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Dive with a difference - coral restoration in Les Village, Bali

DiVo's expanding out of Australia now, and this is a pretty apt juncture to go live with the newsletter, since the reader base is as international as it is Australian.

The inauagural story is a heartwarming one about fisherfolk in a small village in Les, Bali, who replaced cyanide fishing with sustainable fishing. I call this project the Human Laboratory because it is a real-time, ongoing project to change and upgrade people's livelihoods. We're rebuilding the reefs, restoring fish, moving the villagers up the livelihood ladder by bringing dive voluntourists, teaching them English, dive guiding and hospitality. read about this: http://www.divevoluntourism.com/les-village-bali-rehabilitation-reef-and-livelihoods.

Dive volunteer and a Les Village fisherman transplanting coral

Hooked? Want to volunteer to be a part of the Human Laboratory at Les Village? Get more detail and photos about the dive and snorkel volunteer activities you can get up to in Les Village. http://www.divevoluntourism.com/how-build-balinese-style-coral-reef.

Sustainable netting, no more cyanide!

If all that hasn't hooked you yet, watch the Youtube clip on how to restore a fished-out coral reef, Balinese-style. http://youtu.be/5jf0rwY0HvE

The Les Village voluntourism progamme goes live soon second half of 2012. Watch this space, or contact DiVo through the Contact Us tab if you want more information on trips to Les.

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