Did you know Acropora is a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. Some of its species are known as table coral, elkhorn coral, and staghorn coral. There are over 149 Acropora species described and they are also the easiest to grow. Acropora genus are some of the major reef corals responsible for building the...
In coordination with Smailing Tours, CTC co-hosted Asia Pacific's Cartier staff retreat in Bali on 15th & 19th May for over 160 people in total including their regional director. During this event, CTC's Center for Marine Conservation served as a facility for their Amazing Ocean...
CTC will be at the Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) in Singapore from April 6-8, 2018. Visit our booth to win vouchers to our Escape Room - SOS From the Deep and purchase limited stock of our best-selling marine education materials such as the boardgame, Aquatico,...
Forty five students from the Universitas Diponegoro studying International Relations visited CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation on March 7, 2018 to learn about ocean conservation. The students were on a week-long study tour in Bali and dedicated one afternoon to visit CTC. During their visit to...
CTC hosted members of the Young Presidents Organization from the United States, Canada and the UK at the Center for Marine Conservation on March 11, 2018. CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani hosted the group for a mini information session and later joined the group...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani was one of the panel speakers at the 2018 Nexus Asia Summit held in Bali last week. NEXUS is a global movement of 4,000+ next generation philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, and impact investors from over 70 countries uniting to catalyze new...
Over 500 attendees attended the Ocean Day Festival held on March 25, 2018 at Genius Café Sanur. It was a day dedicated to tackling oceanic-sized challenges threatening our seas and to raise awareness about ocean protection and business solutions and ecosystem services for ocean protection. CTC...
As part of its efforts to support the establishment of new MPAs in North Maluku under the USAID SEA Project, CTC facilitated a series of awareness raising activities to disseminate the importance of marine conservation in Sula Islands, North Maluku. The activities were held on...
As part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystem Advanced (SEA) Project, CTC conducted seven days Training of Trainers for Marine Protected Area (MPA) design using GIS Marxan on February 27 – March 8, 2018 in Ambon. This training topic was selected based on...
The reefs around Atauro Island in Timor-Leste hold the world's highest reef fish species on average. A biodiversity survey in the waters of Ataúro Island, situated 36 kilometres north of Timor-Leste's capital Dili, conducted by Conservation International in July 2016 revealed that the island hosts...
