The World Wildlife Federation, or WWF, announced the recipient of their 2023 Conservation Leadership Award this week - twenty-two year old Charitie Ropati. This prestigious award is given annually to a young conservation leader for outstanding contributions to protecting the planet. Ropati is a Yup’ik and Samoan Indigenous scientist, scholar, climate activist, and advocate for education equality.  

For more, Liz Saint-John spoke with Charitie Ropati, founder of LilnativegirlinSTEM and WWF’s 2023 Conservation Award recipient.