CTC will be at the Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) in Singapore from April 6-8, 2018. Visit our booth to win vouchers to our Escape Room – SOS From the Deep and purchase limited stock of our best-selling marine education materials such as the boardgame, Aquatico, Gummy Box Coral Reef Activity Kit. Make sure you attend…
Kumparan News has featured CTC in a series of articles about our Center for Marine Conservation, our Wayang Samudra and our Escape Room SOS from the Deep. There’s also special feature about CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani. Read more about it by clicking the links below. Rili Djohani, Pulang ke Ibu Pertiwi demi Terumbu…
After months of hand sculpting, firing, glazing and firing again, we are proud to show you a sneak peek of our monumental coral wall project. This month, we finished the installation of a mini coral wall and a mobile coral wall at our Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur. This mini wall measures 1.2 ×…
Over 500 attendees attended the Ocean Day Festival held on March 25, 2018 at Genius Café Sanur. It was a day dedicated to tackling oceanic-sized challenges threatening our seas and to raise awareness about ocean protection and business solutions and ecosystem services for ocean protection. CTC led the opening speech on ocean conservation and several…
As part of its efforts to support the establishment of new MPAs in North Maluku under the USAID SEA Project, CTC facilitated a series of awareness raising activities to disseminate the importance of marine conservation in Sula Islands, North Maluku. The activities were held on March 11-19, 2018 in several locations including Sanana City, Sulabesi…
As part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystem Advanced (SEA) Project, CTC conducted seven days Training of Trainers for Marine Protected Area (MPA) design using GIS Marxan on February 27 – March 8, 2018 in Ambon. This training topic was selected based on preliminary assessment conducted by CTC and the Balai Pendidikan dan…
The reefs around Atauro Island in Timor-Leste hold the world’s highest reef fish species on average. A biodiversity survey in the waters of Ataúro Island, situated 36 kilometres north of Timor-Leste’s capital Dili, conducted by Conservation International in July 2016 revealed that the island hosts the highest average fish diversity globally However, many of the…
KAWAKI Women’s Network is a newly established community initiative involving women of the three communities that are custodians of the Arnavon Community Marine Park (ACMP). Although ACMP was established more than twenty years ago, most of its efforts have gone into protecting turtles in the Marine Park. It is observed that capacity development, women’s empowerment…
Locals in the Banda Sea in Indonesia mine for corals and sea sand to construct houses and build infrastructure. Coral and sea sand mining continues because there is a lack of community awareness, alternative livelihoods and law enforcement. There is a difficulty in sourcing construction materials because the area is remote and when sourced the…