CTC, in collaboration with The Body Shop Indonesia, co-hosted a film screening of the Indonesian documentary film Semesta for students, non-government organizations and partners on March 1, 2020 in Denpasar. The film Semesta (Islands of Faith) shows how local leaders are leadning voices of environment protection through the perspectives of different religions and beliefs. It…
On February 26, 2020, CTC conducted public consultation with the local community of Ay Island in the Banda Islands, Maluku Province to discuss the zoning system of the Ay-Rhun MPA. After some discussion, the local community showed a good understanding of the importance of MPAs and protecting coral reefs, fish and other marine animals. Thanks…
The dawn was still young. Dressed up in traditional attire, a small group of 20 villagers in Negeri Noloth, Saparua, Central Maluku, marched to the pier by the waterfront. A five-meter longboat was waiting at the edge of the pier, ready to sail to Petuanan Negeri Noloth, a coastal area at the north edge of…
Our Conservation Science Coordinator and Nusa Penida Field Officer joined the final day of a course on coral identification and rehabilitation at Calypso Diving Bali in Amed. Led by Vincent of the non-governmental organization Ocean Gardener, our team along with several other students observed and participated in the process of coral planting. At theirr ehabilitation…
Two students from Timor-Leste studying Marine Sciences at Udayana University in Bali joined CTC for a one-month internship to learn about marine resource management at the front lines. Third year students Dominica P. Jeronimo Guterres and Paula Marques Alves aimed to gain firsthand knowledge on how marine conservation is applied on the ground and how…
If you have been to Segara Ayu Beach, you will have seen that this stretch of beach in Sanur is quite popular for tourism activities and dining, as well as accessing the Nusa Penida Islands. Though there are so many activities at the beach, it is kept clean. But if you look a little closer,…
As reported in 2019, there were 14 acts of MPA violations recorded by the surveillance team of Nusa Penida MPA. The Bali MPA Management Unit in Nusa Penida, together with partners including CTC, conduct monthly monitoring to ensure that marine activities in the MPA follow the Nusa Penida MPA zoning system. The violations were mostly…
Climate change is the biggest threat to the future of coral reefs. While tackling climate change happens on the global stage, finding local protection mechanisms and supporting natural coral resilience is vital to the preservation of reef ecosystems. Dr Rodney Salm, the senior adviser emeritus for The Nature Conservancy’s Pacific Division Marine Program, spent a…
On February 5, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) convened a daylong workshop to explore the design of a citizen science program focused on Bali’s coral reefs. In particular, the program would seek to characterize and monitor reefs with respect to their ecological resilience – the ability to resist a disturbance, or the rate of recovery…