Meet the Team
The project is funded by the European Commission under their mission to protect biodiversity and fight climate change. It is a five-year interdisciplinary project which started in 2021.
The project is implemented by Reef Conservation, a Mauritian NGO dedicated to the conservation and restoration of the coastal and marine environment in Mauritius. Our partners are from Global Ocean Institute – World Maritime University and Södertörn University, both located in Sweden.
Reef Conservation
Dr. Olivier Pasnin is a Senior Research Coordinator at Reef Conservation and the project coordinator for the project “Nature-based solutions for protecting the coastal zone “. He has over ten years of experience in the field of marine conservation. He dedicates his time in finding scientific approaches for developing holistic conservation plans and he recently developed an interest in integrating genetic information into conservation planning.
https://www.reefconservation.mu/
World Maritime University
Professor Johan Hollander is a marine biologist at the World Maritime University | Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute in Malmö, Sweden.
Professor Hollander is the co-PI with Reef Conservation, but manages several other research projects in the Indian Ocean and Sweden. You can find out more about his research here:
Södertörn University
Dr. Martin Gullström from Södertörn University in Stockholm, Sweden is a marine ecologist with more than 15 years of experience of marine science in the Indian Ocean.
Dr. Gullström is an acknowledged researcher concerning carbon sequestration and seagrasses meadows.
https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university