Raja Ampat: The Last Stronghold of Healthy Coral Reefs | National Geographic

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[DBT]

finally there is a video dedicated to Indonesia biodiversity.
Indonesia is not a joke. it contain both rich land biodiversity and the ocean biodiversity.
and on earth, there is only 2 places where you can see a rich ocean biodiversity. coral triangle and great barrier reef.

amazon is nothing to coral triangle in the size but it's always get the exposure to international eyes. but not with coral triangle.

Edit: i know coral triangle is also about Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Eastern part of Malaysia, and Northern Australia. But most of coral triangle located in Indonesia territory.

[calloflily]

The price to go to Raja Ampat is expensive compared to other tourist destinations in Indonesia, this is one of the many methods how the Indonesian government tries to protect the marine biodiversity of Raja Ampat 🙌❤

[debranewlan]

So happy to see the wonderful people helping to protect such a amazing place in the sea.

[SeaTrekBali]

our traditional pinisi boats explore Raja Ampat on our trips and the magical thing is that you'd never find the same thing twice. the marine life always feels new, always magnificent. we let our Tour Leaders explore and it's mesmerizing every single time.

[KilanEatsandDrinks]

I’m glad that the video actually included a local dive guide like Usal Mambraku instead of just focusing on the foreigner’s point of view. 👍

To those who want to witness the unspoiled beauty of Raja Ampat, you’re welcome to visit the Indonesian province of Southwest Papua, and most likely you will fly into the provincial capital of Sorong, where you might enjoy a day or two of local life.

[hayeonkim]

Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[octavianahenry]

Please protect mother nature, keep it away from exploration 🙏

[tezzaaldianog]

so proud being an indonesian hopely one day can visit raja ampat and learn much and enjoying the reefs with dive

[DJBLESSD]

At 1:39 that's where the best information is I certainly think. She makes such good points and all need to hear to live the dream

[JasmineParker-xs]

Rajaampat is not just a centre of biodiversity, but also has many relics of human migration history. There are caves with prehistoric paintings, language diversity, and historical buildings.

[CalicoJackCharters]

Great video guys 🩵 We’ve been operating for more than 10 years in this incredible part of the world and it’s wonderful to see some content focus on conservation some of the success stories and working with local communities in Raja Ampat.

[alishademmery]

Absolutely gorgeous protecting our planet

[kakaogamegyu]

In Raja Ampat I saw the walking little tiny shark with my very own eye. Remarkable experince in my life!!

[senzasoto]

Your documentary really attract tourists especially divers to explore this 'hidden' spot

[pls-shanice]

prada is doing the bare minimum here, but love the rest of the video!

[sherintv]

Nice sharing this video and have a blessd day 👍💙💕👍💗🦋

[Astrby]

As these areas dwindle due to climate change. The value of tourism to these areas will go up and become nearly priceless. Then we'll need to manage over tourism since humans seem to love things to death 😅 sustainability is the key

[DjXavier]

Id wanna see what super corals looked like

[YayaRosse]

Semoga pemerintahan Indonesia semakin ketat melindungi Laut Indonesia dan memberi hukuman

[lioneljordanyap]

as indonesian, i am so proud knowing this