Co-founder

Laura Khatib

Guardians of the Blue

LOCATION Byblos
- - Mount Lebanon Governorate | Lebanon

EMAIL(S) laura@weareguardiansoftheblue.org

TELEPHONE +96170908272

WEBSITE https://weareguardiansoftheblue.org/

PROFILE URL https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/expert/laura-khatib/

JOB TITLE Co-founder

EXPERTISES - Blue Economy
- Marine Biology
- Marine policy
- Ocean plastics
- Ocean Science Education
- Stakeholder Engagement

SEA BASIN(S) Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin

WORKING LANGUAGE(S) English, French

Description

I'm the co-founder of the NGO Guardians of the Blue based in Byblos, Lebanon, as well as an independent consultant in project management, blue economy and ocean literacy. My background is in development economics and sustainable blue economy, with my main interest laying in developing and spreading ocean literacy to reconnect local communities to their blue spaces.

ECOP Programme Ocean Literacy co-lead IOC/UNESCO Ocean Literacy With All Programme Steering Committee EMSEA Advisory Group UNESCO Green Citizen

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