Quiénes somos
Guardianes del océano que desarrollan tecnología práctica.
Reef Support tiene su sede en los Países Bajos y trabaja con ingenieros, científicos y socios de conservación centrados en los arrecifes de coral, los pastos marinos y los manglares. Combinamos datos de campo con herramientas digitales y programas comunitarios para apoyar las labores de monitoreo y restauración.
Nuestra misión
Actuar de forma práctica en favor de la conservación marina, combinando datos de campo, herramientas modernas y monitoreo liderado por las comunidades.
Nuestros valores
Los arrecifes de coral, los pastos marinos y los manglares sanos protegen las economías costeras y la biodiversidad. Diseñamos sistemas de monitoreo que ayudan a nuestros socios a pasar de los datos de campo a evidencias compartidas y flujos de trabajo de reporte.
Colaboración abierta
Trabajamos junto con ONG, universidades y equipos de campo locales.
Herramientas listas para el campo
Trabaje sin conexión y en entornos remotos cuando sea necesario.
Custodia compartida
Ciencia participativa con notas de control de calidad y procedencia claras.
Nuestro equipo
Conozca a las personas detrás de Reef Support.
Marcel Kempers
Co-Founder & Director
Marcel is a serial social entrepreneur with the personal mission of bringing nature-based solutions and an international outlook to local communities. After spending a period of his life in the Caribbean, he saw how threatened our marine ecosystems are, he has found that sustainable travel and the technology to connect people can really make an impact on reef conservation in this decade.
Nikole Gualdron Chaparro
Project Manager & Travel Coordinator
Nikole is a diver and marine conservationist at heart, from Bogota, Colombia, and has an education in biology. Nikole is also passionate about educating others and has experience in conservation of bottlenose dolphins in the Mediterranean in Sardegna, Italy. We are proud to have such a kind and dedicated to develop the Reef Ranger program for travel and training for Open Coral AI.
Sofía Pareja Galindo
Community Manager
Sofía is in charge of our Reef Ranger community. She is a passionate diver and graphic designer, graduated from Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is convinced that graphic design is one of the most powerful tools to make visible everything that contributes to the construction of a better, more sensitive, more empathic and a more sustainable world.
Yohan Runhaar
Co-Founder & CTO
Yohan is a computer scientist with an affinity for artificial intelligence and big data, and is the CTO and lead developer for Reef Support's AI and software tools. Having grown up around the globe, and having been exposed to various ecosystems, he is passionated about applying technology to help nature. At Reef Support he is in charge of developing novel solutions for marine research.