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

[@DBT1007]

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.

[@pianobench6319]

There is also a great freshwater biotope in Indonesia and greater southeast asia. Then there is the tropical regions of Africa. Only 3 highly productive biodiversity locations on this planet. Not a whole lot. Then we have the northern forests and their biotope. Canada, Alaska, N. America, Eastern Europe and Siberia and beyond. That biotope is less productive but equally important. The colder air and denser air help to trap C02 within the denser forest regions. Very important.

[@Zac-sz9jt]

indo is a joke, your fisherman blow up reefs, fish australian marine parks... I wouldn't be advertising this place to hard

[@jassminesamarah]

This is not Indonesia/ this is west papua. We are merely incorporated into this racist country called Indonesia.

[@noefvon]

@@jassminesamarah finally hate comment toward indonesia... wow girl, u are so cool 😂

[@bramanti01]

Apakah @jassminesamarah akan sekeren itu jika dia lahir bukan di Indonesia?

[@debranewlan5456]

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

[@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 🙌❤

[@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.

[@IngenuityVisions2025]

Such beautiful coral reefs. ❤️🪸🌊

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@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

[@uggali]

What is Sasi customary law?

[@DJBLESSD]

@@uggali Sasi Law, which is a local legal system that contains prohibitions and compulsion to extract or extract potential natural resources of a certain type for a short period of 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.

[@peterclark85]

And Usal is a great guide. I was on a dive with her back in December 2022.

[@tezzaaldianog530]

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

[@islandvibez]

Free west papua

[@asterinycht5438]

​@@islandvibezfree newzealand pilot

[@pustakarileks7404]

​@@islandvibez free anerindian free palestine free maori free australian aborigin free papuan from freeport mc moran USA, what next?

[@ArtXhy]

​@@islandvibez free Aborigin tribes

[@ahmedelkhwaga2751]

Free est papu ​@@islandvibez

[@octavianahenry1992]

Please protect mother nature, keep it away from exploration 🙏

[@Anonymous-bm8sv]

Don't you mean exploitation. As every corner of the world has been pretty much discovered by now?

[@RSJ1947]

​@@Anonymous-bm8sv With satellites help every square cm on the globe probably has a name, but there are unexplored depths of oceans. Its better if less and less people know about some places.

[@lijajedega]

​@Anonymous-bm8sv not really, the ocean hasn't even been 100% explored

[@frankjames7272]

I hope you mean exploitation.

[@urheadisseethrough2700]

Protect them from China

[@agungsatchild8352]

I hope Papua Indonesia always peace

[@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.

[@alishademmery3581]

Absolutely gorgeous protecting our planet

[@italianlifestyle7911]

Bellissimo posto💙

[@JasmineParker-x9s]

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.

[@marisollomas9823]

This is so beautiful.

[@intanmutiaraaprilia5555]

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF INDONESIA ❤❤❤

[@Astr0b0y8]

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

[@sherintv478]

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

[@jamemule5326]

Amazing

[@calming_piano83]

beautiful footage

[@SaripudinMonstiez]

Thanks you 🇺🇲🇮🇩

[@DjXavier189]

Id wanna see what super corals looked like

[@MyANTHEMS]

And you are the reason they're destroyed. You go to see them, and destroy a very small part by being there, multiply that by millions of people that want to see them.

[@pustakarileks7404]

​@Bsksfrthat's why indo govt set high tariff for people who wants to travel there

[@pls-shanice]

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

[@senzasoto4232]

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

[@andikardian9014]

If most of the tourists will only make a hidden place worse like polluting, destroys, does not protect nature etc. I'll be very happy if those places remains hidden.

