Kezia, Coralwatch Ambassador from Indonesia

Kezia, Coralwatch Ambassador from Indonesia
30 July 2020
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Kezia was chosen to be a Coralwatch Ambassador based at the University of Queensland, and was the only elected ambassador from Indonesia. For this achievement, Kezia was entitled to participate in training conducted at Heron Island, Australia on May 23-27 2018. The election of Kezia is part of the Ministry of Research and Technology's scholarship program through the collaboration of Udayana University for student exchange programs.

After being chosen as Coralwatch Ambassador, Kezia was very intense in giving material at several events, including:

- Summer Class (2018) and Winter Class (2019) concerning coral conservation and monitoring. This activity was initiated by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University. Apart from Indonesia, this activity was attended by various participants from various countries including Indonesia.

- Intermediate Educational Activities Division of the Environment and Nature 2019. The activity was initiated by Wanala Nature Lover Students Airlangga University, Surabaya, conducted on June 27-29, 2019. In these activities, Kezia was asked to equip new members of WANALA on biodiversity of land, sea , and air, as well as monitoring activities.

- Debriefing related to conservation and monitoring of coral reefs to new members of the Aquatic Study Club, from various active forces in the Faculty of Biology, Udayana University. This activity was held in Kedonganan, Bali on November 20, 2019

Apart from her status as a Coralwatch Ambassador, Kezia is also active in volunteering by joining volunteers at the Nusa Dua Reef Foundation (NDRF) NGO. The activities carried out by Kezia are involved in maintaining coral reefs at transplant sites in the Nusa Dua area.

Kezia was also involved in the project for the establishment of a reef education center in Nusa Lembongan and the Coral Reef Field Guide book, which was carried out in collaboration with the Nusa Dua Foundation and the Bali Marine Walk. In the making of books, Kezia was involved in taking photos and identifying all species of fish, corals and other biota around the diving and snorkeling locations in the mangroves and on the Bali Marine Walk. The book making process takes place from November 2019 - February 2020. This book is expected to increase the sense of care and knowledge of foreign and local tourists about the marine life they see while doing snorkeling, diving and marine walking activities.

Kezia hopes that what she does can inspire other young people to continue to care and get involved in biodiversity conservation activities in Indonesia, both on land, sea and air.

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