Over a period of 5 months, corals were planted on artificial reef structures, which were part of the Indonesian Coral Reef Garden in Buleleng District in North Bali. During the next two days, community groups are being trained to conduct reef monitoring. These communities have all expressed their willingness to take the lead in reporting…
Baktiseraga Village’s coast is increasingly home to accommodation and stalls, and is the only village in the Indonesian Coral Reef Garden (ICRG) project, where structures are constructed on the grounds near the village office. The site is divided into two areas, with iron welding in the closed area of the village’s waste management (TPST) area,…
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…