The Coral Triangle Center (CTC), represented by Executive Director Rili Djohani and Regional Communications Manager Leilani Gallardo, actively participated in the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Women Leaders Forum (WLF) Meeting held on April 13, 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting brought together representatives from all six Coral Triangle…
Early in June, Indonesia celebrated Coral Triangle Day on June 9 with this year’s theme “Balancing Conservation and Blue Economy” that also acknowledges the indispensable role of women in fisheries and marine resources conservation. In Rembang District, Central Java, a group of women are embodying this theme as they advocate for more sustainable BSC fisheries…
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) recently convened a 5-day women’s learning exchange and workshop for women leaders working in fisheries and marine conservation. Thirty-seven women representing Indonesia’s Women’s Network on Fisheries and Marine Conservation came to join this program. Through information sharing, knowledge exchange, and learning activities, these women fishers learned about self-development and articulated…
The Atauro Island MPA in Timor-Leste was established earlier this year with the support of CTC and local partners to promote the sustainability of marine resources and fish habitat in Timor-Leste. Encompassing 13,252 hectares, this marine protected area is rich in marine resources, making it an ideal location where fish-based products not only provide essential…
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC), joined a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) workshop organized by the USAID Sustainable Fish Asia Program held in Bangkok, Thailand on September 26-28, 2023. The workshop gathered representatives from the Coral Triangle countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste as well to develop guidelines…
On November 29, 2022, the six member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) held its 8th Ministerial Meeting and endorsed its new Regional Plan of Action 2.0 (RPOA 2.0). CTC as an official development partner of the regional government initiative, welcomes and applauds this milestone. The new…
The Coral Triangle is the most diverse and biologically complex marine ecosystem on the planet. It spans across Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. It is home to some of the world’s most diverse and beautiful coral reefs and provides habitat for more than 250 species of reef fish. However,…
This month CTC returned to Gedongmulyo village in Rembang District, Central Java for an in-depth survey of gender perceptions and needs identification to support capacity-building for local blue swimming crab (BSC) women fishers. The survey aims to provide additional data to start a pilot project to support gender equity in sustainable BSC fisheries in Central…
Despite their active participation, women’s empowerment in the supply chain of blue swimming crab (BSC) in the Central Java Province has not yet reached its full potential because there isn’t enough baseline data. In order to identify and document some of the critical responsibilities that women play in sustaining the BSC commodity and supporting their…