Our children are the future, as the saying goes. With that in mind, CTC facilitated a fun and interactive coral restoration excursion in collaboration with Bali-based dive shop Joe’s Gone Diving. On November 3rd, 2021, nine brilliant junior divers from Green School received an introduction...
In an effort to share lessons learned and best practices in reef rehabilitation amongst practitioners, the Bali Reef Rehabilitation Network (BRRN) came together on August 20, 2021 to give an update on member-initiated rehabilitation projects around Bali. The Bali Reef Rehabilitation Network: Restoration Practices Webinar was...
Managing plastic waste continues to be a challenge, especially in remote, small islands across Indonesia and around the world. In response to this problem, CTC has provided a plastic waste shredding machine to the community of Ay Island as part of our support to manage...
In many capture fisheries businesses in Indonesia, women appear at the forefront. Their roles are diverse, starting from collecting the day’s catch from landing sites, to processing valuable bycatch into saleable products. Everything is done to increase fishers, who are mainly men, tend to be...
On March 23, 2021, the CTC Center for Marine Conservation hosted a team from the U.S. Consulate General Surabaya. The Head of the Political-Economic Unit Chief, Roshni Nirody, together with Deputy Head of the Political-Economic Unit, Dylan Hoey, and Yessika Indarini, the Political-Economic Specialist, visited...
The Banda Sea in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, connected to the Pacific Ocean, has rich fishery potential, specifically for coastal demersal fish like snapper and grouper. To optimize the pivotal role of local stakeholders in ensuring sustainable snapper-grouper fisheries practices in the Banda...
Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the tourism and hospitality sectors hard in Bali, causing the local economy to freefall. With many hotels, restaurants, and tour operators forced to shut their business down, most Balinese – including those who live adjacent to the...
It is a little bit strange to walk around the famous Semawang Beach, Sanur on a sunny Sunday morning where not so many tourists and visitors are around. The COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted the way we saw “normal things” previously. Yet, the pandemic situation...
When we sailed away from Maumere towards Wetar and beyond, I was looking forward to learning more about how the island communities engage in the protection of their beautiful coastal resources. Anthropologists call these islands “Forgotten Islands”, because they historically had little contact with...
To mark this year’s World Animal Day on October 4, CTC is taking part in raising the awareness about the importance of animal protection! World Animal Day is celebrated across the globe with the mission to raise the status of animals in order to improve...
