All Hands-on Deck for the Opening of Escape Room SOS Plastic Danger
In August, we completed the test run of our newest Escape Room SOS Plastic Danger with CTC staff trying out the game. All of the players were able to finish before two hours and…
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Center for Marine Conservation | Community Outreach | Friend-of-CTC Program | Fun Learning | Fun Learning | Marine Protected Area | Outreach Activities | Partnerships
Hand-Carved Sea Turtles of the Coral Triangle: Gifts That Give Back to The Ocean
Having traveled the seas for over 100 million years, sea turtles have outlived almost all of the prehistoric animals. Six of the world’s seven marine turtle species including Leatherback, Green, Hawksbill, Olive Ridley, Loggerhead, and Flatback can be found in the Coral Triangle region. At CTC, we have developed a new gift box that represents…
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Community Outreach | Fun Learning | Marine Protected Area | Outreach Activities | Sula Islands | Sustainable Fisheries | Sustainable Marine Tourism | USAID Projects | USAID SEA Project
Local Community Releases Sea Turtle Hatchlings to Celebrate Indonesia’s 75th Independence Day
Celebrating Indonesia’s 75th Independence Day, the Community Stewardship Group (Pokmaswas) in the newly declared Sula Islands Marine Protected Area, North Maluku Province, engaged the local community to release 50 baby sea turtles (tukik) on the seashores of Waisum Village in Northeast Mangoli. This activity was conducted by the local community and students. The baby sea…
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Center for Marine Conservation | Community Outreach | Games for Change | Marine Protected Area | Outreach Activities
CTC Wraps Up Plastic-Free July Campaign
Last month we joined the global campaign Plastic Free July through a weekly social media pop quiz. In collaboration with our partner Sustainable Suzy, we invited our online community to join our quiz games for a chance to win zero-waste kits and vouchers to our Escape Room SOS Plastic Danger. With the high number of…
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Center for Marine Conservation | Community Outreach | Fun Learning | Fun Learning | Games for Change | Learning Networks | Marine Protected Area | Outreach Activities
Introducing New Fun Learning Activities at the Center for Marine Conservation
On July 30, our partners in the tourism industry joined us for a webinar, “Inspiring Ocean Conservation through Fun Learning.” We introduced our latest interactive activities such as the Sea Animal Weaving Workshop and our newest Escape Room, SOS Plastic Danger. We also presented our current fun learning activities such as Escape Room SOS…
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Center for Marine Conservation | Community Outreach | Fun Learning | Fun Learning | Marine Protected Area | Outreach Activities
“Aku Cinta Laut”, an Online Talk Show with Indonesia’s Young Artists and Ocean Advocates
To celebrate Indonesia’s National Children’s Day on July 23, CTC encouraged Indonesian children to give more love to the sea and its biodiversity. We organized an online talk show with the winners of our “Art for the Ocean” drawing competition in June, who came from different provinces across Indonesia. They were Haura Amira Faisal from…
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Community Outreach | Marine Protected Area | Nusa Penida | Outreach Activities | Sustainable Marine Tourism
CTC Goes Online to Celebrate Global Environmental Events
In the last two months, CTC celebrated global environmental events online, reaching a much wider audience compared to the past years. For the month of April to June, we organized 6 online activities and webinars and joined as speakers and resource persons for 20 others organized by our partners. In total, we reached around 18,000…
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Enhancing ‘Pejuang Laut’ Knowledge to Advocate for Actions in Protecting the Sea
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) provides fundamental support for its Local Champions, called Pejuang Laut, to build their skills and knowledge to become influential leaders in their community. Seven high performing Pejuang Laut, namely Sarna Sibela and Nurhasni Yoisangadji from the Sula Islands, Merfiana Aponno and Yunus Siahay from the Lease Islands, and Megi Pesirahu,…
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Taking Action to Keep Our Ocean Clean
This month, the world celebrated International Coastal Clean-Up Day! In Bali, this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up Day was celebrated in 16 locations, including Sanur. Initiated by Bali Hotels Association, the International Coastal Clean-Up at Karang Beach in Sanur was joined by over 200 participants from local schools and hotels. They worked together to collect non-organic…
