Patharian Movement 2021

Patharian movement  is the initiatives established by youth based organization called OurConservaSea to tackle the problem of habitat degradation, especially black corals in the area of Manokwari, West Papua Indonesia.  The main purpose of implementing this project is to provide understanding and raise awareness of various levels of society about the importance of black coral as an important habitat in the sea.

The implementation of this project is carried out to encourage, empower, and outreach the community, youths, craftsmen, academics, conservationists, celebgram, ect to take part in black corals conservation. In 2021 this program has been supported by Save Philippines Sea and the US Embassy through YSEALI MAP, which then help OurConservaSea to develop this initiative  into a wider project.

The patharian movement implemented in YSEALI MAL is devided into three main program such as the implementation of eco friendly crafting workshops as an alternative to the black corals craft, the implementation of an international webinar on black corals, and the publication of a bilingual encyclopedia (Indonesian-English). During the implementation of our project, we have collaborate with other 12 local, national, and international NGO also community to work together in spreading out the message and raising awareness about the importance of black corals.