Amber Carter

Amber is a PhD researcher at the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh researching the incorporation of climate change and variability in marine protected area (MPA) strategy and design. Amber has undertaken research in many ocean regions including the Caribbean, eastern tropical Pacific and Mozambique channel. Alongside her PhD she enjoys science communication – regularly writing blog posts, articles and helping to produce the podcast SciFeed.
Areas of interest:
Social-ecological research
MPAs as an effective tool to support marine conservation and coastal livelihoods
Climate resilience
Visual storytelling and local ecological knowledge

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Nitrogen Pollution - Threats to Tropical Coral Coasts (edX)

This course explores how nitrogen interacts with the marine environment and the associated threats of nitrogen pollution caused by human activity, using tropical coral reefs and seagrasses as model ecosystems.