Taka Bone Rate, 1994
Originally uploaded by Sick Coconut.
Originally uploaded by Sick Coconut.

An old photo from a previous job. The people of the Taka Bone Rate (aka Taka Bonerate) atoll, Indonesia, come out in force to greet the Ministers of Environment & Forestry, and their entourage.
For further insight on the environmental and socio-economic issues related to the coral reefs of Taka Bone Rate, you should read:
Sawyer, D. 1993. “Valuation of Coral Reef Uses in Taka Bone Rate Marine Park, Indonesia.” Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Dalhousie University. (Thesis Dissertation). We were fellowship recipients together in Indonesia in 1991.