Resilience of the Richest Reefs: Building the resilience of Marine Protected Areas to climate change in an age of growing tourism

Indonesia has the highest coral reef biodiversity in the world. These reefs are a focal point for conservation as well as for tourism. Combining the expertise of Indonesian and Dutch scientists, educators, conservationists, and policymakers, we want to understand how the richest reefs of the world can stay resilient to climate change under increasing pressure from tourism. We will study the social-ecological-system, where we take an approach that explicitly links the resilience of ecosystems to governance structures, economies and society. Our aim is to develop knowledge videoclips and shared education and research programs to ensure resilient research for the future.