In early April, CTC signed a cooperation agreement with the Directorate General of Capture Fisheries of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (DGCF-MMAF) of the Republic of Indonesia regarding capacity building for Fisheries Management Institutions in the Fisheries Management Area (FMI-FMA) of the Republic...
The rugged islands and magnificent underwater landscapes of the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) are a reef-lover’s paradise, brimming with creatures like manta rays, sunfish and turtles. Located just a short trip from Bali, the Nusa Penida MPA covers an area of 20,057 hectares...
CTC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to promote sustainable tourism in Indonesia and the Coral Triangle. The MOU signing was held between CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani and GSTC Chief Operating Officer Randy Durban at the the 29th...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani will be speaking at the Global Sustainable Tourism Council - GSTC's Asia Pacific conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to talk about how sustainable tourism can help protect the environment and protect wildlife. For more details, follow this link: https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2019asia/?fbclid= IwAR0ouf1FijAtn8MBMp9W6Fnzx6l606-fF9MRH...
CTC joined the delegates of the six member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) for a week-long meeting, held in Manila, Philippines, from 9-14 December 2018, to take stock of what the multilateral initiative has achieved to...
Several TV stations have featured Coral Triangle Center's conservation activities and the Center for Marine Conservation’s art and science programs from November-December 2018. In November, we hosted Kompas Dewata Bali and TVRI Bali Bureau to talk about the state of coral reefs in Indonesia, on-the-ground...
On 28 October, 2018, Semesta Terumbu Karang - Coral Universe, a monumental ceramic installation that showcases the beauty of life under the ocean’s surface, was unveiled in the CTC Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur, Bali. The unveiling was done on the eve of the Our...
On 5 October 2018, the CTC was accepted as a new member to the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) at the General Meeting in Monaco. CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani represented CTC at the prestigious meeting which was headlined by HSH Prince Albert II of...
CTC team received an award from Role Foundation for its efforts to keep Bali's reefs clean through the Green Fins Indonesia program. The award was given during the Waterman Awards Night on 17 August, 2018. Green Fins is an international standard for environmentally responsible diving and snorkeling and implemented by...
Fifty school children from Nusa Lembongan came together on April 21, 2017 to mark Earth Day by keeping the island’s beaches free from plastic debris. The school children, all girl students from Sekolah Dasar Negeri 1 and 3 Jungutbatu and Sekolah Dasar Negeri 1, 2...
