Fourth Round Winner

         Maria Marta Chavarria

Maria Marta Chavarria was nominated for a Leadership Award for her work in identifying and conserving biodiversity in Costa Rica’s Area Conservacion Guanacaste.

Maria Marta Chavarria

The ACG, as it is widely known, is one of the most biologically diverse places in the world, and is highly valued among the scientific community. Chavarria, a native of Costa Rica, wears many hats—as do biodiversity scientists in most developing countries: She is an expert in both insect and plant taxonomy and conservation biologist, as well as fund-raiser, organizer, educator, and administrator.

For the past eight years she has been ACG’s assistant director for biodiversity.

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