On the last Sunday of September, CTC Center for Marine Conservation was visited by guests from Seawalker Sanur. The guests from China came to Bali on the Asia Mega Famtrip Program, and are influencers focused on lifestyle, weddings, and travel, as well as media from...
The CTC Center for Marine Conservation held another fantastic Talking Underwater event this month, highlighting the threats to oceans and the work being done by conservationists to protect marine and coastal ecosystems. Over 100 guests joined us for a screening of Blue, a documentary by...
Hands-on learning is a great tool to use to inspire people to save our environment. This month, the CTC Center for Marine Conservation received a group of five students who had recently graduated from high school in Switzerland. They came to Bali to learn about...
Atauro Island in Timor-Leste is home to some of the most diverse reef systems in the world. CTC has been collaborating with the local government, community leaders and NGOs, and is now proud to be supporting the unified Atauro Island Marine Protected Area. To celebrate...
CTC has been working with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to promote sustainable tourism in Indonesia and the Coral Triangle region. The council routinely hosts GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Programs in Bali and recently invited local governments from various regions in Indonesia to join...
CTC participated in two sustainable tourism forums at this year’s Asia Dive Expo. First was the Sustainable Diving Think Tank, a 2-hour discussion targeted towards businesses who are promoting sustainability and others who want to start their journey. The main organizer is Reef World and...
Last February, workshops to finalize the draft of zoning system for Atauro Island and Liquica MPAs were facilitated by Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), CTC and Roman Luan Foundation. The workshops were conducted in Atauro Island on 20-21 February and attended by 43 participants...
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...
This month, CTC team assessed 3 dive centers in Bali to become the latest members of Green Fins in Indonesia. These dive centers included Ceningan Divers Resort in Nusa Ceningan, Abyss Ocean World in Pemuteran and Bahari Prawara in Bondalem. This brings to 11 the...
To foster the development of MPA in Buano, CTC conducted a three-day training on the principles of marine protected area (MPA) for community in Buano. The aims of this training are to raise awareness on the concept of MPA for biodiversity, fisheries and tourism, to learn logical thinking on...
