Fellows 2020

Meet the 2020 Class of Coastal Solutions Fellows at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, who will be leading innovative collaborative solutions for coastal threats along the Pacific of Latin America.

Learn more about our Fellows and their projects in Mexico, Guatemala and Chile.


  • Flavio Sciaraffia

    Landscape Architect
    Universidad del Desarollo
    Valdivia, Chile

  • Varinia Sagastume

    Biologist
    Wildlife Conservation Society
    Sipacate, Guatemala

  • Medardo Cruz

    Biologist
    UNAM
    Ceuta Bay, Sinaloa Mexico

  • Román Canul

    Civil Engineer
    Conselva Costas y Comunidades, A.C.
    Huizache – Caimanero Wetland Sinaloa, Mexico

  • Laura Ibarra

    Landscape Architect
    Pronatura Noroeste, A.C.
    Ojo de Liebre Wetland Complex, México

  • Manuela Erazo

    Social Anthropologist
    University of Concepción
    Tubul-Raqui Wetland, Chile