In the collaborative effort to challenge the status quo and protect marine ecosystems, data-driven decision-making is crucial. Hence, data and information about coastal and marine resources are important as inputs for developing action plans and making decisions regarding the ecosystems of the Arafura and Timor...
Did you know? On April 22, we joined the world in celebrating Earth Day with this year’s theme “Restore Our Earth.” Earth Day is an annual event that aims to demonstrate and inspire action for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it includes...
The CTC Team, composed of Executive Director Rili Djohani and MPA Learning Site Manager Purwanto traveled to the Banda Sea in April 2021 to conduct ecological and socio-economic surveys in the Lucipara Islands onboard the Seven Sea Liveaboard. The data collected from this expedition,...
The surveillance team of the Bali Marine Conservation Management Unit and the Water Police Unit of Klungkung District, supported by CTC, conducted a routine resource use monitoring (RUM) survey in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) on April 21, 2021. During the survey, the team...
Have you ever been involved in a restoration program where you tied baby corals onto a structure to be put underwater? Did you have the chance to come back a year later to see how the corals had grown? Nowadays, some would think that...
Since the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) of the Republic of Indonesia published the use of the Conservation Area Management Effectiveness Evaluation (EVIKA) as a new tool in marine protected area (MPA) management earlier this year, CTC has played an active role in...
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues affecting marine biodiversity and ecosystems in Banda Islands, Maluku. To increase public awareness about the dangers of plastic waste, CTC and other related key stakeholders in the Banda Islands held a waste management...
In early April, CTC signed a cooperation agreement with the Directorate General of Capture Fisheries of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (DGCF-MMAF) of the Republic of Indonesia regarding capacity building for Fisheries Management Institutions in the Fisheries Management Area (FMI-FMA) of the Republic...
