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:
"Reviving the Corals" by Jeannie Yu, Age 14, TaiwanHowever, there are ways we can solve this problem. For example, one of the many people who started the mission of replanting corals is the coral mom. The coral mom introduced the idea of planting corals, gradually inspiring others to do the same. Though it would take billions of years to rebuild the marine ecosystem we once had, if the world works together, anything is possible. As Taiwan is an island surrounded by large masses of water, it is important that we raise awareness on this matter and replant the corals as a community. Eventually, we will be able to obtain the marine ecosystem we once had."
"Coral reefs are bleaching rapidly around the world and we take a huge responsibility for their deaths. Without reefs, billions of sea life species would suffer and millions of people would lose their most significant food source and get in deep trouble. However, there are ways we can solve this problem. For example, one of the many people who started the mission of replanting corals is the coral mom. The coral mom introduced the idea of planting corals, gradually inspiring others to do the same. Though it would take billions of years to rebuild the marine ecosystem we once had, if the world works together, anything is possible. As Taiwan is an island surrounded by large masses of water, it is important that we raise awareness on this matter and replant the corals as a community. Eventually, we will be able to obtain the marine ecosystem we once had."
