Juliette Biquet, FCT PhD fellow at the Center for Marine Sciences of the Algarve (CCMAR) and the University of Algarve, has been appointed Young Ambassador of the European Marine Board (EMB).
The appointment followed her candidacy in February to recruit two new young researchers for this mission and places the researcher at the European leader in marine science policy, a platform that promotes marine research and narrowing the gap between science and policy.
As an independent and self-sustaining non-governmental advisory body, the EMB transfers knowledge between the scientific community and decision-makers, promoting Europe's leadership in marine research and technology.
As communication is very important in the field of marine science, being selected for this mission as a young ambassador for the EMB is also a way to get involved in this mediation.
“I first wish to join a network of people working in the field of marine sciences and, thus, to be part of the scientific discussions that take place in the different working groups of the EMB, as well as to participate in the science-policy axis and encourage more and more communication actions”, said Juliette Biquet about this new role.
Passionate about protecting the oceans, Juliette Biquet applied to the EMB Young Ambassadors Program with the perspective of having the opportunity to “be part of the processes and interactions between scientists and decision-makers”, as she wants to “share her passion for the ocean and its protection".
Of French origin, Juliette is a young researcher in the field of ecology and conservation sciences, with an interest in natural sciences and the functioning and protection of socio-ecosystems. She is involved in several projects, namely on the impact of fisheries, the evolutionary consequences of climate change, the perception of nature or population monitoring in various ecosystems, as well as scientific mediation on biodiversity.
She is currently specializing in marine ecology, through her PhD at CCMAR, with the co-supervision of ecologists and social scientists, Bárbara Horta e Costa (CCMAR), Joachim Claudet (CRIOBE, France) and Juliette Young (INRAE, France).
His focus is on the study of marine protected areas in the European Union, in the hope that his work can help improve the socio-ecological benefits of EU space protection.
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