Interviews with the Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) – 2024
On the 8th July we welcomed the Early Career Ocean Professionals for this year to the IORA Blue Carbon Hub Office in Perth, Australia.
In their first week, we asked them more about their projects and what they are most looking forward to.
Find out more in the videos below:
Ashraful Moontahab
The Indian Ocean Blue Carbon Hub welcomes the 2024 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) to Perth, Western Australia.
Meet Ashraful Moontahab from Bangladesh. Ashraful tells us about his ECOP project, previous experience with blue carbon ecosystems and how he hopes to use his ECOP project to better his nation.
Avianto Nugroho
The Indian Ocean Blue Carbon Hub welcomes the 2024 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) to Perth, Western Australia.
Meet Avianto Nugroho from Indonesia. Avianto tells us about Indonesia’s nationally determined contributions (NDC’s) and how his ECOP project will deliver to Indonesia’s policy recommendations.
Devica Natalia Br Ginting
The Indian Ocean Blue Carbon Hub welcomes the 2024 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) to Perth, Western Australia.
Meet Devica Natalia Br Ginting from Indonesia. Devica tells us about her experience mapping blue carbon ecosystems and how she hopes to use her ECOP project to improve knowledge of seagrass in one of Indonesia’s most beloved tourist destinations.
Jamie Yeo
The Indian Ocean Blue Carbon Hub welcomes the 2024 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) to Perth, Western Australia.
Meet Jamie Yeoh from Singapore. Jamie tells us a little about her previous experience in blue carbon policy and finance and how she hopes to use her ECOP project to help her community.
Josphat Nguu
The Indian Ocean Blue Carbon Hub welcomes the 2024 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) to Perth, Western Australia.
Meet Josphat Nguu from Kenya. Josphat tells us about his extensive experience in Mangrove ecosystems, his previous experience with his community and how he hopes to build community knowledge in seagrass ecosystems.
Waruni Tissera
The Indian Ocean Blue Carbon Hub welcomes the 2024 Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) to Perth, Western Australia.
Meet Waruni Tissera from Sri Lanka. Waruni tells us about Sri Lanka’s current carbon crediting mechanisms and her plans to use her ECOP project to potentially help shape her nations policies going forward.
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