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Celebrating Earth Day in North Bali, Indonesia

Jenny Willis — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:10:39 +0000

Last month Reef Check Indonesia Foundation Indonesia was honoured to take part in Earth Day 2012 celebrations in a very special community in North Bali. Bondalem village is a community which should be seen as a leader in conservation of Bali’s precious coral reefs. Located in Buleleng Regency, north Bali (about 30 kilometres east of [...]

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When artificial is good

Jenny Willis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:37:10 +0000

In Reef Check’s latest collaboration with the Odyssey Institute, West Bali National Park and its famous coral reefs are again the winners. Working with Aramco School, a new artificial reef was recently installed at Gilimanuk in West Bali National Park, on the far west tip of Bali near Java. See images on the Odyssey Institute’s [...]

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How eco is your eco resort?

Jenny Willis — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:37:19 +0000

A true eco resort is more than a just marketing gimmicks and nice photos on a website. It seems in this age of ‘greenwashing’, choosing a resort which is sincerely trying to reduce its impact on the environment is not as easy as it seems. Check out this World Wildlife Fund blog post [...]

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Capital kids come to check out Reef Check

GoBlue Indonesia — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:04:35 +0000

More than 65 students from Jakarta have returned home after visiting Bali, where they eagerly learned about Reef Check coral reef monitoring. This is the fourth year in a row that Reef Check has worked with students from Santa Lauresia High School on their annual trip to Bali. The 66 students, aged about 16-17 years, [...]

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Waste Information Day Tejakula

felicitas — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:55:15 +0000

The Information Day was on the 3rd of March 2012. It was to inform the students from the Tejakula school about waste and the danger of waste for the environment. The place was the Tempat Pengolahan Sampah Terpadu – Waste and Recycling Depot Tejakula. It was very good for the children to see a place [...]

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Permanent vs Temporary “No Take” Zones

Jenny Willis — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:49:39 +0000

A recent article in Coral Reefs, the Journal of the International Society for Reef Studies, outlines some interesting learnings about fishing within Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs). It finds that permanent ‘no take’ closures as opposed to temporary ones are a very important part of an effective Marine Protected Area (MPA). The article documents observations [...]

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Working for better reefs and a better future in Amed, North Bali

Jenny Willis — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:26:48 +0000

Amed is renowned as one of Bali’s popular tourist locations, especially because of its great diving and snorkeling. Thousands of tourists visit the area each year seeking a relaxed holiday away from the busier Bali destinations of Kuta, Nusa Dua and Sanur. But Amed’s popularity as a tourism location is also one of its threats. [...]

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A glimpse of a coral reef “untouched by man”

Kristina Kvile — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:04:14 +0000

60 minutes is one of the most popular news broadcasts in US television, watched by millions of viewers every week. Recently, the show joined a team of marine biologists and dived into what is probably some of the healthiest coral reefs on the planet. “The Gardens of The Queen”, a reef area off the coast [...]

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Kids get wet to learn about coral reefs

Jenny Willis — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:19:19 +0000

A group of children from Bali’s Green School are some of Indonesia’s newest Reef Checkers, thanks to an adventurous education program. Run by Indonesia’s learning adventure company, Odyssey Institute, the program was designed to complement the school’s curriculum, which has a conservation theme. Watch their fun video here. Odyssey’s Program director Brad Korpalski [...]

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Rare dolphins found in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Jenny Willis — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:35:50 +0000

Rare and vulnerable dolphins have been found in coastal waters in West Kalimantan for the first time. The exciting discovery of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) was made recently by WWF-Indonesia and the Regional Office for Marine, Coastal & Resources Management Pontianak (BPSPL). Read more about the discovery and see photos and video on WWF’s website. [...]

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