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UFernando Bretos

Isikhulu Sohlelo, Isifunda SaseCaribbean Esibanzi

UFernando ungusosayensi wezokongiwa kwemvelo ogxile ekuvuselelweni nasekuvikelweni kwezindawo ezihlala ezindaweni ezishisayo ezisogwini nasolwandle. Ngo-2008 waletha iphrojekthi yakhe, i-CariMar, kwe-The Ocean Foundation uhlelo lokuxhaswa kwezimali. Uboleka ulwazi lwakhe lokubuyisela amakhorali ku- I-Blue Resilience Initiative, njengengxenye yesikhulumi sayo sokubuyisela utshani basolwandle, imihlume namakhorali ngokusebenzisa izixazululo ezisekelwe emvelweni.

Phakathi neminyaka yakhe engu-12 e-Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, wadala Amavolontiya oMnyuziyamu Ezemvelo, okuthe kusukela ngo-2007 ihlanganyele izakhamuzi zaseMiami ezingaphezu kwezi-15,000 ekubuyiseleni amahektha angaphezu kuka-25 omhlume, indunduma, izixhobo zamakhorali kanye ne-hammock yasogwini. Uphinde waqala uHlelo Lokongiwa Kwemvelo e-Frost Science futhi njengoMphathi Wezemvelo wasiza ekuklameni izandla emibukisweni emayelana nemvelo yasogwini yebhilidi elisezingeni eliphezulu elavulwa ngo-2017. Ngesikhathi ese-The Ocean Conservancy, wayephethe i-Caribbean Biodiversity Programme futhi ngo-1999 wahola uchungechunge lwemikhankaso yocwaningo eNavassa Island okwathi ngemva konyaka kwathiwa Ukuphephela Kwezilwane Zasendle Kuzwelonke nguClinton Administration.

Kwa-TOF, uFernando uhola inethiwekhi yendawo evikelekile yasolwandle yamazwe ngamazwe eGulf of Mexico ebizwa ngokuthi I-RedGolfo. Wengamela imizamo yokuvikela izilwane zasolwandle ezisengcupheni yokushabalala njenge-elkhorn coral, izimfudu zasolwandle kanye ne-smalltooth sawfish futhi usebenzisana nemiphakathi edoba ngezinga elincane ekwandiseni izimpilo zomphakathi ngezinqubomgomo zokudoba eziphusile kanye nokuvakasha kwemvelo. Ushicilele kakhulu kumajenali ezemfundo futhi usanda kubhala incwadi yemvelo mayelana nedolobha lakubo ebizwa ngokuthi I-Wild Miami: Hlola Imvelo Emangalisayo e-South Florida naseduze. Uneziqu zeMasters azithole e-University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science kanye neziqu zeBachelor ku-biology azithola e-Oberlin College. UFernando ungumbungazi ohamba phambili I-Explorer's Club, a I-National Geographic Society Explorer futhi I-Kinship Conservation Fellow.


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