| Global Warming which is happening at this time not | | | | However, reduction of calcium on coral reefs with |
| only threaten human life on the surface of land but | | | | the bad condition caused decreasing the surface of |
| also threaten coral reef ecosystems under the sea. El | | | | coral reefs. As the result the sea waves is not able |
| Nino events in the year 1997-1998, the surface | | | | to split again by the coral reefs which located far |
| temperature of sea water rose suddenly, causing the | | | | below the sea surface. Soon or later, the attack of |
| occurrence of mass coral bleaching and death about | | | | sea waves erodes land into the sea. |
| 16% coral reefs in the world. Most of them are coral | | | | One of effort facing the threat of global warming is |
| reefs that have aged about hundreds or even | | | | to maintain and preserve coral reefs. Imam Bachtiar, |
| thousands of years. On the other hand, increase of | | | | one of the observers from the University of |
| earth temperature 1 - 30 degree Celsius also causing | | | | Mataram are often reminded, "If you do not maintain |
| on the rise of water surface of the sea that | | | | the coral reefs in your coastal area, your |
| threatens some islands sinking in Indonesia in the | | | | grandchildren can not inherit the land and your house |
| period 100 - 200 years. | | | | now, because 100 years will be the sea." |
| Outside the regular session, the International Coral | | | | Will we silence until this is really happening? |
| Reef Symposium (ICRS) IX at Bali in the years 2000 | | | | Kinds coral reefs are home and a source of food for |
| discuss about Global Warming. This phenomenon is | | | | many kinds of organism under the sea. The |
| certainly real, not only a fantasy of the scientist. The | | | | observers of environmental announce some ideas, |
| air temperature recording in some places in Indonesia | | | | ideas and suggestions for the discretion of authorities |
| are convincing it. | | | | to maintain the condition of coral reefs in order to |
| Coral reefs can reduce the impact of global warming, | | | | work properly. One of invitation is to participating in |
| coral Reefs in the good conditions have a wide | | | | Friends Of the Reef (FOR) at several locations in Asia |
| function like split waves and reduce erosion and the | | | | Pacific. The main mission of FOR is to produce a |
| reserve limestone deposition that contains carbon. | | | | strategy to increase durability (resistance), and |
| These also can be functioning to reduce carbon to | | | | springy power (resilience) so that is able to facing the |
| the atmosphere, therefore is able to reduce the | | | | threat of global warming. |
| impact damage on the ozone. | | | | |