First Person Account by CTC Conservation Advisor Marthen Welly Today, I’m working back at the CTC office in Bali after I spent a month in the Banda Islands, Maluku. The purpose of the trip to Banda Islands was to conduct my research for my masters degree on “Management Effectiveness of Ay and Rhun Islands MPA on…
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani joined partners and colleagues at @America last 27 September, 2018, for an engaging discussion on marine protected area management and its benefits. The two-hour talk entitled “Marine Protected Areas: Harmonizing Human and Nature Needs” explored why marine protected area matters and how it benefits not only the marine biodiversity and habitats…
It is that time of the year again to check-up on the health of the coral reef ecosystems in the Nusa Penida MPA! On 26-30 September, 2018, a dedicated team of scientific divers braved strong currents, swells, and cold water to measure the structure of benthic organisms (coral, sponge, algal, and other invertebrate communities) and…
The Coral Triangle Center renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) on 25 September, 2018, The MOU was signed MAF Minister Joaquim Jose Gusmao Dos Reis Martins and CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani at CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur, Bali. Under the MOU, CTC will collaborate with…
With support from the Government Australia and International Partnership for Blue Carbon, Coral Triangle Center conducted a pilot training in Coastal Blue Carbon Training at the Center for Marine Conservation attended by 20 participants who are representatives of the Indonesia Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Maritime Coordinating Ministry, National Planning Bureau, provincial government officials,…
On 15 September, 2018, CTC joined a massive beach clean up to mark International Coastal Clean Day. The early morning clean up gathered 1,287 volunteers gathered at the Padang Galak Beach in Bali and managed to collect as much as 841.53 kilograms of garbage. The event was organized Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries…
SeaNet Project held an “Exit Strategy” meeting with related institutions in Southeast Maluku District on 5 September, 2018. The meeting was held regarding with the end of SeaNet Project program in near future. The meeting has resulted an agreement on establishing a working team. The establishment of working team was based on the good achievement gained by…
Sunfish (Mola) season in Bali has already started, so it is highly important that divers and dive guides be aware of how to interact properly with the sunfish underwater. Check out these infographics to see what you should and shouldn’t do when you meet a Sunfish underwater. If you would like to print this infographic,…
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia will host the fifth Our Ocean Conference in Bali on 29-30 October, 2018. Our Ocean Conference is focused on generating commitments and taking actions to maintain the sustainability of our oceans. Our Ocean Conference 2018 will demonstrate significant progress on past commitments and inspire new commitments made for…