[@calloflily]

The price to go to Raja Ampat is quite expensive, I doubt tourists would spend a lot of money for something like scuba diving (unless if they're really into it), not to mention how many hours and rules you need to follow to get there.. This is just one of the many methods how the Indonesian government tries to protect the marine biodiversity in Raja Ampat 😉

[@Guuzaka]

Beautiful video and scenes of the Indonesian corals reefs. 🌊 I am surprised National Geographic did not include subtitles when that woman started talking.... 😅 Remember the subtitles, National Geographic. 😅

[@RiotNrrrdUTube]

There’s a [CC] button on the video to turn the captions on, you know …

[@YayaRosse]

Semoga pemerintahan Indonesia semakin ketat melindungi Laut Indonesia dan memberi hukuman

[@alexanderfrias6626]

Include Tubbataha reef in the Philippines

[@aisyahali7191]

Wonderful Indonesia❤❤❤

[@filemonjalu]

Indonesia ❤

[@lioneljordanyap9826]

as indonesian, i am so proud knowing this

[@kakaogamegyu9989]

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

[@akshitashukla4135]

Thank u!!..🧡🐨

[@Waltaere]

Nat Geoo 😃

[@NormanChester882]

I'm not fortunate enough to go to ocean, God bless you

[@DeihanDzilky]

*_Lingkungannya harus tetap dijaga supaya lestari!!!_* 👌😎👍

[@kurniawan7490]

Indonesia is wonderful

[@eldhara2131]

Salam lestari 🇮🇩

[@R0bin_89]

indonesia kaya akan alam. tapi😌.. entahlah.. semoga di beri kesadaran untuk melestarikan alam. aamiin

[@xwrkaiiiiii]

wonderful people

[@achmadrizkiyono1568]

I was lucky I've ever lived in Raja Ampat

[@masmei6091]

Indonesia Hebat

[@Joseysimpson-ew3ti]

I love nature and all liven thangs

[@dominicrosariodominicrosar8255]

Watching

[@Fruitarian.]

Indonesia should build more hotels near the rift so everyone could visit the corals and more job for the locals

[@Amartysen88]

Seriously?? This place is not suitable for something like that. It's so fragile and precious. If you want to visit such a place as you mentioned, go to Thailand or somewhere else.

[@hendrata007]

That's enough with the hotels currently available... let them be exclusive and expensive.

[@Amartysen88]

@izzigosa so what's your point? Your statement doesn't alter the fact that the place is very fragile.

[@pustakarileks7404]

​@izzigosano they are in bali or thailand just lookin for hedonistic party mostly, mostly

[@mountblanc39]

Raja Ampat= Four Kings ?

[@Nyasardipolandia]

I hope... flights, accommodation, etc to Raja Ampat remain LIMITED, EXCLUSIVE & EXPENSIVE to avoid trashy "influencers" going there 🙂

[@mamadara2146]

Unfortunately, the Raja Ampat coral reef has been damaged several times due to being hit by ships during low tide. one of them is a luxury British cruise ship carrying tourists in 2017. I don't understand how the crew of a sophisticated ship can be so stupid.

[@weshoward1984]

Yet another reason why the doomsday clock is at 90 seconds to midnight...

[@Sawneyy]

Can someone recommend some Chanel that provides documentaries but just plain facts. No moviefied stuff like this.

[@joeychan5773]

Raja 4(four King)have 4 big mayor islands Batanta Misool Salawati Waigeo

[@whysanjay3074]

Please, don't make Raja Ampat as mass tourism... Keep it as special one... Only for the people understand n protect the environment wisely....

[@thereadersvoice]

Beautiful video, but it would've been nice to have a translation for what that woman was saying.

[@Celeste.Martel]

you can put the subtitles.

[@theck672]

Turn on cc closed captions

[@FajarSumirat]

Inilah Raja Ampat satu-satunya tempat dimana terumbu karang masih tumbuh subur. This is Raja Ampat the one place where coral reefs are still thriving.

[@oktaviaveri2981]

❤️❤️❤️

[@firasafirra7183]

As an Indonesia, I also want to go there, ofc I need a lot of money

[@coralsquad7763]

Safe The Reef. ‘ Coral Group Aquaculture’

[@levysparkle896]

Where is the translation

[@Elementaquatics]

Put subtitles on.

