To cap off 2016, CTC held the groundbreaking ceremony for its Center for Marine Conservation located in Sanur, Bali. The center is envisioned to be a one-of-a-kind destination for training, education as well as artistic and cultural exhibits that bring to life the beauty of our oceans and what we can do to protect it….
Check out our latest collaboration with OceanBellz featuring bespoke handbags with the underwater stars of the Coral Triangle – manta, blue whale, dugong and mola! Oceanbellz is a Bali-based company that makes bags using hand-painted designs printed on canvas. Proceeds from sales support marine conservation in Indonesia and the Coral Triangle. If you would like…
CTC hosted The Nature Conservancy (TNC) CEO Mark Tercek, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropy CEO Christine Morse and senior staff from both organizations on Oct. 6-7, 2016. They visited the CTC office in Sanur, spent a full day in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area and learned about the impact of their support to conservation on the…
CTC and its partner Credit Suisse held 2nd fundraising event at the Dharmawangsa Hotel in Jakarta on September 20, 2016. The event highlight included a Wayang Samudra performance from the Komunitas Lima Gunung puppeteers from Magelang. The wayang performance was complimented by a dance performance from one of the puppeteers. The event also included a talk on hammerhead…
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani joined marine conservation leaders and ocean advocates in Washington DC on September 15-16, 2016 for the “Our Ocean” Conference hosted by the US State Department. The conference, attended by US President Barack Obama, Secretary John Kerry, and Leonardo DiCaprio among others, focused on the key ocean issues of our time…
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 joined businesses and non-profit organizations for Bali’s Big Eco Weekend held on July 30, 2016 at Legian Beach. CTC had a booth to spread awareness on marine conservation and the connectivity of all ecosystems in caring for the environment! CTC also displayed several information materials to inspire more people to care for the oceans…
Credit Suisse and the Coral Triangle Center held a fund raising dinner with our Octopod members, supporters, and partners on July 23, 2016 at the Dharmawangsa Hotel in Jakarta. The evening event featured talks by CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani focused on CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation; Marianne Nyegaard of Murdoch University, Australia with the latest…
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…