Category: Students

A group of scuba divers in a coral nursery

Ocean Gardener’s 4 Weeks Coral Restoration Certificate in Raja Ampat, West Papua

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.

Close up of Axial and Radial corallite are characteristic of Acropora

Why Acropora are important?

Acropora is the largest genus of hard corals Boasting an impressive diversity of 140 to 400 species, Acropora stands as the world’s most expansive genus

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Ivon’s inspiring 4 week journey in coral restoration

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.