Debora Benjamen

Marine Scientist | International Climate Protection Fellow (AvH) | Blue Carbon Scientist | Nature-based Solutions (NbS)

Bremen, Bremen, Germany

About

I am passionate about marine environment conservation. I've worked in the marine field for several years and I believe that the world will be a better place if aquatic environments are safeguarded.

Experience

  • International Climate Protection Fellow at Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Guest Researcher at Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) GmbH
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

    My research focuses on the estimation of blue carbon stocks of the mangrove forest ecosystems in Tanzania and their feasibility for the Voluntary Blue carbon market trading, for climate mitigation and supporting the Tanzanian coastal communities.

  • Co-Founder at Blue Carbon Tanzania (BCT)
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Blue Carbon Tanzania (BCT) works with coastal communities in Tanzania to protect, restore, and maximize benefits for marine ecosystems (seagrasses, mangroves, coral reefs etc) and build resilience of the coastal communities through additional alternative sources of income.

  • Research Assistant at Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
    Nov 2020 - May 2021 · 7 mos

    I assisted in a research topic entitled “Ecological diversification, recent evolution, and speciation of Amphipoda in the polar regions; the case study of Eusirus genus.

  • Research Assistant Intern at Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI)
    Jul 2017 - Sep 2017 · 3 mos

    I participated in the catch assessment survey at Lake Victoria and the main activities were species identification, data collection, analysis, and report writing.