Experts to comment on pollution, marine conservation and nature issues at COP26

Dr Fay Couceiro, Senior Research Fellow in Biogeochemistry [email protected]

Dr Couceiro is an expert in pollution. Her research interests are the sources and fates of pollutants in the environment and interventions to mitigate their impact. This includes: 

  • Excess nutrients in aquatic systems and the role of sediments in their availability under differing environmental conditions, particularly climate change.
  • Microplastics and their impact on the natural environment and human health.
  • Organic pollutants such as pesticides and Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), particularly those released from fossil fuels.

 

Dr Joanne Preston, Reader in Marine Ecology and Evolution [email protected] 

Dr Preston’s research is focused on the interconnected restoration ecology of coastal habitats, particularly oyster reefs, seagrass and saltmarsh. Research interests are:

  • How marine organisms function and interact with environmental pressures such as climate change and microplastics. 
  • How marine and coastal habitats offer natural carbon and nutrient storage solutions.

 

– Dr Ian Hendy, Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences – [email protected]

 Dr Hendy is involved in a number of marine conservation projects on the South Coast of England  that can help reduce the impact of climate change including a re-wilding project that aims to create a safe habitat for one of the UK’s native seahorse species and a Sir David Attenborough-backed campaign to restore a vast underwater kelp forest off the West Sussex coast.

 

Ewan Tregarot, Research Fellow in the Centre for Blue Governance [email protected] 

Ewan’s research focuses on the contribution of Nature to people, examining:

  • Coastal marine ecosystems.
  • Ecological condition and vulnerability to multiple pressures including climate change.
  • Nature-based solutions to adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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