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...
On November 19th, 2023, the CTC team traveled to Nusa Lembongan for a full day Fun Learning Trip with the University of Queensland and Blue Corner. There were 29 participants, experts in rubble stabilization, invited by the University of Queensland to their workshop. The participants...
During the month of October, CTC collaborated and hosted two film crews in an effort to showcase success stories in marine conservation management at its Nusa Penida MPA field learning site to an international audience. From October 1-10, 2023, we hosted the team from Seattle Aquarium,...
At the end of October, CTC conducted a Marine Protected Area (MPA) Design Training in Serang, Banten. The training took place from October 31 to November 3 and was a collaboration with Politeknik Ahli Usaha Perikanan (Politeknik AUP) Jakarta. The four-day training program aimed to provide...
The CTC team welcomed a group of young leaders from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Vietnam on October 29, 2023 in a sharing session with the goal of highlighting resources that they might utilize to raise public awareness of the Coral...
CTC Wayang Samudra (puppet show) had a busy October in terms of bringing attention to marine ecosystems. We had two different shows, one being hosted in Nusa Penida Island, while another was performed in Nusa Lembongan Island. The first show took place on October 6...
CTC recently joined international marine conservation experts at the TONIIC Asia Pacific gathering held in Ubud, Bali on October 28, 2023. TONIIC is a global community of asset owners seeking impact investment opportunities that support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). TONIIC’s members consist...
Earlier in October, CTC conducted five outreach and awareness activities in the Ay-Rhun Island MPA. These activities are part of the support efforts to improve the management effectiveness of the MPA, including regular surveillance and monitoring of resource utilization (RUM) and socialization of the MPA...
