Seven participants from Yayasan Ekosistem Bumi Lestari (YEBL) and Tacik Conservation strengthened their knowledge and hands-on skills in coral reef restoration during a three-day training led by Coral Triangle Center (CTC) in Desa Lenteng, Labuan Bajo. Held from June 12 to 14, 2026, in conjunction with World Ocean Day, the training aimed to build the…
Indonesia’s commitment to conserve 30 percent of its marine waters by 2045 depends on expanding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and managing them well. To turn this vision into reality, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC), supported by the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation and Climate Adaptation (TFCCA), organized the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Management Planning…
Reliable coral reef data is fundamental to effective marine protected area management. To strengthen conservation practitioners’ capacity to collect standardized coral reef monitoring data, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) organized a Coral Cover Monitoring Training and Competency Assessment in Amed, Karangasem, Bali, from May 18 to 23, 2026. The event also marked a milestone, with…
As Indonesia continues to expand its marine conservation network, ensuring that protected areas deliver ecological, social, and economic benefits has become increasingly critical. At the heart of this effort is Evaluation of Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness (EVIKA)—Indonesia’s national tool for evaluating Marine Protected Area (MPA) management effectiveness, now in use for over five years….
The health of the Coral Triangle’s ocean ecosystems depends not just on policy and funding—it depends on people. Building a strong network of local trainers is essential to scaling conservation knowledge and improving Marine Protected Area (MPA) management across the coral triangle. To address the need, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) conducted an intensive regional…
From April 7–10, 2026, Coral Triangle Center (CTC) collaborated with Photovoices International (PVI) to conduct a four-day training in Ambon to strengthen the capacity of representatives of NGOs and community groups across Maluku in community engagement, while building an understanding of the Photovoices approach in participatory community engagement. The training responded to a need for…
Coral Triangle Center (CTC) recently conducted its MPA 101 Foundation Training, an internal initiative aimed at building a strong, shared understanding of marine conservation across the organization. Held in two batches at our Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur, Bali, on 5-6 March and 10-11 March 2026, the training brought together staff from a wide…
The growth of marine tourism is one of the key pressures facing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the Coral Triangle. Alongside overfishing, habitat degradation, and pollution, these challenges threaten marine biodiversity and ecosystem services. At the same time, coastal communities rely heavily on these resources for their livelihoods, making it difficult to balance conservation with…
From 18 to 21 February 2026, Coral Triangle Center (CTC) under the Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) Facility Project successfully organized a Regional Learning Exchange on Community-Based Surveillance, bringing together 25 representatives of community surveillance groups from Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste at the Center for Marine Conservation,…