Over ons
Oceanbeschermers die praktische technologie ontwikkelen.
Reef Support is gevestigd in Nederland en werkt samen met ingenieurs, wetenschappers en natuurbeschermingspartners die zich richten op koraalriffen, zeegras en mangroven. Wij combineren veldgegevens met digitale hulpmiddelen en gemeenschapsprogramma's om monitoring en herstelwerk te ondersteunen.
Onze missie
Concrete stappen zetten voor marien natuurbehoud door veldgegevens, moderne tools en monitoring onder leiding van lokale gemeenschappen te combineren.
Waar wij voor staan
Gezonde koraalriffen, zeegrasvelden en mangroven beschermen kusteconomieën en biodiversiteit. Wij ontwerpen monitoringsystemen die partners helpen om van veldgegevens te komen tot gedeeld bewijs en rapportageworkflows.
Open samenwerking
Wij werken samen met ngo's, universiteiten en lokale veldteams.
Tools voor in het veld
Werk offline en in afgelegen gebieden wanneer dat nodig is.
Gedeeld rentmeesterschap
Participatieve wetenschap met duidelijke QA-notities en herkomstinformatie.
Ons team
Maak kennis met de mensen achter 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.