Executive Director Duane Silverstein recently visited two Seacology projects on the island of Bali, Indonesia. In Sarinbuana Seacology provided the funding for a large community center/school auxiliary building in exchange for a 1,975 acre forest reserve. To the right Seacology supporter Carole Shorenstein Hays, Duane Silverstein, field representative Arnaz Mehta and local villagers are shown in front of the Seacology funded building in Sarinbuana. According to Duane, "The building is used on a daily basis by the people of Sarinbuana. A hike into the forest led by a local guide revealed that the provisions of the reserve are being strictly enforced. The village had erected many signs along the forest trail indicating that the trees could not be cut down. The trees, butterflies and monkeys we saw were breathtaking." Left are Arnaz Mehta, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Duane Silverstein and Antony Their on the forest reserve trail, Sarinbuana.

Duane also visited the Tirtagannga Water Palace where Seacology funded the Planetary Coral Reef Foundation installation of a wastewater garden system that organically breaks down wastewater and produces a rich habitat for vegetation. "The wastewater system is a terrific low tech solution to the disposal of organic waste. The gardens are beautiful and have provided significant benefits to the local residents and the many tourists that visit Tirtagannga." The gardens have now been replicated in several other locations in Indonesia.