First Person Account by CTC Conservation Advisor Marthen Welly Today, I’m working back at the CTC office in Bali after I spent a month in the Banda Islands, Maluku. The purpose of the trip to Banda Islands was to conduct my research for my masters degree on “Management Effectiveness of Ay and Rhun Islands MPA on…
With support from the Government Australia and International Partnership for Blue Carbon, Coral Triangle Center conducted a pilot training in Coastal Blue Carbon Training at the Center for Marine Conservation attended by 20 participants who are representatives of the Indonesia Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Maritime Coordinating Ministry, National Planning Bureau, provincial government officials,…
SeaNet Project held an “Exit Strategy” meeting with related institutions in Southeast Maluku District on 5 September, 2018. The meeting was held regarding with the end of SeaNet Project program in near future. The meeting has resulted an agreement on establishing a working team. The establishment of working team was based on the good achievement gained by…
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia will host the fifth Our Ocean Conference in Bali on 29-30 October, 2018. Our Ocean Conference is focused on generating commitments and taking actions to maintain the sustainability of our oceans. Our Ocean Conference 2018 will demonstrate significant progress on past commitments and inspire new commitments made for…
Ohoi Ngan (Ngan Village) is a remote fishing village in Kei Besar, Maluku Province with 50 households and population of 300 people. Due to its location, the village has limited to access to knowledge and training on fisheries management. In May 2017, SEANET Indonesia began supporting women groups in Ngan Village to turn low value…
Discarded fishing nets are a common sight in fishing villages in Merauke, one of the major commercial fishing districts in Papua Province and a gateway to the rich fishing grounds of the Arafura Sea. Often, fishermen are not aware that these waste nets, which are made of plastic mesh, can be dragged into the ocean…
CTC conducted a training entitled MPA Design and Open Standards for Conservation Practices (OSCP) on 27-31 August, 2018, as part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project. The training aimed to enhance the capacity of coastal and marine resources managers in Fisheries Management Area 712, which is located in Central Java…
On 11-12 August, 2018, CTC and Ludenara hosted a two-day interactive game design class at the Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur. The class was an interactive workshop that presented the basic application of game design to raise awareness about various environmental issues facing our society. During the two days, participants learned how to use board games as a learning medium to…
This month, CTC team assessed 3 dive centers in Bali to become the latest members of Green Fins in Indonesia. These dive centers included Ceningan Divers Resort in Nusa Ceningan, Abyss Ocean World in Pemuteran and Bahari Prawara in Bondalem. This brings to 11 the total number of Green Fins members in Indonesia. Established in…