To commemorate the National Trash Awareness Day on 21 February 2019, a number of fishermen, youth leaders, and students in Buano Island carried out “Beach Clean-up” activities. It took place on Friday, 8 February 2019, and was attended by more than 100 participants from two main villages in Buano, namely the Buano Utara Village and…
CTC conducted a scuba diving training for community members and stakeholders in Sula Islands, North Maluku, on 19-22 February 2019 as part of its activities under USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project. A total of 22 participants from the proposed Buano Islands and Lease Islands marine protected areas (MPAs) attended the event. The training was…
Aiming to disseminate key information and messages about the importance of marine conservation, the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (USAID SEA) Project through CTC held socialization and education targeting youths and students in Saparua Island, Maluku. The activities were conducted on 28-31 January 2019 and successfully reached 743 students living in the island. During the four-day…
CTC was very happy to host participants of the Our Ocean Conference 2018 on a learning trip to Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area. On October 31, 2018, our guests included participants from USAID led by Assistant Administrator Carrie Thompson, Aurelia Micko from USAID RDMA, Jennifer Kane and Matthew Burton from USAID-Environment Program and Celly Catharina…
The Indonesian Government, with the support of the Coral Triangle Center through USAID SEA Project and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, took a step in having more effective MPA management through the provision of competent and standardized human resources throughout Indonesia, by developing the Indonesia National Competency Standards (SKKNI) and National Working Qualification (KKNI) in marine…
The Coral Triangle Center has successfully accomplished one of its most significant contributions to the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (USAID SEA) Project through the launching of “Pejuang Laut” during the World Fisheries Day 2017 commemoration in Ambon, Maluku, on November 21-22, 2017. Around 45 “Pejuang Laut”, or champions of the SEA, coming from three different…
The Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) for Marine Mammals, conducted by the Coral Triangle Center and APEX Environmental has successfully identified several new hotspots for oceanic cetacean species, such as Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) as part of a diverse oceanic cetacean species assemblage in the Ceram Sea, Maluku. The REA survey,…
CTC successfully conducted the second phase of a perception survey about marine conservation and sustainable fisheries under the full support of USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project in North Maluku Province, Indonesia, from February 27 to March 17, 2017. Similar to the pilot held in Maluku before, this activity covered three districts in North Maluku with…
In March, USAID Indonesia announced that it has awarded its 5-year Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project to a consortium of organizations. The consortium is led by U.S. consultancy firm TetraTech Inc. and includes non-government organizations such as Coral Triangle Center (CTC), Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund Indonesia, and Yayasan Masyarakat Dan Perikanan Indonesia. The SEA…