On February 26, 2020, CTC conducted public consultation with the local community of Ay Island in the Banda Islands, Maluku Province to discuss the zoning system of the Ay-Rhun MPA. After some discussion, the local community showed a good understanding of the importance of MPAs...
The dawn was still young. Dressed up in traditional attire, a small group of 20 villagers in Negeri Noloth, Saparua, Central Maluku, marched to the pier by the waterfront. A five-meter longboat was waiting at the edge of the pier, ready to sail to Petuanan...
Our Conservation Science Coordinator and Nusa Penida Field Officer joined the final day of a course on coral identification and rehabilitation at Calypso Diving Bali in Amed. Led by Vincent of the non-governmental organization Ocean Gardener, our team along with several other students observed and...
Two students from Timor-Leste studying Marine Sciences at Udayana University in Bali joined CTC for a one-month internship to learn about marine resource management at the front lines. Third year students Dominica P. Jeronimo Guterres and Paula Marques Alves aimed to gain firsthand knowledge on...
If you have been to Segara Ayu Beach, you will have seen that this stretch of beach in Sanur is quite popular for tourism activities and dining, as well as accessing the Nusa Penida Islands. Though there are so many activities at the beach, it...
As reported in 2019, there were 14 acts of MPA violations recorded by the surveillance team of Nusa Penida MPA. The Bali MPA Management Unit in Nusa Penida, together with partners including CTC, conduct monthly monitoring to ensure that marine activities in the MPA follow...
Climate change is the biggest threat to the future of coral reefs. While tackling climate change happens on the global stage, finding local protection mechanisms and supporting natural coral resilience is vital to the preservation of reef ecosystems. Dr Rodney Salm, the senior adviser emeritus...
On February 5, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) convened a daylong workshop to explore the design of a citizen science program focused on Bali’s coral reefs. In particular, the program would seek to characterize and monitor reefs with respect to their ecological resilience – the...
This month, we received two groups from Study Bali International. Study Bali International provides various English training programs, ranging from an English camp to academic writing courses. Visits from the Study Bali International groups are quite frequent. Since our partnership with Study Bali International in...
As a response to the question “how is your MPA doing”, the CTC’s Marine Conservation Advisor, Marthen Welly, conducted research on the management effectiveness of the Ay and Rhun Islands MPA. The MPA, located in the Banda Islands, Maluku Province, and situated in the heart...
