Children are innate scientists and love to experience new things. The environment provides countless opportunities for discovery, creativity and problem solving. In our Center for Marine Conservation, we provide activities for kids to have fun while gaining new environmental knowledge.Another fun learning class was successfully...
Last Sunday, April 28, 2019, CTC joined the “Make A Wave” event – a youth led activity which aimed to raise awareness against ocean plastic pollution. The event was a school project by high-school students from Gandhi Memorial International School (GMIS) and gathered closed to...
On April 22-25, 2019, CTC hosted four days of Technical Training in Marine Protected Area Management and Planning (Bimbingan Teknis Perencanaan Pengelolaan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan) at CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation and Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA). The training included 42 staff members from...
They say that nature is a great teacher, and that saying is certainly true for the CTC team. Through our experiences being in nature and the ocean we are able to learn and pass down knowledge of complex ecosystems and life-forms to future generations. Such...
Following a hiatus in conducting joint suveillance patrols last year, the Nusa Penida MPA Management Unit has once again hit the waters on February 26, 2019 to check on the implementation and enforcement of the MPA zoning plan. The joint patrol was led by the...
To increase the awareness of younger generation towards marine and its biodiversity protection, CTC conducted a socialization and education campaign for school students in Sula Islands, North Maluku. The activity, which took place on 18-22 February 2019, successfully reached 903 students in 6 schools and...
CTC conducted a scuba diving training for community members and stakeholders in Sula Islands, North Maluku, on 19-22 February 2019 as part of its activities under USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project. A total of 22 participants from the proposed Buano Islands and Lease Islands...
As Indonesia’s third-highest-value fishery, Blue Swimming Crab (BSC) contributes a significant source of income to fishers and other stakeholders involved in the processing and sales. The fishery provides direct employment for 60,000 fishers and 13,000 pickers in 7 Fisheries Management Area (FMA). Hence, it is...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani and Conservation Advisor Marthen Welly joined the the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) meeting held in Jakarta on January 31-February 2, 2018. The meeting was facilitated by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries...
Since the establishment of CTC in 2010, through training and learning activities, CTC has more than 4,000 alumni from all over Indonesia and across the Coral Triangle. Eight years after the establishment of CTC, training alumni are returning to reflect on the impact of training...
