Ms Peiya Boon is a graduate student at the University of East Anglia, UK, with a distinguished track record in conservation planning. Working in the field spatial marine planning, Ms Boon will develop new expertise in the project entitled “Conservation planning for risks to coral reefs in the Sulu-Sulawesi Sea” at the School of Biological Sciences, allowing us to produce high quality research to the benefit of the University and Australia.  Ms Peiya Boon will be based in the School of Biological Sciences, and will investigate aspects of conservation planning for risks to coral reefs in the Sulu-Sulawesi Sea region, a study which will result in a master’s thesis and a peer-reviewed publication.