Charlotte Betel (Academy Coordinator)

Future For Nature and its growing pool of Award winners continue to inspire a new generation of conservationists. Years of story-telling and success-sharing have led to a united network of passionate students and young graduates: The Future For Nature Academy. As the coordinator of the Future For Nature Academy, I am responsible for the communication within the network and to the FFN Office. I am the general point of contact for the FFN Academy members, and I make sure the network runs smoothly by organizing meetings, helping members set up events, and maintaining the optimistic conservation spirit! 

As a child, Animal Planet was my favourite channel and the shows there sparked my passion for nature and traveling. During my MSc in Animal Sciences I was able to delve deeper into learning about ecology and conservation, and travelled to Australia and Guinea-Bissau where I had the chance to see some very endangered habitats and species. This made me realize more than anything that the time for action is now, and I started looking for likeminded people. In 2019 I joined the Future For Nature Academy as a volunteer, and got inspired stories of the FFN Award winners. I am very honored that I now get to coordinate this amazing network of young and passionate future nature conservationists.