Sustainable Tourism

Community Outreach | Friend-of-CTC Program | Outreach Activities | Partnerships | Sustainable Marine Tourism

Coral Triangle Center at the Asia Dive Expo in Singapore!
ByCoral Triangle Center February 28, 2017

As part of our efforts to promote sustainable marine tourism, Coral Triangle Center will again be joining the ADEX – Asia Dive Expo on April 7-9, 2017 in Singapore! Our Field Learning Sites Manager Marthen Welly will be one of the speakers at the Scuba 360 forum. We will also have a booth with fun surprises as well! See you all…

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Partnerships | Press Conference | Sustainable Marine Tourism

World Ocean Summit in Bali 2017
ByCoral Triangle Center February 22, 2017

A sobering but also inspiring Economist Ocean Summit held on February 22nd-24th 2017 in Nusa Dua, Bali with several side events on zero waste to oceans, saving the most resilient coral reefs in the world to financing a sustainable ocean economy, engaging millennials and showing new movies on corals and the mysterious creatures of the…

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Learning Networks | Learning Site | Partnerships | Sustainable Fisheries | Training and Learning | Uncategorized

Valuing Local Knowledge in Marine Conservation and Fisheries Management
ByCoral Triangle Center February 10, 2017

From January 30 to February 10, 2017, CTC successfully conducted the first phase of its perception survey under USAID’s Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project in Maluku Province. The activity covered Ambon City and several districts in West Seram, Central Maluku, and East Seram. It included 140 respondents, of which 30% were women, representing local government,…

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Learning Networks | Learning Site | Marine Protected Area | Partnerships | Sustainable Fisheries | Training and Learning

CTC Conducts Scoping Expeditions to Buano and Morotai Islands in Eastern Indonesia
ByCoral Triangle Center February 8, 2017

This month, CTC traveled to Buano and Morotai Islands in eastern Indonesia to look at possible new sites that could be developed into marine protected areas (MPAs). On February 8-11, 2017, CTC traveled to the northeastern coast of Maluku Province to visit a little-known but ecologically important Buano, Island. The small island, inhabited by two…

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Marine Protected Area

Starting the Year in the Right Zone
ByCoral Triangle Center January 18, 2017

The first Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) joint patrol was conducted on January 18, 2017. Out of the 87 activities recorded, there were 3 violators. Two tourist boats were found in the core zone, while a snorkelling boat was fishing in the tourism zone. The violators were asked to stop their activities and move…

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Training and Learning | Uncategorized

CTC Helps Strengthen Sustainable Marine Tourism in Maluku
ByCoral Triangle Center September 26, 2016

CTC, in collaboration with the Indonesia Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Fisheries Education and Training Center, conducted a training on sustainable marine tourism on September 26-29, 2016 in Ambon. The training aimed to develop potential marine tourism sites and ensure that these are managed in a sustainable and responsible manner. A total of…

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Marine Protected Area

Coral Vandals in Nusa Penida to Rehabilitate One Hectare of Coral Reefs
ByCoral Triangle Center September 22, 2016

A dive operator that was found responsible for the vandalism of corals in Nusa Penida MPA was asked to rehabilitate 1 hectare of coral reefs as penalty for its illegal act. The punishment was handed during a meeting on September 21, 2016 attended by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (BPSPL-Denpasar), CTC, Association of…

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Learning Site | Marine Protected Area

CTC Presents Sustainable Marine Tourism Initiatives at CTI-CFF Regional Exchange and World Conservation Congress
ByCoral Triangle Center September 15, 2016

CTC Learning Sites Manager Marthen Welly travelled to Dumaguete, Philippines on September 12-15, 2016 to share CTC’s sustainable tourism initiatives at the 6th Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Marine Protected Area Regional Exchange. During the conference, Marthen presented some of the case study examples from CTC’s sustainable marine tourism…

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Outreach Activities

CTC and Living Seas Featured at Australian Consulate Gathering in Bali
ByCoral Triangle Center July 15, 2016

On June 30, 2016, CTC attended an event hosted by the Australian Consulate in Bali to bring local non-government organizations and businesses together to discuss cooperation. Around 60 people attended, and it was a great opportunity for networking. CTC was invited to highlight its partnership with scuba diving company Living Seas, to show the mutual…

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