2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge Semi-Finalists: 11-14 year old students
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is pleased to announce the semi-finalists in our 2022 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 actions people can take to protect coral reefs using a “Ridge to Reef”conservation approach.
Entries to the Science Without Borders® Challenge are judged in two categories based on age. Here are the semi-finalists selected from the younger group of applicants, students 11-14 years old:
"Coral Reef in the Bosom of their Mother" by Hyobin Pyo, Age 12, New Jersey, United States of America
Coral reefs provide a home for diverse creatures in the ocean. However, because of pollution and climate change caused by humans, coral reefs are disappearing rapidly.Many creatures are losing their habitats and hiding places from their predators. Scientists are researching and studying how to breed corals in laboratories to find the right environment for them to flourish. In the painting, a scientist is portrayed as a mother nurturing a baby. She has her child (baby corals) in her arm and is gingerly touching the coral with the hope of giving it a better future. Baby corals, in water tanks, are under lights in a protected environment. The table in front of the mother has corals that were successfully bred and are ready to restore the natural habitat for many creatures in need. We need to work together to save the ocean’s treasure, as it can save us all in return.
