{"id":11634,"date":"2022-11-08T04:09:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T04:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theseapeople.org\/?page_id=11634"},"modified":"2022-11-08T04:09:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T04:09:30","slug":"about-yaf-keru-draft-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theseapeople.org\/about-yaf-keru-draft-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"About Yaf Keru &#8211; DRAFT 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section 1 YK &#8211; Slider Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|-100px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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However, in the face of historical threats such as dynamite and cyanide fishing (which has left large tracts of reefs destroyed, without the ability to recover unaided),\u00a0existing global threats from climate change, and emerging threats from rapid and unsustainable development locally, Raja Ampat\u2019s reefs and the communities they support face an uncertain future.<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Yaf Keru (which means &#8216;coral garden&#8217; in Bahasa Biak, a predominant local Papuan language) began in Raja Ampat as a pilot project conducted in 2016.\u00a0 After a 3 year pilot phase which demonstrated the feasibility of community-based reef \u00a0restoration, we now aim to extend the Yaf Keru approach to other areas of Raja Ampat.\u00a0 Our goal is to further upscale this program in order to achieve its full potential in terms of ecological impact and environmental advocacy, and as a means to provide environmentally positive livelihoods to local people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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Over the past decade, strong collaborations between governments, local\u00a0communities and NGOs have permitted the establishment of an important network of MPAs covering almost a third of the Archipelago. Thanks to these efforts, practices such as dynamite fishing and industrial shark finning activities have almost been entirely eradicated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yet some challenges remain, and new challenges have emerged that require immediate attention in order to limit their environmental impact including;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Substrate Stabilisation<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Rapid Tourism\/Diving Development<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Coral Degradation through trampling and kicking<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Anchor Damage and Boat Strike<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Plastic pollution and waste water runoff<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Crown of Thorns Starfish<strong><br \/> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">see <a href=\"https:\/\/theseapeople.org\/reefs-at-risk\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Reefs at Risk<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for further details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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