CTC is preparing thousands of mangrove seedlings for planting around the coast of Nusa Lembongan island, Bali. Currently, the baby mangroves are being cared for in the nursery house by members of Gili Bhuana, a local community surveillance group, and will be ready in a few days. According to the latest data, 19,570 mangrove seedlings…
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani was recently in the Maldives as one of the speakers at the 11th Indo-Pacific Environmental Security Forum (IPESF) held on August 1-4, 2022 in Kurumba. The conference was attended by 132 participants from 22 countries, including Maldives’ State Minister of Environment Dr. Abdulla Naseer. IPESF is the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s…
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CTC installed underwater structures in the Nusa Penida marine protected area (MPA) to diversify its reef rehabilitation methods. The activity is part of our efforts to restore degraded reefs in the area. Over three weeks CTC installed four coral restoration structures around the waters of Nusa Lembongan village, Suana village, and Ped village in early…
This month, our Center for Marine Conservation received two groups from Trinity School, United Kingdom. Their visit to our center was to join our fun learning activities. We had a half day of fun learning activities that were done at Semawang Beach, Sanur, and our center. The fun learning activities started in the early morning…
“I’m sorry Blue, I like you, but I think you are quite dangerous to marine animals like us.” said Mori, the Moorish idol fish. This conversation occured at the end of the puppet performance presented by the CTC team as part of Ocean Keeper Club Session 4: “Beware of Plastic Waste!” that was held on…
CTC recently hosted 20 teachers and 100 students from around Sanur at our Center for Marine Conservation to learn about zero waste and permaculture methods. The program aims to engage participants in fun learning activities that educate them on permaculture principles and methods that minimise waste to can be implemented at school and at home. …
On July 15-16, CTC organized a two-day Program Orientation to introduce out latest interns to Nusa Penida’s Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and familiarize them with ongoing activities in the area. Prior to embarking on the orientation trip the interns were briefed on the schedule and what to expect in Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida. Following…
In July, CTC completed and finalized its Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) strategy, strengthening its commitment to further promote GESI principles institutionally and across all its programs across the region. Through this strategy, CTC recognizes that promoting GESI is key to achieving its mission to inspire generations to care for oceans – through improved…