Since obtaining official recognition from the Maluku Provincial Government in 2019, the Neilaka Community Surveillance Group (Pokmaswas) of Rhun Island in the Banda Sea, has consistently demonstrated dedication to safeguarding the marine protected area (MPA) around the island from all possible threats. To support Pokmaswas...
Using smart technology, the Nordic embassies engaged their communities in a competitive run towards a greener environment as they celebrated the Nordic National Days from May to June 2021. The race, called ‘The Nordic Green Run’, jointly organised by the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway...
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...
With over 1,000 transects observed at more than 100 sites in Indonesia and Timor-Leste, CTC has amassed a boatload of data in its 10+ years of coral reef health monitoring. These data include estimates of coral cover, fish lengths and population sizes, and other indicators...
In the collaborative effort to challenge the status quo and protect marine ecosystems, data-driven decision-making is crucial. Hence, data and information about coastal and marine resources are important as inputs for developing action plans and making decisions regarding the ecosystems of the Arafura and Timor...
Have you ever been involved in a restoration program where you tied baby corals onto a structure to be put underwater? Did you have the chance to come back a year later to see how the corals had grown? Nowadays, some would think that...
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues affecting marine biodiversity and ecosystems in Banda Islands, Maluku. To increase public awareness about the dangers of plastic waste, CTC and other related key stakeholders in the Banda Islands held a waste management...
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...
Beginning this year, CTC is embarking on a new collaborative project in the Nusa Penida MPA called the “Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program – Coral Triangle Initiative (COREMAP–CTI). The project is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF),...
The ecosystems of the Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) play an important ecological and economic role for the countries bordering its waters, which include Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Thus, collaboration is urgently needed to ensure their protection. In March 2021, CTC,...
