Date Time Great Barrier Reef Foundation partners with UN in race for ocean survival Great Barrier Reef Foundation Chief Scientist Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg shone a spotlight on the threats facing coral reefs and the Foundation’s innovative work to protect them at the global launch of the United Nations’ campaign to protect our oceans. An internationally acclaimed marine scientist and leading authority on coral reefs, Professor Hoegh-Guldberg joined Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg and Princess Lalla Hasnaa of Morocco at the virtual event to launch the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.