On December 9, The Embassy of Switzerland held an evening reception at CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation. With the The Ambassador of Switzerland to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and ASEAN’s visit to Bali, His Excellency Olivier Zehnder, the Switzerland Embassy gathered the Swiss Community in Bali. CTC’s Executive...
On September 22, CTC welcomed the Marine & Fishery Office of East Java Province to our Center for Marine Conservation. Their visit aimed to raise staff capacity and knowledge about marine conservation. The one-day visit took place in our eco-friendly pavilion and was attended by...
CTC recently collaborated with Bali Hai Cruises to conduct awareness raising and outreach for youths in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, focusing on the issues of marine conservation, endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) marine species, and plastic pollution. The events combined audience participation with a traditional “Wayang...
CTC recently signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to strengthen its collaboration with government and university partners. The first agreement is with the Maluku Provincial Government, focusing on the support for effective management of marine protected areas and sustainable fisheries and the second one is...
CTC participated in the series of meetings of two engagement groups of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency 2022 last month, namely the Road to Ocean20 and the Civil 20 (C20). At the C20 forum, CTC urged all G20 leaders and policymakers to prioritize the sustainable blue economy...
CTC is collaborating with the Let’s Read Program of the Asia Foundation to develop children’s books focused on marine conservation. As part of this project, we recently hosted a writing and illustration workshop on April 9-12, 2022 at our Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur,...
In the second quarter of 2021, CTC welcomed esteemed scientist Dr. Rodney Salm to our Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Salm is concurrently the Senior Adviser Emeritus, Micronesia Marine Program at The Nature Conservancy. Dr. Salm was raised in Mozambique and has a Ph.D. from The...
Over the last several years, reefs along the northern coast of Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) have suffered from widespread coral breakage. The cause of this coral breakage are due to irresponsible marine tourism, disease, coral bleaching and aquaculture. In 2020, CTC conducted an ecological...
Three organisations working to promote in sustainable blue swimming crab (BSC) fisheries in Lampung and West Java had a meeting on January 18-19, 2022 to discuss and synchronize their work plans aiming for a more solid and consolidated program at provincial and regional levels for...
For the third time this year, CTC strengthened its position as a strategic partner of the Indonesian Government by successfully signing an agreement with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) to deliver forthcoming collaborations that will ensure the effective and sustainable marine resource...
