To strengthen marine conservation management across Indonesia, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) recently facilitated a knowledge exchange between officials from the Bali and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial governments. Held from November 28 to 30, 2024, the event was crucial to establishing effective marine protected...
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 September 9-12, 2024, CTC participated in a workshop marking the closing of the Wallacea Partnership Program II, held in Manado, which was facilitated by Burung Indonesia. The event aimed to share lessons learned from each grantee’s projects. During the workshop, representatives from 43 grantee...
On August 15, 2024, CTC in collaboration with local partners, launched the waste management program in Ay-Rhun Islands MPA, part of Banda MPA Network. The event resulted from the waste management study conducted by CTC earlier this year. The study aimed to analyze the existing...
On July 11, 2024, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC), in collaboration with key partners, including the Provincial Fisheries Office of Maluku (DKP Maluku), the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Pattimura University, and the Baileo Foundation, organized a focus group discussion (FGD) as part...
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...
On Sunday, June 2, 2024, Coral Triangle Center (CTC) facilitated a Field Learning Trip for officials from the US Senate and USAID to the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA), Bali. The trip provided an immersive experience in marine conservation and community-based environmental management practices....
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) recently conducted a Capacity Needs Assessment in West Kalimantan province as one of the 13 target MPAs of the USAID Kolektif Project. Working closely with MPA stakeholders, the assessment identifies the current condition of personnel and institutional capacity of MPA...
In April, the CTC Maluku team raised two billboards on Saparua island to further encourage participation in citizen science for the Kalesang Dugong project. The billboards were placed at two locations: one near the beach right off ‘Dugong Point’ where dugong can be found nearly every...
