CTC is pleased to announce that we have prepared a draft Ministerial Decree for the newly established marine protected area (MPA) in Manufahi Municipality, southern Timor-Leste. This marks a significant milestone in our support for on-the-ground marine conservation in the country. With the submission of...
To establish a new MPA Metinaro, CTC conducted a series of field surveys and a focus group discussion for key stakeholders in Timor-Leste, a Metinaro sub district in September 2022. This research provides baseline data to develop an evidence-based outline in planning the MPA design. A...
Last month, our team was excited to visit Timor-Leste in a series of trips. Our key objectives were to present the results of biophysics and socioeconomic surveys to support the establishment of a new marine protected area (MPA) candidate in Manufahi District, as well as...
Atauro is a small island between Alor and Wetar, roughly 25 kilometers north of Dili, Timor Leste. For three full days from March 21 – 23, 2022, CTC Marine Conservation Advisor and SSI SCUBA Diving Instructor Marthen Welly conducted Open Water dive training and certification...
To support the effective management of the newly established integrated Atauro Island marine protected area (MPA) in Timor-Leste, CTC has proposed a comprehensive Reef Health Monitoring (RHM) protocol. This protocol will provide guidelines for the monitoring team, as well as government partners and other working...
  The ecosystems of the Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) play an important ecological and economic role for the countries bordering its waters, which include Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Thus, collaboration is urgently needed to ensure their protection. In March 2021, CTC,...
This year, CTC became one of the implementing partners of the second phase of the Arafura & Timor Seas Ecosystem Action Program (ATSEA-2), a regional partnership that aims to address the most important transboundary marine issues facing the region. CTC, in collaboration with a team of...
After a six year process, the proposed management plan and Ministerial Decree for Atauro Island MPA were submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Timor Leste, through a multi-stakeholder national workshop in Dili from 25-26 September 2019. Once approved, these documents will form...
Atauro is one of the wonderful islands located where the Banda and Savu Seas meet in Timor-Leste. Three CTC board members, George Tahija, Hendrik Sasmito and new board member Rahmat Soemadipradja, along with CTC Executive Director, Rili Djohani, and Marine Conservation Advisor, Marthen Welly, visited...
The Atauro Island MPA in Timor-Leste is an example of international collaboration, communities, local governments and NGOs uniting to protect the environment that sustains us all. On July 11th, the CTC team travelled to Atauro to meet with community leaders and local government representatives, and...
