Destructive fishing, boat anchoring, and natural factors, including high waves during the west and east monsoon winds, have damaged some of the coral reefs in the Banda Marine Tourism Park (TWP Laut Banda). The results of the survey in that area, supported by the Coral...
NOW! Bali Magazine, a lifestyle publication that provides an informative and entertaining guide to Bali, has featured CTC’s Exhibition Hall as a unique space for families and children, both visiting and living on the island. The magazine notes that the exhibition hall adds to the...
Eco Tourism Bali, a social impact business that advocates for sustainable tourism practices, recently featured CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani in its Podcast and Youtube Channel. In the podcast, Ms. Djohani shared various ways that the hospitality industry can contribute to sustainability and ocean protection. Eco...
CTC collaborated with several local partners to support the launch of a Waste Bank, known as “Bank Sampah,” in Ouw Village on Saparua Island, Maluku, on July 11th. This collaborative effort aims to address the plastic threats to the seagrass ecosystem, which serves as a...
CTC supported the Surveillance and Resource Use Monitoring (RUM) survey in Ay-Rhun Marine Protected Area (MPA). This periodic survey involved collaboration with multiple governmental agencies and local communities, aiming to strengthen law enforcement, promote the adoption of sustainable practices, and discourage harmful activities by actors...
CTC recently co-hosted a regional learning exchange for MPA managers in the Coral Triangle region in collaboration with the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Regional Secretariat, the WWF Coral Triangle Program, supported by the EU Ocean Governance Project for...
In a collaborative initiative aimed at strengthening the management of the snapper grouper fishery in West Nusa Tenggara Province, CTC facilitated a capacity-building event called “Fisheries Management Training with an Ecosystem Approach” in the City of Mataram. This event took place from May 22 to...
The Coral Triangle Center team, led by CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani, joined the 5th APCRS held in Singapore from June 19-23, 2023. With the theme ‘Coral reef science and management in a rapidly changing world’, the 5th APCRS was a forum for around 800 reef...
CTC recently collaborated with Youthopia to gift young changemakers all over the world with a baby coral to celebrate World Ocean Day. Founded by Melati Wijsen from Bye Bye Plastic Bags, Youthtopia is a learning platform for young changemakers under the age of 25 to...
CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation is proud to present “I Love Banda,” a mini layered photography and multimedia exhibition showcasing historical and contemporary stories from the Banda Islands in Maluku. “I Love Banda” is documentary photographer Isabelle Boon’s photo series about how Banda’s Dutch-Indonesian heritage influences...
