CTC, in partnership with Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Timor-Leste, conducted Training of Trainer (TOT) on Marine Protected Area (MPA) Fundamentals in Dili on January 23-27, 2017. The MPA Fundamentals is one of three curricula designed by CTC and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
CTC forged its first corporate partnership this year through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with The Purist Villas in Ubud on January 13, 2017. Under the partnership, The Purist Villas will offer a special “Save The Coral Triangle” package to guests that includes...
Sustainable fisheries and marine protected areas (MPAs go hand in hand with conserving and sustaining our marine resources. CTC, in collaboration with the Indonesia Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, conducted training on the role of MPAs for sustainable fisheries in Mataram on November 22-23,...
CTC embarked on a 10-day five-man expedition in the Seram and Banda Sea this month to identify species and track cetaceans (whales, dolphins) that frequent the area. During the expedition the team identified 15 species and had numerous sightings. The survey was done on November...
On November 8-11, 2016, 20 marine protected area (MPA) officers from North Maluku attended training in Ternate on the principles of marine protected area management. This was organized by CTC and the Wildlife Conservation Society under the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project. The...
CTC’s innovative board game Aquatico is now available in a Limited Edition Boxed Set! Aquatico was developed in collaboration with Kummara, a Bandung-based game studio focused on “games for change.” Aquatico is an adaptation of Ridges to Reefs concept where players learn the value of the...
It’s that time of year again! Our team was in the Banda Islands from the 3rd to 4th week of October to conduct the annual reef health and resource use monitoring for the Banda Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network. The annual monitoring is done...
Last October 18, CTC conducted a one-day course on facilitation techniques for 30 field fisheries officer and site managers of the Yayasan Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia (MDPI), an NGO working on sustainable fisheries issues based in Bali. The training focused on enhancing the participants’...
CTC, in collaboration with Credit Suisse, held its 3rd fundraising event for this year on October 15, 2016 at the site of the planned CTC Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur, Bali. The event featured performances that merged art, science and conservation messages. The highlight was...
CTC hosted The Nature Conservancy (TNC) CEO Mark Tercek, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropy CEO Christine Morse and senior staff from both organizations on Oct. 6-7, 2016. They visited the CTC office in Sanur, spent a full day in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area and...
