This year Menghadap Laut returned to commemorate Indonesian Independence Day! This national event was initiated by the Ministry of Marine Affair and Fisheries. This year it was conducted simultaneously in 74 places across Indonesia, celebrating the 74 years since independence. In Bali, Menghadap Laut...
CTC has been working together with local champions, Pejuang Laut, to conduct public discussions and education events on marine conservation. This month, the communities from North Buano and South Buano Villages in the Buano Islands MPA asked the USAID SEA Project, through CTC, to support...
Hands-on learning is a great tool to use to inspire people to save our environment. This month, the CTC Center for Marine Conservation received a group of five students who had recently graduated from high school in Switzerland. They came to Bali to learn about...
Atauro is one of the wonderful islands located where the Banda and Savu Seas meet in Timor-Leste. Three CTC board members, George Tahija, Hendrik Sasmito and new board member Rahmat Soemadipradja, along with CTC Executive Director, Rili Djohani, and Marine Conservation Advisor, Marthen Welly, visited...
A group of scientists from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, visited the CTC Center for Marine Conservation on August 14. During their visit to Bali, they wished to get a close look at the environmental conservation initiatives and efforts being made across...
The CTI-CFF Women Leaders Forum held leadership training sessions in Honiara, Solomon Islands, and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, this month. The training was building on the Inter-generational Leadership Learning Program of 2017-2018, which paired mentors with mentees from each Coral Triangle country, providing the...
Atauro Island in Timor-Leste is home to some of the most diverse reef systems in the world. CTC has been collaborating with the local government, community leaders and NGOs, and is now proud to be supporting the unified Atauro Island Marine Protected Area. To celebrate...
Discover the rich marine biodiversity of the Coral Triangle by taking a specialty course at CTC’s Coral Diving School. Each course is taught by marine conservationists who are specialists in the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Coral Triangle region. The courses offered include Basic...
In a 1972 issue of Marine Pollution Bulletin, author Richard B. Stone discusses the dual benefits of improving coral reef habitat and managing waste by disposing solid refuse in the sea: “two birds are killed with one stone as the reefs are made of scrap...
A Local Government Network (LGN) workshop on Organizational Sustainability: Developing Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Plan was conducted from 29-31 July in Jakarta. The workshop aimed to provide an update on the LGN current status regarding its vision and agreed strategic direction; revisit and review...
