While many Indonesian reefs have remained surprisingly stable despite decades of ocean warming, this resilience has its limits.
Articles on Raja Ampat
Displaying all articles
Research genomic data shows that small island animal populations are more resilient than we thought.
While they can travel vast distances, our research revealed reef manta rays in Raja Ampat live mostly within a relatively small underwater ‘town’ – which urgently needs better protection.
Our new, world-first research provides strong evidence of a significant increase in reef manta rays in protected areas of Raja Ampat over a decade.
This research provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date description of how young reef manta rays use Wayag Lagoon in Raja Ampat as their nursery habitat.
Tourism development should support local communities to increase their skills and knowledge to better equip them to be resilient to crises and economic shocks.
Raja Ampat is one of the richest in bio-marine life in the world. But many inhabitants of the cluster of islands in West Papua, Indonesia live in poverty.
Top contributors
-
Lead Conservation Scientist, Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia
-
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Universitas Bakrie
-
Associate Professor in Aquaculture, Universitas Halu Oleo
-
MSc Student and Research Assistant, Marine Systems & Policies, University of Edinburgh
-
Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Copenhagen
-
Adjunct Research Associate, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University