Emma Camp
Finding Natural Resilience
Emma looks for coral in unusual places – like mangrove lagoons, typically considered hostile for coral growth. By understanding how corals have adapted to survive there she hopes to improve active reef management in other places – in particular the Great Barrier Reef.
“I can’t bear the thought that I would have to tell my children that our generation knew that it was dying and didn’t do anything to help it,” she says in this video of her at work. Emma leads the biogeochemistry group at the University of Technology Sydney, is Deputy team leader for the Future Reefs Team, and co-founder of the Coral Nurture Program (CNP). She is also passionate about championing the inclusion and retention of women and girls in STEM. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin.
