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Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology

Professor Carlos M. Duarte receives award for research in ecology and conservation

On February 4, the University announced that Carlos M. Duarte, KAUST professor of marine science and the Tarek Ahmed Juffali research chair in Red Sea ecology, received a Frontiers of Knowledge Award for Ecology and Conservation Biology from Fundación BBVA in Spain.

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Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology

Professor Carlos M. Duarte

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The Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology is dedicated to understanding the role of marine life in the functioning of the present and future Biosphere with a particular focus on marine ecosystems in the Red Sea, the ecology of their foundation species, and the response of marine biota to environmental drivers and human pressures. This is achieved through three main research streams:



  • Discovery: Fundamental discoveries on the structure and function of the Red Sea Ecosystem and the Global Ocean.

  • Understanding: How do marine organisms cope with the extreme conditions of the Red Sea, as a proxy for a future, warmer and oxygen-poor ocean.

  • Solutions: Opportunities for climate change mitigation and adaptation based on marine ecosystems; Marine-based food systems; Applications of marine genes and molecules to cosmetics, health, bioremediation, food and energy sectors.



The approach to addressing these research questions is characterized by collaborative, inter- and transdisciplinary research with a focus on synthesis and meta-analysis and the willingness to take risk in exploring new ideas.

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25 August, 2020

Prof. Carlos Duarte on COVID-19 ecosystem rebound

Following a call by President Tony Chan for KAUST PIs to contribute through their research capabilities to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts coordinated by Donal Bradley, KAUST vice president for research, and Pierre Magistretti, KAUST dean of the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering division, mobilized a group of faculty to form the Rapid Research Response Team (R3T).

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20 May, 2020

These vast hidden forests under the sea could help save Earth

“There is no silver bullet for solving climate change—there’s no single solution that is going to meet the targets laid out by the Paris Agreement. So we need to stack a number of solutions. And each of them will have a contribution toward the goal,” says Professor Carlos Duarte.

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07 April, 2020

Marine life can be rebuilt by 2050

An international study recently published in the journal Nature that was led by KAUST Professors of Marine Science Carlos Duarte and Susana Agustí lays out the roadmap of actions required for the planet's marine life to recover to full abundance by 2050.

The project brings together the world's leading marine scientists working across four continents, in 10 countries and from 16 universities, including KAUST, Aarhus University, MIT, Colorado State University, Boston University, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Sorbonne Université, James Cook University, The University of Queensland, Dalhousie University and the University of York.

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