Sefano Katz

Sefano is an applied social-ecologist, conservationist, and coastal practitioner working across food and knowledge systems, ecosystem restoration, and education. A Strategic Advisor to the Envirotech-Coralz Group, leading business development and partnerships across Australia, the Pacific, and the Middle East, with a focus on co-designed vocational training and Indigenous-led conservation.

He also advises Pacific Blue Foundation in Fiji, where he co-founded a model seascape program advancing co-management, conservation, training, and economic development in remote maritime communities.

He began his career restoring coral reefs in the Red Sea and later contributed to reef research and management of the Great Barrier Reef with James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Sefano is a founding member of the Pacific Research Group through the UN FAO Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems, and an Associate Member of the Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research. A lifelong surfer, diver, sailor, and ocean advocate, he bridges science, knowledge, and action across the Indo-Pacific.