CTC was invited to a strategic meeting organized by three international foundations who are committed to improve collaborative investment in the health of Indonesia’s oceans in Jakarta on October 16-18, 2017. The IMFC group consists of a number of delegates from the Walton Family Foundation, the...
Coral Triangle Center (CTC) in partnership with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), completed biophysic and socioeconomic surveys in both Atauro Island and Liquica from 3-11 October, 2017. The aim of these surveys was to collect data both on land with communities as...
As part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project, CTC joined local leaders in Buano Islands in Maluku Province to raise awareness about sustainable marine resource management on September 26, 2017 CTC was a presenter at a seminar entitled “Local Wisdom Documentation...
CTC organized a training and competency assessment for the staff of the Nusa Penida MPA Management Unit on August 7-15, 2017. A total of 13 participants attended the training held in Nusa Penida, while 9 participants joined the competency assessment held in CTC’s Center for Marine...
CTC, in collaboration with Green Fins and partner dive companies, conducted a hands-on workshop on how to assess dive and snorkeling operators and issue the Green Fins certificate for sustainable diving and snorkeling from August 22-25, 2017 in Bali. The workshop was conducted by Green Fins Director...
CTC’s new learning center dedicated to marine conservation and training opened its doors on August 11, 2017 in Sanur, Bali aiming to reach 1.5 million people by 2020 to care for the oceans and those that depend on it. The first of its kind in Indonesia,...
As part of the implementation of USAID’s Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project, CTC traveled to Manokwari in West Papua this month to conduct a perception survey and capacity building assessment about marine conservation and sustainable fisheries. CTC conducted the survey on May 1-13, 2017 in...
This month, CTC began local consultations in Liquica and Atauro in Timor-Leste to assess how we can support local efforts to establish new marine protected areas (MPA) in the country. On May 1-3, 2017, CTC Learning Sites Manager Marthen Welly met with officials from the Ministry...
By the end of April 2017, we are happy to announce that the construction of the CTC Center for Marine Conservation has reached 52% progress The 4.5 meter-depth dive training pool has undergone a leaking test and the support facilities are now in the finishing...
Coral Triangle Center, in collaboration with Bottle for Botol, hosted fun-learning activities for 35 school children at the Sanur Sunday Market at Mercure Hotel last April 30, 2017. The activities included short lectures about the marine conservation and the impact of plastic waste in the...
