2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge Finalists: 15-19 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 ways people can use a ridge-to-reef approach to conservation to preserve coral reefs.
Entries to the Science Without Borders® Challenge are judged in two categories based on age. Here are the finalists selected from the older group of applicants, students 15-19 years old:
"Sanctuary" by Charissa Laurelia Nadine, Age 15, Indonesia
ARTIST’S STATEMENT: Mangroves are one of the most well known planet saving trees that can play a big role in saving coral reef ecosystems with its complex root system that filters nitrates, phosphates and other pollutants from the water. Not only that, it also prevents erosion, effectively improving the quality of water flowing from rivers and streams into marine environment.
