About
cristiana damiano
Cristiana was born and raised in Brazil. Being surrounded by natural beauty and diverse culture instilled her desire for exploration at a young age. Her passions for wilderness, different cultures and inhospitable regions lead her to pursue a career in the ecology, oceanography and, ultimately, the pursuit of a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Coral Reef Ecology in Australia. Her travels have taken her to the Amazon and Borneo jungles, the higher mountains of Southeast Asia, the Great Barrier Reef and Far Northern Reefs, volcanoes in Guatemala and the deep seas in many remote islands around the globe. Cristiana has worked with University and Research institutions, WWF and other NGOs for the preservation and protection of threatened ecosystems. She has also been an extreme adventure guide, climbing guide and is a PADI scuba instructor. She worked as a presenter for National Geographic documentaries and believes media is an important and efficient way of transferring scientific research findings to a broad audience and as an important tool for conservation.