Team Coral
The window to save corals is rapidly closing. We need to team up.
#TeamCoral are advocates helping in the fight to save corals by increasing awareness of the problem, working on solutions, showcasing their beauty, or being one of the scientists driving innovation and conservation forwards.
Photo: Morgan Bennett-Smith
Join #TeamCoral
Become an advocate for corals
By joining #TeamCoral, you can spread the word on why protecting corals and reefs is so important and support the development of the science and technology that could help save them. However you choose to help, #TeamCoral needs you. #ForCoral.
Advocating for coral
Meet CORDAP’s #TeamCoral
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Safeer Ahmad
High School Student
Safeer Ahmad is a Young Coral Champion with a keen interest in environmental studies and the marine biodiversity of the Red Sea.
Siena Claure
High School Student
Siena Claure is a Young Coral Champion passionate about marine conservation and the fight against climate change through business.
Ana Yranzo
Coral reef researcher
Ana Yranzo is a researcher from the Institute of Tropical Zoology and Ecology at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV).
Omar Yusuf
Marine researcher and diver
Omar Yusuf is a marine researcher, who studied Coastal and Marine Resource Management at Kenyatta University.
Reem Al Mealla
Researcher and marine ecologist
Reem Al Mealla is the first Bahraini woman field ecologist and holds a PhD in Marine Biology from the University of Essex (UK).
Paige Strudwick
Postdoctoral coral researcher
Paige Strudwick is a postdoctoral researcher with the Coral Nurture Program (CNP) and Future Reefs research group at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Jana Winderen
Sound artist
Jana Winderen is an artist based in Norway with a background in mathematics, chemistry and fish ecology.
Adrien Poquet
Marine biologist, PhD in cnidarian biology
Adrien Poquet is a marine biologist, underwater photographer and storyteller, documenting coral reefs in the Pacific.
Jana Piñel Rodríguez
Marine biology student at the Polytechnic University of Marche
Jana Piñel Rodríguez studies habitat restoration of corals and seagrasses at the Polytechnic University of Marche.
Abdulrahman Kamal
Marketing lecturer at the University of Jeddah and PhD student at Swansea University
Abdulrahman Kamal investigates the impact of ecolabels’ on recreational scuba divers’ behaviour and the sustainability performance of the sector in the Red Sea area.
Igor Pessoa
Oceanographer at University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Igor studies adaptation and bleaching resistance processes to better understand coral reef resilience and reef decline processes. His work focuses on the identification of resilient corals and reef restoration interventions.
Ana-Belen Yanez Suarez
National Geographic Explorer and PhD candidate at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ana-Belen is a PhD candidate at the t 4D-Oceans Lab, where she studies deep-sea ecology of megabenthic cold-water corals communities, developing 3D models of deep-sea structures.
Christine Ferrier-Pagès
Researcher and Team leader of the Ecophysiology and Ecology group, Scientific Centre of Monaco
Christine focuses on exploring the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic factors on coral physiology. She is dedicated to understand cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis and coral reef biology.
Erik Cordes
Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Biology, Temple University
Erik Cordes is an ocean explorer and ecological oceanographer whose research is focused on deep-sea coral reefs, natural hydrocarbon seeps, and hydrothermal vents, as well as their conservation.
Gonçalo Silva
Researcher at MARE-Ispa
Gonçalo Silva is a biologist and a researcher at ISPA - Instituto Universitário/ MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, in Portugal, whose research focuses on understanding ecology and evolution of marine fishes.
Elena Granato
Artist
Elena is an artist living in Saudi Arabia whose creativity and art project are fueled by the beauty and freedom of the ocean and the coral reefs.
Prof. Carlos M. Duarte
Highly Cited Marine Ecologist
Carlos is a world leader in multiple biological oceanography and marine ecology branches. He is a highly cited marine ecologist professor at KAUST and CORDAP's Executive Director.
Jennifer Koss
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Director
Jennifer is a passionate advocate for environmental conservation, Director of NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and Vice-Chair of CORDAP.
Jana Winderen
Meet Jana Winderen an artist based in Norway with a background in mathematics, chemistry and fish ecology. Jana was the first Artist in Residence of CORDAP’s program. Through her art, Jana hopes to inspire others to take action and help preserve the beauty of our oceans for generations to come.
