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Barefoot Conservation
Bali Office: Jl. Patih Jelantik No.2, Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361 Indonesia; Project site: Arborek Island, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia; UK office: 63 Portland Ave, Gravesend, Kent, UK
Region Active:
Asia
Non-profit
Activity
Marine conservation, Coral reef monitoring, Manta Rays, Marine research, Coral reef protection, Marine conservation awareness and education,
Description
Barefoot Conservation is a not-for-profit organisation that runs marine conservation and community based volunteer projects in Indonesia. Their focus is on grass roots conservation and community action, with the aim of engaging, educating and empowering the local community 'to make sustainable conservation a way of life, not just a project'. Their programme includes coral reef monitoring, Manta Ray research, and the elimination of Crown of Thorns starfish which are destroying coral reefs. Their main project is on the island of Arborek in Raja Ampat Regency, in the West Papua province of Indonesia.