 Indonesia leads the world in the number of existing coral reef restoration programs. A recent review by Dr. Tries Razak revealed that there are hundreds of projects with thousands of structures installed underwater, and millions of coral fragments used. Restoration is a double-edged sword that...
On September 22, CTC in collaboration with Mars Sustainable Solutions, launched Indonesia’s first ever multimedia exhibit on coral restoration. While there are many differing coral reef restoration approaches currently being undertaken globally, this exhibit highlights the Mars Assisted Reef Restoration System (MARRS). The hero of the...
Nuansa Pulau Community Group (Kelompok Nuansa Pulau/KNP) is a local environmental awareness community actively involved in coral restoration in Ped Village, Nusa Penida. Nuansa Pulau Community Group is in partnership with CTC throughout the year in establishing educational tools for local youths to understand coral...
Our children are the future, as the saying goes. With that in mind, CTC facilitated a fun and interactive coral restoration excursion in collaboration with Bali-based dive shop Joe’s Gone Diving. On November 3rd, 2021, nine brilliant junior divers from Green School received an introduction...
In an effort to share lessons learned and best practices in reef rehabilitation amongst practitioners, the Bali Reef Rehabilitation Network (BRRN) came together on August 20, 2021 to give an update on member-initiated rehabilitation projects around Bali. The Bali Reef Rehabilitation Network: Restoration Practices Webinar was...
    Bontosua Island, a six-hectare island that can be reached in 40 minutes by boat from Makassar, South Sulawesi, was very lively in the morning. The island is part of Pangkajene and Kepulauan (PangKep) Municipality. The island came alive as villagers gathered at the...
On February 5, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) convened a daylong workshop to explore the design of a citizen science program focused on Bali’s coral reefs. In particular, the program would seek to characterize and monitor reefs with respect to their ecological resilience – the...
