Young people take charge to restore coral reefs at Mabul Island


Diver carrying finished reef stars for assembling underwater. (Photo courtesy of Reef Check Malaysia)

KOTA KINABALU: Young people are taking the lead in preserving the marine ecosystem, particularly in restoring coral reefs at Mabul Island off Sabah’s East coast Semporna district.

The members of Pemimpin Belia Iklim Mabul - a youth empowerment and climate activist NGO - have been hard at work preparing for the deployment of 100 reef stars as part of their coral restoration effort.

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