Thando Mazomba
South African All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador
Thando Mazomba has a background in marine biology, oceanography, and environmental and geographical sciences.
She is interested in holistic approaches in marine research and industry. Currently, she is an MSc candidate at the University of Cape Town, assessing climate model results in the Southern Ocean using historical whaling data. She is also a Marine Manager at CLS SA, a metocean and environmental services company.
Thando works towards understanding the ocean from as many perspectives as possible. This includes her desire to shed light on the intersectionality that exists within marine research, industry and conservation. Coming from a beautifully diverse country, Thando believes that people hold multiple relationships with the ocean and that these differ from person to person, but what is important is to acknowledge that all of these relationships are equally important.
Her love for the ocean is complemented by her love for addressing socio-economic challenges, as she already engages with marine NGOs and national organizations, creating marine content and offering mentorship.
Thando is also a member of the inaugural cohort of OceanWomxn, a fellowship aimed at celebrating black and brown womxn in oceanographic research.
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Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius
Director of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Ulrike Decoene
Chief Communications, Brand and Sustainability Officer and Member of AXA’s Management Committee
Prof. Dr. Colin Devey
Oceanic Volcanism – Research Division “Dynamics of the Ocean Floor”, GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Prof. Dr. Gideon Henderson
Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), United Kingdom
The Honorable Bernadette Jordan
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, South Shore – St. Margarets, Canada
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The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Deputy Director for Climate and Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Gesine Meissner
Former MEP, Chair National Committee for the UN Decade Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Dr. Angela Merkel
Chancellor of Germany
Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin
Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
