Simon Nampindo, a doctoral candidate in our department, was selected for the Kathryn Fuller Doctoral Fellowship by the WWF's Conservation Science Program ( http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/doctoralfund.html). Simon is one of only five winners worldwide. This is a very competitive fellowship and all submissions are rigorously reviewed. Simon plans to conduct spatial analysis of ecosystem services and resource degradation in the Congo River Basin and to develop an Ecosystem-Based Spatial Decision Support System.