About Reef Connect
We connect passionate people to educate the world about marine conservation and encourage others to get involved in fun ways.
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Dedicated to those who have endless curiosity, Reef Connect believes in the power of observational, hands-on learning and meaningful experiences in nature as a way to inspire, educate and create positive change.
Reef Connect is a community of positive change-makers. Passionate about the natural environment and what can be done to maximise positive impacts of human interactions with it, we are individuals who come together to learn, share and focus on all the positive change we can make, especially as a collective. When we connect with each other and with nature, magical and inspiring change can happen.
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Reef Connect Founder: Natalie Lobartolo
Natalie is a Marine Scientist and Geographer with a passion for conservation and the environment. She has over 10 years experience working in areas such as species and ecosystem conservation for large international NGOs, eco-tourism and diving, (as a qualified guide and instructor) and as a research diver on the Great Barrier Reef. She is particularly passionate about reef ecosystem health and effective protected area management.
“I started up Reef Connect as a way to inspire the local community to get outdoors and more connected to nature. I love inspiring young and old, and believe that moments of discovery, wonder and awe plant the seeds for us to fall in love with, and care for, the natural world around us, and also ourselves!
The more we are connected to and understand nature, the more we look after the world around us, and in turn ourselves and each other, as we realise everything is so connected.”
Natalie Lobartolo
Marine Biologist & Founder of Reef Connect
