CTC has received a grant from the Government of Australia to provide direct practical training to increase blue carbon policy and technical skills for junior-level policymakers in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The grant also aims to develop an online resource that participants can refer to for policy development activities beyond the workshop and can…
Playing an escape room is such a fun and challenging way to build teamwork and gain new knowledge. After the successful launch of the first-ever marine-themed Indonesian escape room “SOS from the Deep”, the CTC Center for Marine Conservation is ready to launch its second escape room on plastic pollution, the Escape Room “SOS Plastic…
Our very own Aquatico board game made it to the list of “Serious Games for Coastal and Marine Conservation, Management and Adaptation” featured on The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management website. The Skimmer is a monthly information service on ocean planning and ecosystem-based management and serves over 10,000 members from the global marine resource…
CTC has collaborated with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries’ (MMAF) Directorate of Marine Resource Conservation (KKHL) and Center of Training and Extensions (Puslatluh), to develop a roadmap for MPA personnel capacity building in the country. This collaboration started in January this year and has already completed various activities such as meetings, consultations, a…
Since 1970, people all over the world have celebrated Earth Day every April 22 to celebrate our planet and what we can do to protect it. This year, as Earth Day celebrations marked its 50th year, they highlighted the issue of climate action to engage the global community to work together to fight against one…
CTC conducted a socio-economic survey in early March in the Lease Islands, in parallel with Reef Health Monitoring (RHM) and prior to government-imposed travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The team successfully collected data from Ameth and Leinitu in Nusa Laut subdistrict and Haria in Saparua subdistrict. Pejuang Laut such as Raja Ameth’s Wempy…
In early April this year, Professor Terry Hughes of James Cook University announced that the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) was experiencing its third coral bleaching event in five years. For the first time, he said, bleaching was affecting all three regions of the GBR in Australia. At about the same time that Professor Hughes was…
We challenge anyone with a knack for puzzles and games to play Escape Room “SOS Plastic Danger”, opening soon in Sanur, Bali. Located in CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation, this escape room will provide you with joyful learning. It is an interactive edu-tainment game to raise awareness to the critical threats and dangers of plastic…