[@theck672]

Turn on cc closed captions

[@hendrapfr]

Wakatobi islands still untouched

[@romlein]

someone forgot to add the subtitles on this one...

[@FuHackers-wx9lq]

The last? 😔

[@foodlover3129]

This beautiful place is NOT a suitable place for tourists who cannot dive or expect decent accommodation.

[@gthreesix]

Interesting, Prada sponsored.

[@michellecottrell3553]

No captions 😢 no idea what the woman is saying

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

turn on the subtitles... CC!

[@EnupemeAnendethekaurinth]

Flood alert in east turkestan that went under tibet shelf that was raisedd as the mongolia side.cliff indicates , also, new delhi built aimce 1947 is in flood prone area and wasmt built bexause of that ... magetic pole revsrsing ice age off.

[@naranyala_dev]

the coral triangle

[@unbreakableldorado7723]

It has been so blatantly obvious for decades that we need to get emissions down to save that precious world, yet so perplexing how we still use fossil fuels and ruin all that beauty

[@A.Akbar1983]

And yet in 2017 Caledonian Sky cruise ship destroyed almost 1.600m2 of coral in Crossover Reefs, Raja Ampat 😑

[@J-tt1lu]

Thank you for telling us to turn on captions so we could read the translated subtitles… wasted my time

[@J-tt1lu]

However it was nice of you to include them so actually still thank you for that

[@MariaLuci-t3r]

Croácia 🫶😉🤩 wow 🫵👍

[@ExploreNatureNLD]

❤

[@mohdacir8192]

Once you advertise this place in here, divers and what nots will start flocking that direction.

[@rapemap]

Rajaampat has been known as tourist destination for about 20 yrs ago.

[@BeachBoynumba18]

1% of pradas specific collections profits….. also who chose to not put subtitles when the villager is speaking…….

[@uggali]

Nobody gafs about the foreigners who claim expertise. Smart people know local people r the true experts. What is sasi laut? I expect sasi laut is the secret to their conservation and regeneration success

[@jassminesamarah]

FREE MY HOMELAND WEST PAPUA! We are still under the colonial yoke of Indonesia. From the Dutch colonists handed over via the US in 1969 to Indonesia - Cold War politics. WE TOO deserve our human rights! FREE WEST PAPUA. Raja Ampat one of many beautiful places in my beloved homeland - WEST PAPUA!

[@GeraldinnataYasin]

It's funny Because people from countries whose ecosystems have been damaged ask our country to protect the ecosystem 😅

[@pustakarileks7404]

And we get banned for some economics interest, so we can't manage nature cause no money, THEY manage it cause they get money before (by colonialization, industrial revolution, modernize, new order), then they call us bad person for not manage nature 😂

[@calloflily]

Lmaoo ikr, typically westerns

[@AdeFantoko]

welcome to papua barat daya

[@ekiratomi]

Paid content???

[@beatpirate8]

i wish i didnt like eating shrimp. we should really leave them all alone!

[@domesticcat5069]

🗨️🕶️

[@Zac-sz9jt]

Us Aussies will come fish it illegally…. See how you like it

[@nareyanto7467]

This not Indonesia This West Papua

[@sidiqmarodix485]

Lol keep cryng

[@guyahari6566]

What happen with you

[@pustakarileks7404]

Yes west papua province wkwkwkwkwkwk

[@djchei5517]

How sad that chinese destroy our coral reefs in west Philippine sea 😢😢😢

[@shutupmanful]

Not for much longer after this video

[@John-f5o]

It may still take quite a while, it's expensive to go there even for Indonesians

[@RiotNrrrdUTube]

@@John-f5o One flight to Makassar, then another to Sorong. How expensive is that?

[@soumakbinduwildlife]

amazing

[@cipa6105]

❤❤❤

[@bbbelut]

❤

[@WillisBoilard]

Croácia 🫶 wow 🫵