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GCRA Project
in Bali Nominated for The Pemuteran coral regeneration program, a GCRA project, has been nominated for the First SKAL International Ecotourism Awards, to be presented at the SKAL World Congress in Cairns, Australia, Nov. 3-8, 2002. Areas for consideration include, among others, underwater, beaches and wildlife The SKAL award recognizes projects that enhance tourism and safeguard environmental protection. The award is based on the following criteria:
SKAL International is a professional, international association of tourism professionals worldwide, with more than 500 chapters. In Indonesia, there are chapters in Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. For more information about the award, contact: Debe Campbell, balidewi@indosat.net.id, SKAL International Indonesia. About the Project Twenty-eight GCRA coral nursery structures are installed in the Pemuteran Village Marine Protected Area in Northwest Bali, Indonesia, in cooperation with the Municipality of Pemuteran, Gahawisri (the Balinese Watersports Federation), local dive shops and hotels, and other local stakeholders. With a total length of 300 meters, this is the largest Biorock coral reef nursery and restoration project worldwide, exceeding the combined sizes of all other ongoing projects in the Pacific, Caribbean, and Indian Ocean. The project, although still in the early stages, already has the majority of local coral species in cultivation. Their enhanced growth rate, reproduction, and resistance to environmental stress provides a critical reservoir of healthy corals to resist future hot periods caused by global warming and to restore damaged reefs and vital fishing areas once destructive human practices can be halted. Photos of Bali's reef restoration project.
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