More than half of Indonesia's protected coral areas look set to suffer severe bleaching every year by 2044, researchers warn

A photo of bleached coral in Raja Ampat, West Papua. (Shutterstock)

This article is the first part of an in-depth science-based reporting series, supported by the Environmental Reporting from Asia-Pacific Island Countries grant by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network.

Sukding, the head of Gili Air Village in the Gili Matra National Marine Conservation Area in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, has vivid childhood memories of diving in the ocean near his village and playing with fish among the reefs.