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\nJessica Julaia is a researcher for Ocean Revolution Mozambique (ORM). She was chosen as Mozambique\u2019s Representative to the Our Ocean’s<\/a> global\u00a0conference in Washington D.C. (15 & 16 September 2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cMozambique is a country that has a prime location, good weather all year, full of wildlife and coastal\u00a0resources. Here, you find the main ecosystems of the world and nice people always willing\u00a0to help. So, even though we hear a lot about rhino and elephant poaching, political unrest and\u00a0corruption, for me, the good parts are much stronger. My country is a good\u00a0place to live.<\/p>\n
I took part in the Ocean Revolution project because, as an Ocean lover, ORM stands for everything I\u00a0believe in. It gives young indigenous science students and the communities in general the opportunity\u00a0to learn and care for their country and more specifically their coastal resources. I applied for an Ocean\u00a0Revolution Scholarship in 2014 for my thesis research including a diving course to be able to apply my\u00a0skills in what I believe in and by being part of this project. I can pass the knowledge I acquired to others.<\/p>\n
I see a lot of positive impacts from ORM activity because now, for example, we have indigenous\u00a0Mozambicans trained to the highest level in scuba diving industry so that they can be involved in every\u00a0activity in the Mozambican coast and benefit from its resources. The scholarships for tuition and\u00a0research that are awarded for Mozambican science students are essential for the future of the\u00a0Mozambican coastline and waters because it gives them the chance to keep making science and\u00a0believing. There is also the ocean literacy program that consists in speeches and interaction with the\u00a0communities and specially children, to raise awareness, knowledge and advocate for the Ocean, which\u00a0inspires them to be the wardens of their underwater world.<\/p>\n
I see a future where people (especially coastal communities) know and comprehend their own problems\u00a0and take the lead in solving them; where we can live well and sustainably within the planetary\u00a0boundaries of biodiversity loss and climate change and where we are the ones ensuring that any use\u00a0of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
\nI also see a bigger ORM in the future,\u00a0where the people attending the speeches and meetings will be the activists and ocean revolutionaries\u00a0of tomorrow and we will community by community cover the entire country. And I believe that it is all\u00a0possible through Ocean Revolution initiative and projects.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n