Starting the new year, the CTC’s Ocean Keeper Club was successful in encouraging children to take a pledge to help protect the oceans. The young students were ecstatic to leave their colorful handprints on a white canvas to demonstrate their dedication and to announce a shared resolution for 2023 to always protect marine ecosystems and…
On December 20, 2022, we welcomed the Marine and Fisheries Department of Central Java Province at our Center for Marine Conservation. The one-day visit was attended by 15 participants, including Head of Coastal and Small Island Marine Affairs, Marine and Fishery Office of Central Java Province, Lilik Harnadi. During the visit, the participants enjoyed…
On January 27, 2023, the Bali Marine Protected Area (MPA) Management Unit (UPTD KKP Bali), supported by CTC, conducted monitoring of resource utilization in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA). This activity aims to increase the effectiveness of conservation area management through compliance with the MPA zoning system. Effective management of conservation areas is…
CTC recently delivered two trainings to local governments and coastal communities in Timor-Leste to assist them in the management of the marine protected area (MPA). The training activities aimed at enhancing participants’ skills and knowledge in marine conservation while encouraging them to pass on the information to their peers in the hopes that it would…
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani and CTC Senior Program Manager Hesti Widodo joined the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) held in Vancouver, Canada from February 3-9, 2022. IMPAC, which is held every four years, is the premier international conference for marine conservation experts to exchange knowledge, best practices, and experiences in order to…
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) is excited to announce that it has just become an official partner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Challenge as a marine lead. This is a significant milestone for our organization and reflects our ongoing commitment to restoring tropical marine ecosystems, such as coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrasses…
This December, CTC collaborated with Dutch Artist Anne van Borselen to create new murals at our Center for Marine Conservation highlighting the beauty of our underwater environment. Anne is based in Amsterdam and is a frequent visitor to Bali. She was born in Surabaya in 1937. Painting runs in the family. Her mother, Emiria Soenassa…
CTC’s Ocean Keeper Club (OKC) wrapped out 2022 with an engaging fun-learning session themed “The Journey of the Sea Turtle”. For an hour, three main characters Max, Mindy and Octa invited 38 young participants to get to know sea turtles better and follow this charismatic sea animal as it travels across the oceans for many…
On December 12, the Australian Consulate-General in Bali with visiting New Colombo Plan (NCP) students from Murdoch University hosted the first seminar series on Waste Management and Renewable Energy. This full day seminar took place at CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation with 155 participants. In collaboration and in support of this prestigious NCP scholarship program,…