On December 16, 2023, CTC had the honor of hosting the Secretary General of Indonesia’s Ministry of Social Affairs, Dr. Robben Rico and his technical team for a visit and discussion at our Center for Marine Conservation. The visit was organized by CTC Board Member...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani recently joined global experts in Cape Town, South Africa, to discuss progress and priorities of the IUCN Green List Development Plan for 2024. The intensive workshop and meetings took place from December 10-14, 2023 and aimed to bring together stakeholders from...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
The Second Workshop on Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) was held in Bogor from October 18 to 20, 2023. At this second workshop on self-paced online training, the team from the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) and other participants worked together to produce training materials...
As one of the official Competency Assessment Centers and partners for Professional Certification Institutes for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Services, CTC supported the technical guidance and competency assessment for the MPA managers. The activity was conducted from 6-10 November, 2023 in Yogyakarta. The Directorate of Conservation...
