Hadiat is never tired of warning visitors who want to take home corals as souvenirs. The deed is in violation of Law No.5/1990 on the conservation of biological resources and their ecosystem.

Indonesia will not allow other countries to enact such policies without first considering the carbon sequestration of countries with tropical forests, mangrove forests, peatlands and coral reefs.

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

Conservation activities have been stopped for more than 10 months in Nusa Penida, Klungkung regency, Bali.

Crystal Bay is the spot most recommended for local divers to see the mola-mola or sunfish, huge fish that seem flat like a kite.

The night before, a smuggler almost succeeded in entering the marine region that is protected under the village’s customary laws.