The surveillance team of the Bali Marine Conservation Management Unit and the Water Police Unit of Klungkung District, supported by CTC, conducted a routine resource use monitoring (RUM) survey in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) on April 21, 2021. During the survey, the team...
 Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the tourism and hospitality sectors hard in Bali, causing the local economy to freefall. With many hotels, restaurants, and tour operators forced to shut their business down, most Balinese – including those who live adjacent to the...
CTC has extended the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) of the Republic of Indonesia for the next five years. By signing the agreement, CTC has committed to continue supporting the Government of Indonesia in strengthening the management...
To help rehabilitate damaged reefs in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA), CTC together with the Bali MPA Management Unit and the Nuansa Pulau Community Group launched its Adopt-A-Coral site through a small ceremony in Ped Village, Nusa Penida, on December 02, 2020. This event...
From November 21 to 26, 2020, CTC conducted an annual reef health monitoring survey in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA). A total of 14 divers were involved in this activity to collect important data from 14 diving points. The survey was also part...
Marine Protected Area (MPA) management effectiveness is the degree to which an MPA has achieved its goals and objectives.  Some of the indicators of MPA management effectiveness are good governance, positive ecological impacts and improvement in the area’s socio-economic and cultural conditions. To ensure good governance...
Earlier this year, CTC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Seattle Aquarium to facilitate collaborative learning in various areas related to our shared mission to inspire marine conservation. Under the MOU, the Seattle Aquarium will support the effective management of the Nusa Penida Marine...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani joined international experts in a webinar that aimed to explore the approaches and tools used in Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) from around the world. The webinar was held on July 22 and organized by the IUCN World Commission on...
The rugged islands and magnificent underwater landscapes of the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) are a reef-lover’s paradise, brimming with creatures like manta rays, sunfish and turtles. Located just a short trip from Bali, the Nusa Penida MPA covers an area of 20,057 hectares...
To mark the launch of the Nusa Penida MPA as its newest Hope Spot, Mission Blue in collaboration with the Coral Triangle Center, will hold an online media briefing and a public webinar on May 22 during the International Day of Biological Diversity. The webinar...
