REEF CHECK INDONESIA

22/04/2025

Selamat Hari Bumi, ReefCheckers!!!

27/02/2025

Today, we are proud to present Reef Check Indonesia’s new logo! The new logo features the key elements of a people, fish, coral and kelp forest and we feel that it is a cohesive representation of what Reef Check Worldwide stands for: leading citizen scientists to promote stewardship of sustainable reef communities worldwide.

Since the officially launch in 2005, Reef Check Indonesia has been dedicated to empowering people to improve coastal community welfare through integrated coastal and marine ecosystem management.

Reef Check itself spawned from a conservation initiative in 1997, where volunteers were actively involved in monitoring Indonesia’s coral reefs. Since founded in 2005, we work with 3-pillars: Collaborative Management, Education-Awareness, and Science-Technology, which is implemented into the program of Inclusive Conservation, Empowering Community, and Science for Equitable Development.

Let's Working Together for Better Reefs and Future.

05/09/2024

First ever 🐋🐋 tracking by Indonesian Researcher 👍🏾💪🏾

An epic journey spanning thousands of kilometers from Indonesia’s Savu Sea Marine National Park deep into sub-Antarctic waters by two Australian pygmy blue whales has been tracked by Indonesian researchers for the first time.

Thank you BKKPN Kupang and Muhammadiah University Kupang, also for the support

Funded by COREMAP-CTI

05/09/2024

First ever 🐋🐋 tracking by Indonesian Researcher 👍🏾💪🏾

An epic journey spanning thousands of kilometers from Indonesia’s Savu Sea Marine National Park deep into sub-Antarctic waters by two Australian pygmy blue whales has been tracked by Indonesian researchers for the first time.

Thank you .kupang and Muhammadiah University Kupang, also for the support

Funded by COREMAP-CTI

16/04/2024

BREAKING: Global coral bleaching event confirmed by NOAA: severe impact on Coral Reef Communities

The global coral bleaching event, announced today by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), has already and will continue to have severe negative consequences for coastal communities and ocean health.

The event announcement means wide swathes of tropical reefs in the three largest ocean basins – the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian – are experiencing extreme stress. Sufficiently severe or prolonged stress can cause coral mortality. The loss of coral has devastating impacts not only on ocean life, but on the millions of people who rely on these valuable ecosystems for food, livelihoods and coastal protection.

The Coral Reef Rescue Initiative (CRRI) operates in each of these Oceans, seeking conservation of coral reefs that remain resilient and may recover under the right conditions, offering hope for the long-term health of coral reefs if immediate measures are implemented to curb future climate warming.

“In light of this global coral bleaching event announcement by NOAA, it is more important than ever to increase our efforts to protect specific reefs that have exhibited resilience to marine heatwaves and can help in the future to re-seed damaged coral reefs. We must focus on limiting pressures from overexploitation,pollution and over-development on these resilient reefs to enable their survival in a changing climate,” says Carol Phua, Coral Reef Rescue Initiative Lead.

‘Part of the solution to saving the enormously valuable reefs will involve working with coral reef-dependent communities in countries where climate-resilient reefs are found by building resilience to environmental, economic, and social stresses through diversified skills and sustainable and equitable economic opportunities.’

Many coastal communities have done little to contribute to climate change, but are vulnerable to the effects.

“We’ve experienced mass coral bleaching in 2010, then 2016, and this year. This year felt worse, as bleached coral not only occurs in its ecosystems, but also in our restoration structures. Restoration structures are one of our active conservation efforts, to revive coral reefs, providing a house for reef fish, and tourism attraction related to our local income. I really hope bleaching does not make coral die, if so our active conservation efforts like restoration would be in vain" says Nyoman Sugiarta, head of the community monitoring group for Bondalem's Locally Managed Marine Area and dive instructor in Bondalem village, Bali, Indonesia.


