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Theresa Fyffe is the Executive Director of Projects and Partnerships at the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. A former medical scientist, she has 25 years of experience in the research and nonprofit sectors, leading cross-continental research projects like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges in Global Health. With a deep love for bringing people together to tackle big issues, she drives systems change, manages corporate and investor relations, and designs and manages complex program designs. At the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, she oversees more than 400 projects across the Indo-Pacific region, as well as the global conservation portfolio, building relationships with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, donors, the science community, industry and government.
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June 4, 2025
TED
A new lifeline for the world's coral reefs
Coral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystem on the planet and the lifeblood of a thriving ocean. Yet without action, 90 percent of coral reefs could die by 2050. Fortunately, reef guardian Theresa Fyffe has a plan. Learn how her team at the Great Barrier Reef Foundation is rolling out a targeted approach to large-scale coral restoration by combining breakthrough science with Indigenous wisdom and global collaboration — giving coral reefs (and our planet) a fighting chance. (This ambitious idea is part of The Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
