Salomão O. Bandeira is an Associate Professor at Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique) and a former visiting professor at the University of Cape Verde and the University of Lisbon. He received his PhD in marine biology at Gothenburg University (Sweden). He was a post-doc researcher at Stockholm University. His research interests cover marine botany (focus on seagrasses, mangroves, and macroalgae), biodiversity conservation as well as ocean and coastal governance. Currently, he is coordinating both seagrass and mangrove restoration initiatives in Mozambique. He is also a member of Mozambique National Council for the Sea as well as chair of the regional task force for the sustainable management of critical habitats at UNEP regional seas for in The Western Indian Ocean.