In a continued effort to empower future marine conservation leaders, Coral Triangle Center (CTC) conducted a Marine Conservation Action Planning (MCAP) training for 74 final-year students of Politeknik Ahli Usaha Perikanan (AUP) in Jakarta from December 3 to 6, 2024. The training, part of CTC’s...
From November 18-22, 2024, CTC in collaboration with Yayasan Planet Indonesia (YPI) conducted the final Conservation Area Management Planning Training and competency assessment for 17 participants, including staff from the West Kalimantan Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA Kalimantan Barat) and YPI. This training wrapped up a...
From July 30 to August 2, CTC in collaboration with Yayasan Planet Indonesia (YPI) conducted a training in the principles of marine protected area (MPA) management in Pontianak. The four-day training aimed to increase the capacity of participants in Marine Protected Area (MPA) management, especially...
In July 9-11, 2024, CTC conducted training of Marine Protected Area (MPA) for Fisheries for Practitioners and Community in Ambon. It aimed to provide capacity building to MPA managers (government), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), community surveillance groups (Pokmaswas) and academics...
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) recently convened a 5-day women’s learning exchange and workshop for women leaders working in fisheries and marine conservation. Thirty-seven women representing Indonesia’s Women’s Network on Fisheries and Marine Conservation came to join this program. Through information sharing, knowledge exchange, and...
Reef Health Monitoring (RHM) is a crucial aspect of coral reef management, serving as a biophysical indicator to assess the effectiveness of marine protected area management. Healthy coral reefs are vital for the well-being of various marine life connected to them, such as fish stocks...
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) is currently conducting a survey on plastic waste in Banda Islands. Taking place from February 1st to March 16th, 2024, the study will be divided into several phases: preparation, training of enumerators, data collection and analysis, stakeholder consultation, and final...
The Reef-World Foundation — the international coordinator of UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative — has successfully trained and certified two new Green Fins assessor trainers from the Green Fins Indonesia National Team. They are now qualified to train and certify individuals in-country, building capacity...
Recently, Coral Triangle Center (CTC) along with the Lampung Provincial Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office (DKP) hosted a four-day training focusing on organizational management and communication. The event, held from October 24th to 27th, brought together key stakeholders with the aim of enhancing the capacity...
The marine conservation efforts at present are being helped by the use of drone technology. It is becoming increasingly popular due to the cost-effectiveness, accessibility, and data accuracy. With drone technology, researchers can access inaccessible areas in the ocean and record accurate information about marine...
