On January 27, 2023, the Bali Marine Protected Area (MPA) Management Unit (UPTD KKP Bali), supported by CTC, conducted monitoring of resource utilization in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA). This activity aims to increase the effectiveness of conservation area management through compliance with...
CTC recently delivered two trainings to local governments and coastal communities in Timor-Leste to assist them in the management of the marine protected area (MPA). The training activities aimed at enhancing participants’ skills and knowledge in marine conservation while encouraging them to pass on the...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani and CTC Senior Program Manager Hesti Widodo joined the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) held in Vancouver, Canada from February 3-9, 2022. IMPAC, which is held every four years, is the premier international conference for marine conservation experts...
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) is excited to announce that it has just become an official partner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Challenge as a marine lead. This is a significant milestone for our organization and reflects our ongoing commitment to restoring...
This December, CTC collaborated with Dutch Artist Anne van Borselen to create new murals at our Center for Marine Conservation highlighting the beauty of our underwater environment. Anne is based in Amsterdam and is a frequent visitor to Bali. She was born in Surabaya in...
CTC’s Ocean Keeper Club (OKC) wrapped out 2022 with an engaging fun-learning session themed “The Journey of the Sea Turtle”. For an hour, three main characters Max, Mindy and Octa invited 38 young participants to get to know sea turtles better and follow this charismatic...
On December 9, The Embassy of Switzerland held an evening reception at CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation. With the The Ambassador of Switzerland to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and ASEAN’s visit to Bali, His Excellency Olivier Zehnder, the Switzerland Embassy gathered the Swiss Community in Bali. CTC’s Executive...
CTC recently completed an extensive training for 19 trainers who will assist in the implementation of sustainable blue swimming crab (BSC) fisheries project in Central Java. The six-day course covered a variety of topics such as ecology, development of a business model canvas, communications, and...
Good news from Maluku. Our Learning Sites team spotted a dugong swimming in waters near Booi Village in Saparua Island. At the same time, other team members also discovered dugongs’ feeding trails in the seagrass meadows around the islands, indicating that the charismatic animal may...
Indonesia leads the world in the number of existing coral reef restoration programs. A recent review by Dr. Tries Razak revealed that there are hundreds of projects with thousands of structures installed underwater, and millions of coral fragments used. Restoration is a double-edged sword that...
