Chi siamo
Custodi dell'oceano al lavoro su tecnologie pratiche.
Reef Support ha sede nei Paesi Bassi e collabora con ingegneri, scienziati e partner per la conservazione che si occupano di barriere coralline, fanerogame marine e mangrovie. Affianchiamo ai dati di campo strumenti digitali e programmi comunitari per sostenere le attività di monitoraggio e ripristino.
La nostra missione
Agire in modo concreto per la conservazione marina, combinando dati di campo, strumenti moderni e monitoraggio guidato dalle comunità.
I nostri valori
Barriere coralline, fanerogame marine e mangrovie in salute proteggono le economie costiere e la biodiversità. Progettiamo sistemi di monitoraggio che aiutano i partner a passare dai dati di campo a evidenze condivise e a flussi di lavoro di rendicontazione.
Collaborazione aperta
Lavoriamo insieme a ONG, università e team locali sul campo.
Strumenti pronti per il campo
Funzionano offline e in ambienti remoti, quando serve.
Custodia condivisa
Scienza partecipativa con note di controllo qualità e provenienza dei dati chiare.
Il nostro team
Conosca le persone che stanno dietro a 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.