Al Jabr Coral Adoption

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Al Jabr Islamic School Coral Reef Project

We are a group of 5th grade students from Al Jabr Islamic School. Our final project for elementary school is about the marine ecosystem. After doing a lot of research, we decided to focus on the degradation of coral reefs and what we can do to educate people.

Along with coral education, we are accepting donations to help us through the coral sponsorship program at Bio-Rock Bali. Below are reasons why we want to sponsor coral.

Reason #1: Human activity harms coral.

There are several things that we as people do to harm the coral, but let&rsquo;s focus on just two: stepping on the coral, throwing trash into the ocean, and taking coral as souvenirs.

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	<li>First, coral grows very slowly &ndash; about 1-2 centimeters per year. Therefore, if you&rsquo;re stepping on it and break of a 20 centimeters piece, you might have some cuts on your foot that will heal after a week, but the coral could take up to 20 years to grow back.</li>
	<li>Second, throwing trash in the ocean harms coral. One reason is because trash that gets caught on coral blocks sunlight the coral need to grow. The coral then either grow very slowly or die.</li>
	<li>Third, taking coral as souvenirs is bad because taking coral ruins the ecosystem balance. Many fish use coral as a home and for food, so without the coral the fish would be homeless and hungry.</li>
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Reason #2: Coral can help prevent further erosion

Erosion is something that happens at the beach when waves pull land/sand towards the ocean. Eventually, the whole island could disappear! Java has actually started eroding into the sea and over the long term, over 30 million people face the risk of losing their homes. Causes of erosion can be because coral reefs and mangrove forests are destroyed. This is why it is so important to rebuild coral reefs in Indonesia.

Reason #3: Coral can help protect against a tsunami

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	<li>Tsunamis can&rsquo;t be stopped, but the energy can be reduced by using coral. This has already been proven in 2004 in India: it was less devastated after a tsunami in areas where the coastline had a coral reef.</li>
	<li>According to a Princeton study, healthy coral reefs offer the coast at least twice as much protection as dead reefs because they are rougher and exert more drag on the wave.</li>
	<li>Although coral helps protect us from tsunamis, it is also damaged from tsunamis. Therefore, it is important to help rebuild the natural protection we have.</li>
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<h2>Rencana Penggunaan Dana</h2>All of the funds we receive will be donated to the Bio-Rock Bali coral sponsorship program.

Help us raise money to adopt coral through the Indonesian Coral Reef Foundation's adoption program.