2021 Science Without Borders® Challenge Finalists: 11-14 year old students
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists in our 2021 Science Without Borders® Challenge! This international student art contest engages students in important ocean issues through art. For this year’s competition, students were asked to illustrate one or more of the benefits mangroves provide to people, other organisms, or the environment.
Entries to the Science Without Borders® Challenge are judged in two categories based on age. Here are the finalists selected from the younger group of applicants, students 11-14 years old:
"Life in the Mangrove Trees" by Karina Spasova, Age 14, Bulgaria
Artist's Statement: I have seen mangrove trees only on television, on the Internet and in magazines, but I know that they are not only very beautiful, but extremely important for the lives of people around the planet. Mangrove forests help to create healthy seas, as they act as breeding grounds for fish, shrimp, crabs and other marine animals that breed among the roots of trees. They also play a role in combating the climate crisis, as they have a great ability to store carbon, retaining more of it than terrestrial forests of the same size. However, their importance is not sufficiently recognized, so let us all unite together and protect these trees.
