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Biorock Indonesia Now Accepting Volunteer and Interns in Bali
So you were reading an article on the internet or social media post about award-winning community-based Coral Reef Restoration in The Island of Gods, Bali. You probably picture yourself as coral reef warriors working with SCUBA diving equipment with white sand beach...
Recharging Indonesian marine biodiversity
Ditulis oleh Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD Indonesia has the largest and most biodiverse coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrasses of any country in the world. Sadly, all are under severe pressure. Around 95% of the coral reefs have been badly damaged or degraded from...
Biorock Barong And Rangda reef installed in honor of Agung Prana
Written by Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD The late Agung Prana, a leader of Balinese ecotourism, was commemorated by installation of a Biorock reef shaped like the quintessential Balinese mythological figures, Barong and Rangda, at the Pemuteran Sea Festival on December 14,...
Updates on Biorock Ambon project
Written by Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD Today the Biorock Indonesia team, led by Komang Astika and Sandhi Raditya, placed the three new Biorock reefs installed yesterday under power in the Inner Ambon Bay. All are now working, along with the 5 Biorock reefs previously...
6 reasons why Biorock is more desirable than other methods
According to the large Indonesian language dictionary (Kbbi), "rehabilitation" means the restoration of position (country name) first (original). But sadly, in the context of rehabilitation of coral reefs, translate coral transplants only. If it is actually broader....
Biorock Brings Coral Back In Ambon
Written by Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD The corals of Ambon, in the Moluccas of Eastern Indonesia, were made famous by some of the greatest Natural Historians who ever lived. In the 1600s Georg Eberhard Rumpf, better known as Rumphius, described hundreds of new species of...