The first Executive Committee Meeting of the Maritime Local Government Network was held on 27 August 2015 in Nusa Dusa, Bali, in the framework of Coral Triangle Regional Business Forum on Sustainable Marine Tourism. Attended by more than 50 Local Government leaders, the meeting resulted some points of decision such as the acknowledgment and recognition of instrumental role of local government in implementing the CTI-CFF goals, objectives, and programs; a circular will be distributed to facilitate and to expand the membership; the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat confirmed its support to LGN and its development at both regional and national levels. The primary partners, especially WWF, TNC, CTC, USAID, and USDOI committed to continue their support and expressed their recognition of the LGN’s importance and key role; the draft CTI-CFF Maritime LGN statutes was shared and scheduled to be adopted in the upcoming CTI-CFF Maritime LGN General Assembly meeting that will be held in Wakatobi in March/April 2016; the meeting results to be reported in the 11th CTI-CFF Senior Officials Meeting in Manado in November 2015.