28 Dec Surveillance and Resource Utilization Monitoring (RUM) in Ay Island and Rhun Island MPA and Lease Islands MPA

Since 2018, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) and Maluku Province Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office have been monitoring marine and fisheries resource utilization in conservation areas. This activity is intended to ensure sustainability and regulatory compliance, increasing interaction between conservation area management units and resource...

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28 Dec Reef Health Monitoring in Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA)

The CTC Field Team alongside partners from Balai Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Pesisir Laut (BPSPL), Unit Pengelola Teknis Daerah (UPTD), Kelompok Masyarakat Pengawas (Pokmaswas) conducted reef health monitoring (RHM) in the Nusa Penida MPA from November 13-18 and on November 30, 2023 at a total of thirteen...

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28 Dec CTC Joins the 11th National Coastal Conference to Foster Communication in Coastal and Marine Management

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries held the 11th National Conference on Management of Coastal, Marine, and Small Islands (KONAS Pesisir XII) on 27-29 November 2023  in Potianak, West Kalimantan, to promote communication and sustainable coastal and marine management. The event features various activities...

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28 Dec Celebrating the first Green Fins trainers to complete the “Train the Trainer” programme in Indonesia

The Reef-World Foundation — the international coordinator of UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative — has successfully trained and certified two new Green Fins assessor trainers from the Green Fins Indonesia National Team. They are now qualified to train and certify individuals in-country, building capacity...

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27 Dec CTC and UNTL Sign MoU to Promote Sustainable Management of Marine and Coastal Resources in Timor-Leste’s Waters

Coral Triangle Center (CTC) was visited by three representatives from Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL) Timor-Leste in early December 2023. The visit’s objective was to sign the Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) between CTC and UNTL in marine conservation and capacity building. The UNTL team was represented...

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08 Dec Charting Progress: Evaluating Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness (EVIKA) in Bali and Maluku Provinces

The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries conducted a 2023 evaluation of 101 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), including Maluku and Bali Provinces, using the 2020 EVIKA framework to evaluate their management effectiveness. Recent MPAs evaluations in Maluku (August 9-11, 2023) and Bali Province (September 26,...

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