Dhani spent years in coral farming for the export trade before one question changed his direction: how do these skills actually help protect reefs in the wild? Here’s what he learned taking Ocean Gardener’s Coral Restoration Course, from classroom to open water.
Under Indonesia’s new TFCCA debt-for-nature program, we ran a brand-new 3-week course built for community leaders and fishermen rather than scientists. Here’s what it took to train our first batch of seven local reef restorers in Bali, NTB and NTT — and why we think this is a model worth repeating.
In May 2026, Ocean Gardener hosted an intensive two-week Acropora Course, bringing together passionate divers from Lombok, Pemuteran, and our own team. Through 14 dives and extensive field study across Nusa Penida and Bali, participants observed 70% of the 99 Acropora species studied, gaining deep insights into species-specific restoration. Are you ready to become a coral expert? Join our next cohort and take your restoration skills to the next level.
Ocean Gardener is launching a Coral Restoration Training Program funded by the TFCCA Grant Program, teaching coastal communities across Indonesia—in Bahasa Indonesia—how to restore their own coral reefs.
November 2025 became a month filled with stories for the five participants who gathered in Bali for the Coral Reef Restoration Full Certificate—a four-week learning
Jonathan takes us through our recent course done for the first time in Raja Ampat in collaboration with our partner NGOs. We live aboard Galaxea with seven scholarship recipients and learned about corals and the different methods of restoring. Follow our journey and learn about the participants in this course.
Citra was one of the 4 Indonesians selected by Ocean Gardener to receive our scholarship to take part in our Full Coral Restoration Certification course.
Ivon was one of the 4 Indonesians selected by the Mero Foundation to receive a scholarship to take part in Ocean Gardener’s Full Coral Restoration Certification course. She shares her experience spending the 4 weeks with other students learning more about corals, their restoration and applying these lessons practically during their dives in various locations around Bali, Indonesia.
