CTC recently organized an online fun learning class for school children in the Coral Triangle on November 20, 2021, in line with the UN’s World Children’s Day. This year’s World Children’s Day encourages children to imagine a better world following the impacts of the COVID-19...
On November 19, 2021, CTC held a Balinese blessing ceremony (Melaspas) to mark the complete building process of our new exhibition hall at the CTC Center for Marine Conservation. This cleaning and purifying ritual is done through prayers and offerings to get the goodwill and...
Our children are the future, as the saying goes. With that in mind, CTC facilitated a fun and interactive coral restoration excursion in collaboration with Bali-based dive shop Joe’s Gone Diving. On November 3rd, 2021, nine brilliant junior divers from Green School received an introduction...
As mentioned earlier (see Section #3), after months of hard work and meticulous preparation, the “Mameng” long-boat that CTC facilitated for the Nailaka community surveillance group (Pokmaswas) of Rhun Island in Banda, is finally set to start patrolling the seas. CTC officially handed the long...
To conclude the current run of the “Rajungan untuk Masyarakat Sejahtera” (JUARA) media campaign in Indonesia, CTC held an online short course for national media on November 13, 2021. The JUARA activity series have so far been attractive to both local and national media in...
Amidst climate change threats which have warmed and acidified our oceans globally, a recent reef health monitoring (RHM) survey carried out by CTC’s learning sites team around the Banda and Ay-Rhun Islands marine protected areas (MPAs) showed positive results. All corals observed at 14 sites...
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference at the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow has started on October 31 and will continue until November 12. It is one of the most important platform to accelerate commitments on climate change goals worldwide to reduce carbon emissions. On the...
Immerse yourself, solve the puzzles, escape the rooms and save the oceans! CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation is happy to announce that our Escape Room SOS from the Deep and Escape Room SOS Plastic Danger are back open. The team invites all fun-loving adventure-seekers with...
Did you know? A recent report by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) has shown that global funding for coral restoration has increased in recent years with restoration projects expanding to more countries. The report also found that the majority of funding for coral reef...
CTC, in collaboration with the Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science Energy and Resources (DISER), is proud to announce that our new online training module on blue carbon for policymakers was launched at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), on Saturday, November 6,...