Media Resources:

NOAA and ICRI Press Release: https://icriforum.org/events/fourth-global-bleaching-event/

Still images, video and interview recording from Bondalem's Locally Managed Marine Area, Bondalem Village, Bali, Indonesia. All footage and image credit: Derta Prabuning – Reef Check Indonesia (CRRI Partner); except interview (courtesy of Nyoman Sugiarta).

Article By Larissa Sherman,
CRRI Communications Manager
E [email protected]
https://coralreefrescueinitiative.org/

09/04/2024

Segenap keluarga besar Reef Check Indonesia mengucapkan Minal‘ aidin wal faizin, mohon maaf lahir dan batin. Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri, 1 Syawwal 1445 Hijriah 🙏🏽🙏🏽

29/01/2024

Pemutihan terjadi pada karang di Terumbu Alami dan Buatan

Kuliah Praktek Mahasiswa FPIK Unsoed dalam memantau pemutihan karang di Kecamatan Tejakula, Buleleng - Bali.
Pemutihan ditemukan pada karang yang tumbuh di substrat alami, maupun tumbuh di substrat buatan.
Pemantauan bekerjasama dengan BondalemEcoDive dan dive masternya, dibawah supervisi teknis Yayasan Reef Check Indonesia.

LAPORKAN KEJADIAN PEMUTIHAN KARANG DI DAERAHMU 👍🏾👍🏾

25/01/2024

19/01/2024

🇮🇩 Bagaimana terumbu karang Anda? Apakah ada karang memutih?
Laporkan status terumbu karang Anda, dengan pindai kode bar, terima kasih 👍🏾👍🏾
🇬🇧 How is your Coral Reef? Any bleached coral?
Report your coral reef status, by scan barcode, thank you 👍🏾👍🏾

30/12/2023

28/08/2023

Konservasi Terumbu Karang Berkelanjutan dan Mandiri berbasis Masyarakat

Kunjungan delegasi U.S. Department of the Treasury bersama US Embassy ID dan Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan - Direktorat Konservasi dan Keanekaragaman Hayati Laut Bpspl Denpasar pada 26 Agustus 2023 terkait diskusi kegiatan Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act (TFCCA) ke Desa Bondalem, Buleleng - Bali.

Dalam kunjungan, dilakukan diskusi (1) bagaimana desa mengambangkan Unit Bisnis Dive Center, termasuk komitmen untuk konservasi terumbu karang, (2) penggunaan dana desa untuk pengembangan kapasitas
masyarakat dalam mata pencaharian penyelaman dan konservasi terumbu karang, dan (3) kerjasama konservasi dengan desa sekitar, kabupaten Buleleng dan Provinsi Bali, dan Kementerian Kelautan Perikanan.

Selain diskusi, delegasi juga mengunjungi Unit Bisnis Bondalem EcoDive, serta melakukan penyelaman dan snorkeling di area terumbu buatan.

Desa Bondalem bersama beberapa desa pesisir lainnya dan Reef Check Indonesia telah memulai pergerakan konservasi terumbu karang di Kecamatan Tejakula lebih dari satu dekade lalu. Saat ini, konservasi terumbu karang telah masuk dalam fase penguatan pendanaan mandiri berkelanjutan. Unit Bisnis Penyelaman Komersil, Kelompok Wisata Dolphin Watching, dll telah di kembangkan dan memberikan keuntungan finansial bagi masyarakat dan juga ekosistem.

Secara bio-ekologi, terumbu karang di Desa Bondalem dan sekitarnya merupakan area yang mengalami pengalaman kerusakan akibat praktek pemanfaatan dimasa lampau. Salah satu pendekatan konseptual konservasi di wilayah ini adalah rehabilitasi pasif dan aktif. Rehabilitasi pasif melalui Daerah Pengelolaan Laut tingkat Desa, dan rehabilitasi aktif melalui terumbu buatan dengan beberapa metode.

21/04/2023

Segenap keluarga besar Reef Check Indonesia mengucapkan Minal‘ aidin wal faizin, mohon maaf lahir dan batin. Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri, 1 Syawwal 1444 Hijriah 🙏🏽🙏🏽