Dominic Andradi-Brown, phd
lead Marine conservation Scientist
world wildlife fund
Dr. Dominic Andradi-Brown is a Lead Marine Conservation Scientist on WWF’s Oceans Team, where he works on the monitoring and evaluation of conservation activities and for the integration of climate-smart conservation approaches into WWF’s work. He provides scientific support for partners at WWF-Indonesia and Universitas Negeri Papua for marine protected area monitoring work in the Sunda Banda and Bird’s Head Seascapes, Indonesia and for WWF-Pacific in the Great Sea Reef, Fiji. Dominic also works as a scientist for the Global Mangrove Alliance, an innovative partnership between five leading NGOs (including WWF) to increase mangrove forest protection and restoration. As part of his mangrove portfolio, he has co-developed the Mangrove Restoration Tracking Tool (MRTT) and serves on the IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group. He is also a member of the Reef Conservation UK steering committee.
Dominic completed his PhD in the Ocean Research and Conservation Group at the University of Oxford, researching fish ecology on mesophotic reefs (reefs 30-150 m depth). During his PhD, Dominic worked with NGOs in the Mesoamerican Region to integrate mesophotic reefs into reef management plans and conservation actions. His previous academic background includes a masters degree in Biodiversity Informatics and Genomics, and a undergraduate degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology, both from Imperial College London. He has coral reef research experience in many tropical regions, including: the Chagos Archipelago, Fiji, Honduras, Indonesia, and Mexico.