2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge Semi-Finalists: 15-19 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 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 semi-finalists selected from the older group of applicants, students 15-19 years old:
"One Land, One Sea" by Sophie Hao, Age 17, Maryland, United States of America
Although many know the direct actions that contribute to the degradation of the ocean, others aren't aware on how interconnected our lands are to the waters and its reefs. In my piece, I wanted to illustrate the intangible bridge between the ocean and land--emphasizing the narrow gap between our actions on the terrain and its consequences on its oceanic ecosystems. At a glance, a farmer gazes off as diverse, vivid corals peek from the vegetation and blue, clear waters traverse through the sky. Corals are not only visually appealing; they are essential to marine life as a source of food and habitat. If we carry out sustainable practices, such as limiting the fertilizer runoff made from agriculture, we and the ocean can coexist and live in harmony.
