CTC joined an expedition to the Lesser Sunda Islands on November 1-10, 2016 organized by the Oceanic Society, Plastic Pollution Coalition, and the Drifters Project to look at the impact of mismanaged plastic waste in the oceans. The expedition covered Padang Bay, Gili Air, Gili Meno, Moyo, Satonda, Sangeang and the Komodo National Park including…
CTC, in collaboration with Credit Suisse, held its 3rd fundraising event for this year on October 15, 2016 at the site of the planned CTC Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur, Bali. The event featured performances that merged art, science and conservation messages. The highlight was a Wayang Samudra (Ocean Puppet) performance that highlighted the…
CTC and local artists and materials specialists Dr. Tjokorda Udiana Nindhia Pemayun and Prof. Dr. Tjokorda Gde Tirta Nindhia are working together in building a “Coral Wall” at the planned CTC Center for Marine Conservation.The “Coral Wall” exhibit will display microhabitats starting in shallow-water reefs and descending to deeper waters and will be made out…
CTC staff members joined the Sanur community in its annual beach clean up and tree planting on August 20, 2016 to raise awareness of the impact of improper solid waste management to coastal areas. The clean up is part of the activities of the Sanur Village Festival, an annual activity that gathers Sanur community members…
In August 2016, Coral Triangle Center became an official member of International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Members’ Assembly. Created in 1948, IUCN is now one f the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 member organisations and some 16,000 experts. It is…
In an effort to rehabilitate coral reefs and marine biodiversity in Sanur, Bali, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) and its partners organized an Adopt-A-Coral activity and Underwater Clean Up Dive on June 15, 2016. Representatives from Sanur hotels, dive shops, non-government, and government organizations tagged 54 baby corals that were then transplanted in the Sanur…
Close to a hundred school children and volunteers gathered in Sanur to transform waste materials into useful and creative products at the Coral Triangle Center’s “Trash Art Competition” on June 11, 2016. The competition highlighted creative ways to reduce and re-use waste products. Most often, waste that is not properly disposed of gets washed into…
The Coral Triangle Center ventures to Canggu to present on the Coral Triangle region, play the Fish Length Estimation Game and showcase our new Wayang Samudra (Ocean Shadow Puppet) collection. On May 3, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) was given a great opportunity to present on the Coral Triangle to the Rotary Club of Bali…
Raising awareness of marine conservation issues takes many forms, including traditional storytelling. To stimulate public interest, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) is using wayang, the famed traditional Indonesia shadow puppets, as a medium to highlight marine conservation and showcase the interrelationship between culture and nature. On May 16, CTC introduced its collection of Wayang Samudra or…