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Nature and Biodiversity
We must respect the ocean when building artificial islands
There are more then 450 artificial islands around the world, but what is the cost to the marine ecosystem?
I'm a marine ecologist specializing on urbanization and ecologically-informed design for urban shorelines. I currently work as a post-doctoral research fellow at the National University of Singapore, where we are developing and testing strategies for enhancing biodiversity on Singapore's seawalls.