A recent survey conducted by the Reef Check Indonesia Foundation (YRCI) revealed around 30 percent of reefs in northern Balinese waters have suffered mass bleaching.

Similar phenomena, found at several prominent dive sites in South Bali, experts believe were triggered by global warming. (more)

By Karen Foerstel

The world’s forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. More than 37 million acres of forest — equal to the size of New York State — are destroyed each year.

Deforestation accounts for about 20 percent of all the climate-changing carbon emissions released into the atmosphere each year — more than from all the planes, trains and automobiles on Earth.

downed timber

“While the debate on stopping climate change has focused on curbing emissions from the world’s industry and transportation sectors, forest protection is one of the most powerful and cost-effective tools we have to reduce global carbon emissions,” according to Bill Stanley, science lead for the Conservancy’s Climate Change Program. (more)

In all the blue waters that encircle our planet, there is a place, nestled in the heart of the Asia Pacific, that harbors more than 75 percent of all known coral species. An underwater forest of kaleidoscopic beauty, teeming with fish, marine mammals and vibrant coral reefs.

The Coral Triangle.

Between the southern tip of Asia and northern Australia, hundreds of miles of coral reef bind six island nations – Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. From sea turtles to island families, life here depends upon the reefs for survival: (more)

Semakin banyak alam di Bali yang dirongrong dan menjadi incaran para investor seperti kawasan Danau Beratan yang kini telah dibangun villa-villa, Pantai Kelating di Tabanan yang juga akan dibangun villa, rusaknya bukit di dreamland Pecatu yang hanya untuk pembangunan apartemen, kawasan Pantai Padang Bai yang kini juga sedang dibangun hotel berbintang meskipun kini proyek tersebut sedang terhenti karena masalah perijinan daerah. (more)

Save the reef

More video about under water and reef (more)

Here some video about coral reef restoration trough coral transplantation. I found them at youtube.com, but unfortunately I lost one video “Coral Tray 3″. If one of you find that video link, please inform us through comment form.

The first video is coral reef restoration through coral transplantation on Duka Bay, Medina, Philippines.

. . . The project on coral transplantation was started not by design but by accident. While the essential (more)