The Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area has helped conserve more than 20,000 hectares of coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass meadows off the south coast of Bali, Indonesia. Building on this success, Mission Blue Hope Spot Champions Rili Djohani and Wira Sanjaya are working to ensure the long-term resilience of these biodiverse marine ecosystems. They aim to inspire younger generations to become guardians of the ocean. Through Mission Blue’s global conservation network, they hope to make Nusa Penida a blueprint for marine conservation worldwide.
Up Next in Season 1
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Indonesia Nusa Penida Hope Spot: Prot...
Mission Blue Hope Spot Champions Rili Djohani and Wira Sanjaya are working closely with communities in Bali to protect some of the world’s most biodiverse coral reefs. Djohani founded the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) to manage and protect the marine environment and ensure sustainable livelihoods f...
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Cambodia Kep Archipelago Hope Spot: C...
Since 2016, with the help of local communities, Marine Conservation Cambodia has installed more than 300 artificial reefs in Mission Blue’s Kep Archipelago Hope Spot. The result has been the regrowth of some 1,000 hectares of seagrass, and increased sightings of endangered wildlife. Thanks to the...
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Cambodia Kep Archipelago Hope Spot: G...
Founded in 2008, Marine Conservation Cambodia has been installing artificial reefs to restore the depleted seabed around the Kep Archipelago since 2016. The programme, supported by our Perpetual Planet Initiative partner Mission Blue, has seen more than 1,000 hectares of seagrass ecosystems resto...
