20 Mar Empowering Stakeholders with Strategic Marine Management for Effective Conservation in Timor-Leste

Posted on Mar 20, 2025 in Capacity Building, Marine Protected Area, Timor-Leste, Training and Learning 0 Comments
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An effective marine management depends on ongoing assessment, strategic decision-making, and collaboration. Recognizing this, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) recently conducted a Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) and Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Workshop to empower local conservation practitioners, marine resource managers, and policymakers with practical...

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23 Dec Engaging Marine conservation Outreach and MPA Awareness in Timor-Leste

Posted on Dec 23, 2024 in Community Outreach, Fun Learning, Timor-Leste 0 Comments
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CTC successfully completed a series of impactful outreach activities titled “Diskusaun Konservasaun” (Conservation Discussion), promoting awareness and engagement in marine conservation across Timor-Leste. On November 5, 2024, the program hosted at the CTC office in Dili featured Lenuk Tasi, as a guest speaker from...

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20 Dec CTC Renews Partnership Agreement with the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat

Posted on Dec 20, 2024 in Blog, Timor-Leste 0 Comments
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Leaders from six Coral Triangle nations—Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste—met in Dili, Timor-Leste, for the 19th Senior Officials’ Meeting and 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF). They outlined ambitious 2025...

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18 Nov Continued Deployment of Zoning Boundary Markers in Samba Sembilan MPA in Timor-Leste

Posted on Nov 18, 2024 in Uncategorized 0 Comments
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On October 9, 2024, CTC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry (MALFF), local government of Liquiçá, and local community, successfully deployed zoning boundary markers in Samba Sembilan MPA. This milestone enhances MPA management, strengthens marine conservation efforts, and establishes a...

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24 Oct CTC Strengthens Timor-Leste’s Atauro Island Marine Protected Area Management with Zoning Boundary Marker Deployment

Posted on Oct 24, 2024 in Timor-Leste 0 Comments
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In a significant step toward enhancing the management of the Atauro Island Marine Protected Area (MPA), the Coral Triangle Center (CTC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry (MALFF), the Roman Luan Foundation, the local government of Atauro, and the local...

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24 Jul Celebrating World Ocean Day with Beach Clean Up Activities in Timor-Leste

Posted on Jul 24, 2024 in Community Outreach, Timor-Leste 0 Comments
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In celebration of World Ocean Day, CTC enthusiastically participated in two significant beach cleanup activities, demonstrating our commitment to preserving the marine environment. These events were organized by Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL), the Association of Fisheries and Marine Timor Leste (APMTL) and Youth Groups,...

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20 Feb CTC and NGO Partners Launch New Project to Support MPAs and Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in Indonesia

Posted on Feb 20, 2024 in Project 0 Comments
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On January 29- 30, 2024, a consortium of non-governmental organizations, consisting of WWF-Indonesia, Coral Triangle Center, Rare, Yayasan Pesisr Lestari (YPL), Rekam, and Konservasi Indonesia, kicked off a new project aimed to collaboratively to advance an ambitious MPA and OECM agenda in Indonesia, in partnership...

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27 Dec CTC and UNTL Sign MoU to Promote Sustainable Management of Marine and Coastal Resources in Timor-Leste’s Waters

Posted on Dec 27, 2023 in Partnerships 0 Comments
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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...

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18 Oct Empowering Women in Atauro Island MPA with Fish-Based Products Processing Training for Alternative Income

Posted on Oct 18, 2023 in Capacity Building, Outreach Activities, Timor-Leste, Women Leaders 0 Comments
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The Atauro Island MPA in Timor-Leste was established earlier this year with the support of CTC and local partners to promote the sustainability of marine resources and fish habitat in Timor-Leste. Encompassing 13,252 hectares, this marine protected area is rich in marine resources, making it...

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