The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) were honored to accompany the US Ambassador and the staff of US Consulate General in Surabaya on a visit to the Banda Islands on October 22, 2017 to assess conservation activities. The delegation was welcomed with a local custom ceremony, which included Cakalele and Sawat Dances and the ambassador was honored with the title…
On October 22, 2017, CTC joined Reef Seen Divers Resort for their first ever conservation week activity in Pemuteran, North Bali. We participated in the edu-games where 35 enthusiastic students from 3 schools actively participated the session. The students learned about the importance of coral reef ecosystems and why we need to protect our marine…
Saturday October 22, the Coral Triangle Center joined Reef Seen Divers Resort for their first ever conservation week activity in Pemuteran, North Bali. We participated in the edu-games where 35 enthusiastic students from 3 schools actively participated the session. The students learned about the importance of coral reef ecosystems and why we need to protect…
CTC was invited to a strategic meeting organized by three international foundations who are committed to improve collaborative investment in the health of Indonesia’s oceans in Jakarta on October 16-18, 2017. The IMFC group consists of a number of delegates from the Walton Family Foundation, the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MACP), and the David and…
Coral Triangle Center (CTC) in partnership with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), completed biophysic and socioeconomic surveys in both Atauro Island and Liquica from 3-11 October, 2017. The aim of these surveys was to collect data both on land with communities as well as underwater to help aid in the creation of…
To inspire and train new generations to care for coastal and marine ecosystems, CTC hosted a free showing of “Chasing Coral” on September 29, 2017 at its new Center for Marine Conservation. The documentary shows why coral reefs are rapidly vanishing across the world and what we can do about it. The movie captured the…
As part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project, CTC joined local leaders in Buano Islands in Maluku Province to raise awareness about sustainable marine resource management on September 26, 2017 CTC was a presenter at a seminar entitled “Local Wisdom Documentation towards Natural Resources Management” which was conducted by Lembaga…
CTC’s Coral Wall community art project is moving on to the next phase – glazing or adding beautiful colors to our 3,000 ceramic coral pieces! The project’s lead artist Courtney Mattisson was in Bali from September 25-29, 2017 to conduct a week-long workshop with Indonesian artists Ricko Gabriel, Sasanti Puri Ardini, Alfiah Rahdini and Anak…
CTC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (MAF) in Timor-Leste, conducted a two day training on the essential concepts of marine protected area (MPA) establishment and management. The training, which was conducted in Dili on September 25, 2017, serves as the basis to increase the local community stakeholder capacity to manage an MPA and also serves as stakeholder socialization and engagement in developing…