It’s the end of the working day in Desa Pacung village, and dozens of women, young and old, are cleaning the site for building reef structures. Their initiative to pick up plastic waste, such as drink bottles, had male workers following their lead. The area on the coast of Pacung Village was quickly clear of…
Within two months, over 1,400 people from six villages along the coast of North Bali participated in the building of over 13,000 artificial reef structures, and 250 divers helped in placing the structures on the seabed in areas of previously damaged reefs. This Government-funded project was to support communities in North Bali that have been…
At 8am, near from the iconic dolphin statue of Lovina, in Buleleng Regency, six stalls could be seen at a construction site for coral transplant structures. Workers at each stall were ready, including those tasked with transporting sand and cement from the goods area. Young and old people could be seen, following the Balinese tradition…
Over 3000 coral structures are being built for a new marine park by Bondalem village in Buleleng regency. The Indonesian Coral Reef Garden (ICRG) project is supporting the construction of these coral transplant structures at a site of unproductive land near the beach, and the coastline is popular among visitors for marine tourism. More than…
Six vintage Volkswagen (VW) cars made of sand and iron structures will be a part of Indonesia Coral Reef Garden (ICRG), in the sea park of Tukad Mungga village, north of Lovina. Jero Made Wirana, the Village Coordinator said this was a special request from the Buleleng Regent. A vintage car club will also come…
Six villages in Bali’s north coast are building thousands of artificial structures to grow new coral reefs. Each new reef is a home for fish and other marine animals to find food and raise their young. Les Village, Tejakula includes two sites for the Indonesia Coral Reef Garden (ICRG) program, which is part of the…