2009 fellows

Joseph Ageyo
Country : Kenya
Joe Ageyo is the News Editor of NTV (Kenya) and is currently at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, studying for a Master’s degree in Environmental Governance.

David Akana
Country : Cameroon
David Akana is an Associate Editor of Pan African Visions – an online magazine marketing African success stories where he reports on environment and development.
Mahmoud Al-Dwairi
Country : Jordan
Mahmoud Al-Dwairi is from Jordan and works as a radio producer at Amman Net community radio station. He’s the creator of ‘Earth and Roses’, a programme that aims to raise environmental awareness.
Abu Rushd Md. Amin
Country : Bangladesh
Ruhul works for the private Bangladeshi Television Channel “BanglaVision” as a News Editor. His interest lies in reporting on ICT, environment, development, agriculture and reproductive health.
Isyana Artharini
Country : Indonesia
Isyana Artharini is currently working as an assistant editor for City Desk for the daily national newspaper Media Indonesia. She has been working for the privately-owned media company since 2005.

Aregu Balleh
Country : Ethiopia
Aregu Balleh is an environmental journalist working for the only English daily government newspaper, The Ethiopian Herald. He writes for the economy section, where environmental issues are also published.

Athar Parvaiz Bhat
Country : India
Based in Kashmir, Athar Parvaiz Bhat has been in the field of journalism for the last nine years, focused on environment and health. He is a freelance journalist based in Srinagar-Kashmir.

Gustavo Bonato
Country : Brazil
Gustavo Bonato is a TV journalist working as a reporter for Canal Rural, the main Brazilian channel specialized in agriculture and agrobusiness.

Daniela Chiaretti
Country : Brazil
Daniela Chiaretti is senior reporter on the environment for Valor Economico, the biggest financial newspaper in Brazil. She has been covering environment issues since the Earth Summit in Rio.
Pablo Correa
Country : Colombia
Pablo Correa studied journalism and spanish literature in Bogota, Colombia. He has been working for the last five years in El Espectador newspaper.

Patricia Faustino
Country : Philippines
Patricia Faustino has worked as a researcher, writer, and producer for the public affairs department of a major Philippine television network. She currently writes for a weekly program that reports on biodiversity.

Pierre Fitter
Country : India
Pierre Fitter lives in Delhi where he reports on the environment and foreign affairs. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Socio-Legal Sciences.

