Role
Lead, Bertarelli Foundation's Marine Science Programme
Specialisms
Marine conservation
Contact links
Heather started working for ZSL (Zoological Society of London) in 1995, as a postdoctoral research scientist in the Institute of Zoology, curator of London Zoo Aquarium, Head of Marine and Freshwater Conservation and now as Senior Marine Technical Advisor and Lead of the Bertarelli Foundation's Marine Science Programme. Heather is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter and a National Geographic Explorer.
During her career at ZSL, Heather has co-founded Project Seahorse in 1996; set up Net-Works, a novel community-based supply chain for discarded fishing nets that are recycled into carpet (now the social enterprise COAST-4C); and was science co-lead for National Geographic's 2019 Sea to Source: Ganges expedition. Since 2017, Heather has been the lead of the Bertarelli Foundation’s Marine Science Programme, a transdisciplinary research and conservation programme focused on the Indian Ocean, involving over 90 researchers from 24 institutions and 6 countries. This programme is an endorsed Action of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and has a strong focus on regional capacity building for marine science.
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Professional accreditations
Honorary Professor, University of Exeter Cornwall Campus; National Geographic Explorer
Board member: Coast4C; Marine Biological Association of the UK; Oceano Azul Foundation; Surfers Against Sewage
10 recent publications:
Duncan, C. Primavera, J.H., Hill, N.A.O., Wodehouse, D., Koldewey, H.J. (2022). Potential for return on investment in rehabilitation-oriented blue carbon projects: Project strategies and accounting methodologies. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.775341
Laffoley, D., Baxter, J.M., Amon, D.J., Claudet, J., Downs, C.A., Earle, S.A., Gjerde, K.M., Hall-Spencer, J.M., Koldewey, H. J., Levin, L. A., Reid, P.C., Roberts, C.M., Sumaila, U.R., Taylor, M. L., Thiele, T., Woodall, L. C. (2022). The forgotten ocean - why COP26 must call for vastly greater ambition and urgency to address ocean change. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. f10.1002/aqc.3751ff. ffhal-03534357f
Ford, H., Jones, N., Davies, A., Godley, B., Jambeck, J., Napper, I., Suckling, C., Williams, G. Woodall, L.,
Koldewey, H. (2021). The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150392
Carr, P., Barrios, S., Clubbe, C., Freeman, R., Koldewey, H.J., Nicoll, M.A.C., Trevail, A., Wilkinson, T., Votier, S. (2021). Potential benefits to breeding seabirds of converting abandoned coconut plantations to native habitats after invasive predator eradication. Restoration Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/rec.13386
Napper, I.E., Baroth, A., Barrett, A.C., Bhola, S., Chowdhury, G.W., Davies, B.F.R., Duncan, E.M., Kumar, S., Nelms, S.E.,
Niloy, M.N.H., Nishat, B., Maddalene, T., Thompson, R.C., Koldewey, H. (2021). The abundance and characteristics of microplastics in surface water in the transboundary Ganges River. Environmental Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116348
Duncan, E.M., Davies, A., Brooks, A., Chowdhury, G.W., Godley, B.J., Jambeck, J., Maddalene, T., Napper, I., Nelms, S.E., Rackstraw, C., Koldewey., H. (2020). Message in a bottle: open source technology to help track the movement of plastic pollution. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242459
Hays GC, Koldewey HJ, plus 74 co-authors, Curnick DJ. (2020). A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges. Marine Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03776-w
Bayley, D.T.I., Purvis, A., Nellas, A.C., Arias, M., Koldewey, H.J. Measuring the long-term success of small-scale reserves in a Philippine reef fishery. Coral Reefs https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-01987-7
Samoilys, M.A., Osuka, K., Mussa, J., Rosendo, S., Riddell, M., Daide, M., Mbugua, J., Kawaka, J., Hill, N., Koldewey, H. (2019). An integrated assessment of coastal fisheries in Mozambique for conservation planning. Ocean and Coastal Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104924
Woodall, L., Otero-Ferrer, F., Correia, M., Curtis, J.M.R., Garrick-Maidment, N., Shaw, P., Koldewey, H. (2017). A synthesis of European seahorse taxonomy, population structure, and habitat use as a basis for assessment, monitoring and and conservation. Marine Biology. https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-017-3274-y