The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) continues to play a crucial role in enhancing the effectiveness of Marine Protected Area (MPA) management in Indonesia. Recently, CTC supported the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) in conducting a series of evaluations of MPA effectiveness in...
From June 17 to 20, CTC had the pleasure of welcoming Shannon Rake, the Mission Blue Hope Spots Manager, for an insightful field visit to the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA). The visit aimed to showcase collaborative conservation efforts, particularly in MPA management and...
On June 8, we will once again mark World Oceans Day, celebrating the lifeblood of our planet that generates 50% of the oxygen we need, absorbs 25% of all carbon dioxide emissions, and captures 90% of the excess heat generated by these emissions. The ocean...
On Saturday the 30th of March, the members of the Ocean Keeper Club visited the Center for Marine Conservation for their third learning session, covering the seagrass marine ecosystem and the charismatic dugong living in it: sea cows growing to a size of up to...
Last month, CTC collaborated with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (or Packard Foundation) to convene a strategic learning exchange event in Ambon, Maluku. Facilitated by CTC, the learning exchange event was attended by select Maluku-based Ocean Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and experts from the...
On March 21, 2024, CTC facilitated a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing for waste management in Batununggul village between BUMDES (village-owned enterprise) and Lembongan Recycling. It marks a crucial step in addressing the pressing waste management issue in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA),...
Coral Triangle Center (CTC) hosted Wageningen University’s INREEF program for an intensive workshop and learning exchange from March 3-8, 2024, at the Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur and in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Bali. The INREEF program, led by Dr. Lisa...
The enactment of Mahu Village Decree no. 3 of the year 2023 on the Protection of Natural Resources (Perlindungan Sumber Daya Alam) on August 24th, 2023, catalyzes wider sustainable dugong and seagrass habitat conservation in Lease Islands MPA. This was the expressed hope of stakeholders...
Ocean Keeper Club (OKC) is a club dedicated for kids from local schools around Sanur (Sekolah Dasar Negeri/SDN) to learn about the beauty of the sea and the diversity of marine animals that live in it, to learn what challenges the oceans are facing. Ocean...
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,...
