Achieving positive outcomes for both biodiversity and people
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Symposium
A Turning Point for the Amazon
Copresented by WWF and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Seminar series
Artificial Intelligence and Conservation
How is AI being used to support conservation efforts?
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Symposium
Exploring OECMs
A new paradigm for area-based conservation
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Seminar series
Making Better Decisions
Advancing evidence-informed decision-making in conservation
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Rivers to Reefs
The role of aquatic food in nourishing people and the planet
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Seminar series
Food: The Power is on Your Plate
Transforming our food systems for a nature-positive, carbon-neutral future
Projects
Kathryn S. Fuller Science for Nature Seminar Series
WWF’s Science for Nature Seminars provide a regular forum for the conservation community to learn, discuss, network and inspire. The series seeks to advance the discussion of cutting edge research relating to critical topics in international conservation by featuring distinguished scientists from across the globe.
2012 Fuller Symposium: Conservation Crime
Global leaders shared their insights on the growing crisis of wildlife crime at the 2012 Fuller Symposium. The symposium was held on November 14, 2012 at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.