30 Aug All Hands-on Deck for the Opening of Escape Room SOS Plastic Danger
In August, we completed the test run of our newest Escape Room SOS Plastic Danger with CTC staff trying out the game. All...
30 Aug Celebrating International Whale Shark Day on August 30th
On August 30th we celebrated International Whale Shark Day to shine a spotlight on these gentle creatures that live in warm waters around the world, such as the Coral Triangle! Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are filter feeders, which means they swim with their mouth open...
20 Aug Hand-Carved Sea Turtles of the Coral Triangle: Gifts That Give Back to The Ocean
Posted on Aug 20, 2020
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Having traveled the seas for over 100 million years, sea turtles have outlived almost all of the prehistoric animals. Six of the world’s seven marine turtle species including Leatherback, Green, Hawksbill, Olive Ridley, Loggerhead, and Flatback can be found in the Coral Triangle region. At CTC,...
18 Aug Local Community Releases Sea Turtle Hatchlings to Celebrate Indonesia’s 75th Independence Day
Posted on Aug 18, 2020
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Celebrating Indonesia’s 75th Independence Day, the Community Stewardship Group (Pokmaswas) in the newly declared Sula Islands Marine Protected Area, North Maluku Province, engaged the local community to release 50 baby sea turtles (tukik) on the seashores of Waisum Village in Northeast Mangoli. This activity was...
01 Aug Going Virtual: Online Training on MPA Management Planning
Posted on Aug 01, 2020
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CTC organized a 4-day training on Marine Protected Area (MPA) Planning Management for Indonesian experts on July 26 – 29, 2020. The training was held to refresh the participants’ knowledge and skills in preparation for their competency assessment by the Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi (LSP) Kelautan...
30 Jul CTC Wraps Up Plastic-Free July Campaign
Posted on Jul 30, 2020
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Last month we joined the global campaign Plastic Free July through a weekly social media pop quiz. In collaboration with our partner Sustainable Suzy, we invited our online community to join our quiz games for a chance to win zero-waste kits and vouchers to our...
30 Jul Introducing New Fun Learning Activities at the Center for Marine Conservation
Posted on Jul 30, 2020
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On July 30, our partners in the tourism industry joined us for a webinar, “Inspiring Ocean Conservation through Fun Learning.” We introduced our latest interactive activities such as the Sea Animal Weaving Workshop and our newest Escape Room, SOS Plastic Danger. We also presented our current...
30 Jul Learning About Protected Area Management Effectiveness Tools
Posted on Jul 30, 2020
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CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani joined international experts in a webinar that aimed to explore the approaches and tools used in Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) from around the world. The webinar was held on July 22 and organized by the IUCN World Commission on...
23 Jul “Aku Cinta Laut”, an Online Talk Show with Indonesia’s Young Artists and Ocean Advocates
Posted on Jul 23, 2020
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To celebrate Indonesia’s National Children’s Day on July 23, CTC encouraged Indonesian children to give more love to the sea and its biodiversity. We organized an online talk show with the winners of our “Art for the Ocean” drawing competition in June, who came from...
21 Jul Developing a Roadmap to Achieve Indonesia’s Marine Protected Area Vision by 2030
Posted on Jul 21, 2020
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To support its plan to declare 32.5 million hectares of effectively managed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2030, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) is collaborating with partners to develop an MPA Vision 2030 and MPA Roadmap to ensure that it reaches its...
