Conservation biologist and Rolex Awards Laureate Kerstin Forsberg is working to protect manta rays in her homeland of Peru, and empowering others to preserve ocean environments: CallToEarth PerpetualPlanet
Editor's Note: Call to Earth is a CNN initiative in partnership with Rolex. Kerstin Forsberg is a marine biologist and conservationist, and a Rolex Award Laureate. Ever since she was a child, Kerstin Forsberg has been fascinated by the ocean.
After finishing her degree, the Peruvian biologist began working on a sea turtle protection project in the north of the country. Two years later, in 2009, Forsberg founded"Planeta Océano," an organization that aims to empower local communities to look after the ocean. Its work with giant manta rays led to Peru's government granting the species legal protection.
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