On August 15, 2024, CTC in collaboration with local partners, launched the waste management program in Ay-Rhun Islands MPA, part of Banda MPA Network. The event resulted from the waste management study conducted by CTC earlier this year. The study aimed to analyze the existing waste management system and develop plastic waste management options and…
From August 5th to 7th, 2024, the Green Fins team, represented by CTC and The Reef-World Foundation, conducted a series of meetings with the national stakeholders in Jakarta, Indonesia. The stakeholders included the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and Persatuan Usaha Wisata…
From August to September 2024, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) collaborated with the consultancy firm Eco Africa, to conduct a comprehensive sustainable marine tourism development study focused on the marine protected areas (MPAs) in Raja Ampat and Alor, Indonesia, part of the Indonesia Oceans for Prosperity (LAUTRA) Project, funded by the World Bank and implemented…
On September 5th, 2024, CTC co-organized a side event titled “Bridging the Gap: Regional Platforms and Partnerships to Strengthen Capacity Across the Coral Triangle”, held during the 8th IUCN Regional Conservation Forum in Bangkok, Thailand. The event, which was co-organized by the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), IUCN, GIZ…
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) continues to play a crucial role in enhancing the effectiveness of Marine Protected Area (MPA) management in Indonesia. Recently, CTC supported the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) in conducting a series of evaluations of MPA effectiveness in Bali, Maluku, and West Java using the EVIKA tool. In…
On August 1st, we celebrated MPA Day with a special focus on children and mangroves in the Nusa Penida MPA. Since 2022, CTC partnered with the Gili Bhuana Group to rehabilitate mangrove forests in Nusa Lembongan affected by local development. To date, 7,965 square meters of mangrove area have been replanted, covering 44.5% of the…
From July 30 to August 2, CTC in collaboration with Yayasan Planet Indonesia (YPI) conducted a training in the principles of marine protected area (MPA) management in Pontianak. The four-day training aimed to increase the capacity of participants in Marine Protected Area (MPA) management, especially in the Karimata Islands Marine Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam Kepulauan…
In June 26-28, 2024, CTC in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry (MALFF) Timor-Leste, the Roman Luan Foundation and the Administrator of Atauro Island, facilitated workshops and training to develop protocols and SOPs to support management effectiveness in the Atauro Island Marine Protected Area (MPA). The three-day event was attended by…
CTC, alongside a team of consultants led by Dr. Dedi S. Adhuri, a senior researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), has launched a study on marine tenure systems in coastal and marine resources management focusing in Maluku and a subset of Papua. Embedded in the local culture and based on customary law…