The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) hosted a strategic meeting with the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Regional Secretariat and key development partners from February 4–6, 2026 at the Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur, Bali. The meeting brought together representatives from CTC, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF),…
The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Women Leaders Forum (WLF) Regional Exchange 2025 took place from 22–26 September in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Centered on the theme “From Southeast Asia to Melanesia: Celebrating the Resilient Voyage of Our Women Leaders,” the exchange marked over a decade of women’s leadership and…
From July 7-9 2025, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) hosted the Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Round-table and 8th CCA Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting at its Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur, Bali. Convened by the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Regional Secretariat, this regional event gathered national focal…
Government officials, NGOs, and technical experts from across the Coral Triangle region gathered to develop a comprehensive regional strategy to address waste management issues in the world’s most biodiverse marine ecosystem, the Coral Triangle. The discussions focused on tackling the root causes of marine plastic pollution, which pose a growing threat to coral reefs, fisheries,…
Coral Triangle countries gathered in Bali on June 3 to July 4, 2025 for an learning exchange focused on improving marine protected areas (MPAs) effectiveness through a Regional Workshop through the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List. The activity brought together over 65 representatives from the six Coral Triangle countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, the…
CTC spotlighted the crucial role of cultural heritage and local wisdom in coral reef conservation during its side event, “Global and Local Culture, Capacity Building for Coral Issues”. Held on December 14, 2024, as part of the International Conference on Sustainable Coral Reefs 2024 in Manado, Indonesia, the event brought together conservation leaders, experts, and…
On September 5th, 2024, CTC co-organized a side event titled “Bridging the Gap: Regional Platforms and Partnerships to Strengthen Capacity Across the Coral Triangle”, held during the 8th IUCN Regional Conservation Forum in Bangkok, Thailand. The event, which was co-organized by the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), IUCN, GIZ…
On June 9, every year we mark Coral Triangle Day, celebrating the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity, containing 76% of the world’s coral species, 37% of the world’s reef fish species, and supporting millions of people by providing their food and livelihoods. This year’s Coral Triangle Day theme is “Sustaining the Coral Triangle Ecosystem through…
CTC hosted partners from the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) and WWF Coral Triangle Program to discuss the results of the CTI-CFF Capacity Building Stock Take assessment. The meeting was held at CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation from December 20-22, 2021. The regional capacity building stock take assessment was…