On March 27-31, 2017, SEANET Indonesia kicked off a week of training for SeaNet officers and implementing partners to introduce the scope of the project and its relation to Fisheries Management Area 718, sociocultural condition of target communities and to learn basic fisheries science. During...
CTC conducted a biophysic and socio-economic survey in three islands within Sula Regency in North Maluku on March 17 to 27, 2017 to collect data and study the feasibility of establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) in these sites as part of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems...
CTC traveled to Dili, Timor-Leste in February 2017 to conduct preliminary stakeholder consultation for a new three-year project that will support the establishment of Atauro Island as a new marine protected area. During the stakeholders meeting, CTC met with government officials as well as local non-government...
On March 7-9, 2017, CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani attended the CTI-CFF Partners meeting in Sydney, Australia to discuss priority activities that will be undertaken to support the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action as well as capture success stories of past programs and show case activities...
In November 2016, CTC was part of a team of artists, scientists, non-government organization workers who travelled along the small islands from Bali to Komodo to look at the impact of plastic pollution in these areas. The first of the stunning footage from that expedition...
A sobering but also inspiring Economist Ocean Summit held on February 22nd-24th 2017 in Nusa Dua, Bali with several side events on zero waste to oceans, saving the most resilient coral reefs in the world to financing a sustainable ocean economy, engaging millennials and showing...
Plastic trash that ends up in the ocean has been documented to affect more than 600 marine species worldwide, including 86% of all sea turtles, 44% of seabirds, and 43% of all marine mammal species. To further highlight this threat to our marine environment, CTC Executive Director...
From January 30 to February 10, 2017, CTC successfully conducted the first phase of its perception survey under USAID’s Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project in Maluku Province. The activity covered Ambon City and several districts in West Seram, Central Maluku, and East Seram. It included...
This month, CTC traveled to Buano and Morotai Islands in eastern Indonesia to look at possible new sites that could be developed into marine protected areas (MPAs). On February 8-11, 2017, CTC traveled to the northeastern coast of Maluku Province to visit a little-known but ecologically...
The ocean gives so much to our daily lives – food, protection from storms and enjoyment. It’s time to take action to protect it! This Valentine’s Day, help CTC protect our oceans and those that depend on it by joining our online art auction on...
