Echoes of Coral Reef Conservation

The Karang Lestari Foundation has worked with local communities for 20 years to protect the waters and build biorock installations.

Kompas/Ferganata Indra Riatmoko

A diver swims past one of the many statues used as part of the Bio Rock project’s coral reef conservation efforts off Pemuteran village beach in Gerokgak district, Buleleng, Bali, on Saturday (28/10). The site is also a marine tourist attraction.

Waves crashed onto the shore as day turned into dusk and I Gede Wahyu Sena Wisesa walked toward the sea on Nusa Penida, Bali, on Wednesday (25/10/2017).

Together with five French volunteers, Gede Wahyu swam with his snorkeling equipment away from the shore. The volunteers from non-governmental organization Coral Guardian brought along pieces of broken coral, knives and rope for coral transplantation.