Professor at the Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo Head of the UNESCO Chair for Ocean Sustainability .

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Khadija Stewart is a Caribbean ocean and climate specialist from Trinidad and Tobago. She holds dual Master’s degrees in Climate Change and Development and Sustainable Environmental Development. As the Founder of EcoVybz Environmental Creatives and EcoSeas Caribbean, she leads transformative initiatives such as Karibe Speak, Deep Sea Youth Symposium, and Thinking Beyond the Tides, using storytelling, art, and community-based advocacy to amplify Caribbean voices. Khadija currently serves as the Senior Campaigner at RISE UP for the Ocean, where she advocates for equitable, justice-centered ocean protection at both regional and global levels. She also produced The Anglerfish Chronicles, a radio series under TBA21–Academy, spotlighting deep ocean narratives through cultural and scientific lenses. Her work bridges the gap between science, policy, and lived experience, ensuring that youth and frontline communities are central to sustainable ocean governance and climate action.

Scientist Head of the team EcoSignal (Ecosystem Monitoring and Sustainability) CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research and Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair Ocean Expert University of Porto.

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Master’s degree in Oceanography and marine environmental management.Master thesis: ‘Marine Biological Value Index: an application on protected and notprotected areas in the oriental group of islands of the Azorean archipelago’. Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

I studied Global Sustainability Science at the University of Utrecht. My major was water, climate and ecosystems with a minor in paleontology. I have always been interested in nature, from insects to megafauna and from little flowers to trees. This love for nature evolved in a passion for nature conservation. That is why I will continue my studies with a master in ecology. OceanLove beautifully combines the importance of sharing the love and beauty for the ocean together with the drive to protect and restore it.

I love the ocean because the ocean gave me everything through surfing and i wanted to give back that's why Bahri Association was created in 2010 to protect the ocean and raise awareness about environmental protection

Director at Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.