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Lembung Paseser Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Reserve

Activities

Things to do at Lembung Paseser

Explore the mangroves, help restore the coral reef, stay the night, or bring your group to the Ocean Literacy Program.

Students working together on identification cards Education

Ocean Literacy Program

A hands-on coastal education programme open to everyone, combining a mangrove walk, coral transplantation, and games and reflection.

Boardwalk leading into the mangrove forest Nature

Mangrove exploration

Walk through the mangrove forest with a guide to learn its species, its wildlife and how it protects the coast.

A villager and a guide shucking fresh oysters at the Oysterlicious table in the mangrove creek Food & nature

Oysterlicious

A 1.5–2 hour oyster experience — harvest and taste fresh oysters in a mangrove creek, build an oyster garden, plant a mangrove, then feast on mud crab in the gazebo.

Attaching coral fragments to a restoration frame Restoration

Coral transplantation

Learn how damaged reefs are restored by attaching healthy coral fragments to restoration frames and placing them on the reef.

Students assembling coral transplantation frames on the beach Restoration

Poleng Coral Week

A three-day coral reef package for university students, schools and the public, first held in 2025.

Eco-Maritime Youth Camp participants in a session at the gazebo Education

Eco-Maritime Youth Camp

A coastal and marine camp for young people, with sessions on mangroves, coral reefs and leadership. First held in 2025.

Eco Family Camp families together on the mangrove boardwalk Stay

Eco Family Camp

Two days and one night camping as a family — exploring the mangroves, birdwatching, planting mangroves, a campfire by the huts, then walking the reef flat at low tide.

A-frame wooden huts at the overnight area Stay

Stay overnight

Six 3 × 3 m wooden huts, each with a fan, at the edge of the mangroves.

Pupils watching birds through binoculars from the gazebo Nature

Birdwatching

Look for the 76 bird species recorded in the reserve, from migratory shorebirds to kingfishers and raptors.

Researchers measuring a mangrove survey plot Research

Research and training

Surveys, research or training in the reserve with local guides. Ask us about permits, data and group accommodation.

Reserve management
CMBR Lembung Paseser
Managed by the Lembung Paseser village community
Programme development partner
Agrie Conservation
2018 – present
Pertamina EP Poleng Field Community Development Programme
SKK Migas IOG 4.0 Pertamina EP
Fully funded by Pertamina EP Poleng Field
Government
Lembung Paseser Village Government
Lembung Paseser Village Government