On June 9, every year we mark Coral Triangle Day, celebrating the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity, containing 76% of the world’s coral species, 37% of the world’s reef fish species, and supporting millions of people by providing their food and livelihoods. This year’s Coral...
In late May, the CTC team officially started an internal yoga class that takes place in the front yard of our office. The session, which begins after work hours, is led by a yoga instructor named Komang Desiani. Desi is a certified yoga teacher from...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani and Marine Conservation Adviser Marthen Welly recently attended the 2nd Asia Parks Congress held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from May 24-28, 2022. The Congress was a gathering of Asia’s protected area practitioners and brought together leaders...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani makes the case for Indonesia to take a bigger role in catalyzing collective action for the ocean at the global level in an Op-Ed piece published in the Jakarta Post on June 8, 2022. “The challenge for Indonesia to scale...
Women fishers in Lampung play a strategic role in the supply chain of BSC fisheries. However, they are often not involved in many empowerment and decision-making activities in the community. CTC and Photovoices International (PVI) held a photo exhibition and learning network session to highlight...
The second online fun-learning session of CTC’s Ocean Keeper Club – “Learning about Seagrass Meadows and Dugongs” was successfully delivered on May 21, 2022. Together with Max, Mindy, and Octa, the kids learned about the importance of seagrass meadows as one of the key marine...
As part of our commitment to support the effective marine conservation and sustainable fisheries in Maluku Province, CTC and the Maluku Provincial Government is developing a partnership with the aim to contribute to the realization of the vision of local governments in developing sustainable natural...
On May 19, 2022, a team from Microsoft Asia-Pacific region visited the CTC Center for Marine Conservation. During their half-day visit, the CTC team hosted the group and took the group around to introduce our center and our marine conservation program in the Coral Triangle...
This month we held our first session of Ocean Keeper Club on April 23, 2022. The Club engaged young people through a virtual event to learn about the beauty of our ecosystems and its unique inhabitants. We brought the kids along for a virtual tour...
We’ve all heard the term “going green” or “green business”, but what about “Green Fins”? The Green Fins initiative is a conservation management approach supported by the UN Environment Program and the Reef-World Foundation that empowers the tourism industry to protect coral reefs through responsible...
