John Veron

Who is John Veron?

John Veron, credited in research as J. E. N. Veron, and in other writing as Charlie Veron, is a wide-ranging specialist in corals and reefs. He has three higher degrees in different fields, was former Chief Scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and has many professional awards including the Darwin Medal and the Silver Jubilee Pin. His home website provides links to his most recent books and electronic information products. The latter include "Coral Geographic" and "Coral ID". His latest book A Reef in Time: the Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End is a synthesis of many sciences for a popular readership. He presents the case that if humanity continues to produce carbon dioxide at present rates for another decade, the coral reefs will be committed to wholesale destruction and the initiation of the sixth mass extinction.