The first global workshop of CORAL's two-year reef resilience to climate change training and management program drew an impressive group of participants and mentors for a week of intensive instruction in the coral reef community of Amed in Bali, Indonesia. After participants shared overviews of their sites, they attended classroom lectures, practiced underwater monitoring techniques, and worked collaboratively in small groups to develop effective action plans for their regions.

Participants, who hail from ten key coral reef locations, have now returned home equipped with the knowledge, skills, and materials to replicate the training for additional coral reef managers and stakeholders in their own countries. They will also work directly with CORAL to identify microgrant funding opportunities for local conservation projects that will advance the initiative from curriculum to conservation action. Check back for updates on these projects, as well as additional workshops, over the next year.

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Participants

Egypt: Moshira Hassan - Vice President, Reef Check Germany

Fiji (Lau Group): Babitu Rarawa - Fisheries External Officer, Ministery of Fisheries and Forests

Fiji (Lomaiviti Group): Ana Taqivetaua - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Lomaiviti Provincial Council

Indonesia (Aceh): Edi Rudi - Director & Lecturer, Marine Science and Fisheries Center of Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia (Bali): Derta Prabuning - Field Officer, Reef Check Indonesia

Malaysia: Julian Hyde - Manager, Reef Check Malayasia

Maldives: Rilwan Yoosuf - Research Officer, Marine Research Center under the Ministry of Fishery and Agriculture

Mozambique: Isabel Marques da Silva - Professor, Unilurio University

Philippines: Dean Apistar - Substrate and Training Specialist, Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation, Inc.

Thailand: Srisakul Piromvaragorn (Faculty) and James True (Lecturer) - Center of Excellence for Biodiversity of Peninsular Thailand at Prince of Songkla University

Instructors and Guest Speakers

Rick MacPherson - Interim Executive Director and Conservation Programs Director, Coral Reef Alliance

Sangeeta Mangubhai - Bird's Head (Raja Ampat) Portfolio Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Indonesia

Rod Salm - Director of Marine Conservation Programs for the Asia Pacific Region, The Nature Conservancy

Jensi Sartin - Director, Reef Check Indonesia

Naneng Setiasih - Coral Triangle Regional Manager, Coral Reef Alliance

Mark Erdmann - Senior Advisor to the Indonesia Marine Program and Head of the Bird's Head Seascape Program, Conservation International

Armely Meiviana - Communications Specialist, Indonesia's Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture

Scott Radway - Asia Pacific Program Manager, SeaWeb