Raja Ampat

In Raja Ampat, Indonesia, marine life has made a remarkable recovery, thanks to the establishment of large marine protected areas. However, not all species have...
Reportage: Helena Fredriksson
Photo: Johan Candert, Göran Ehlmé, Paul Nicklen, Marcello Johan Ogato, Simon Stanford
Soundmix : Mikael Brodin
Grade: Sebastian Guest
Narrator: Alexandra Stanford
When world-renowned ecologist and coral reef researcher Mark Erdman first arrived in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, in the early 2000s, both dynamite and shark fin fishing...
Reportage: Helena Fredriksson
Photo: Simon Stanford, Göran Ehlmé, Johan Candert och Tobias Dahlin
Voice: Simon Stanford
Sound effects: freesound/water lap snog
They have just arrived in what they believe and hope is paradise. Raja Ampat is located in the centre of what is known as the...
Reportage: Johan Candert, Helena Fredriksson
Photo: Johan Candert, Tobias Dahlin, Göran Ehlmé
The island paradise of Raja Ampat is one of the last outposts of the Indonesian archipelago. A remote group of islands with lush white beaches...
Text och Foto: Louise Candert
The US is cancelling $35 million in debt to Indonesia in exchange for restoring and preserving coral reefs in an area that scientists say is...
Text: Lena Scherman
Photo: Johan Candert
Biomass and biodiversity. Two rather dull and stiff words. But words often associated with Raja Ampat. Raja Ampat is situated west of Papua Guinea, right...
Text: Johan Candert
Photo: Johan Candert, Göran Ehlmé
Scroll to Top