CTI-CFF facilitates WCS-KfW EU Stakeholders’ Meeting

Manado, Indonesia, February 2020 – The CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat facilitated the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)–KfW European Union Stakeholders’ Meeting on 23 February 2020, held at the CTI Learning Center Building in Manado, Indonesia.

In his welcome remarks, Dr. Mohd Kushairi Mohd Rajuddin, Executive Director of the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat, expressed his appreciation to WCS for including CTI-CFF as one of its project partners on marine biodiversity, coastal livelihoods, and fisheries in the Coral Triangle. He also noted that CTI-CFF looks forward to supporting the project in alignment with its existing regional initiatives.

Dr. Matthew Linkie, Deputy Country Director of the WCS Indonesia Program, shared that WCS seeks to be an active partner of CTI-CFF, particularly in the development of marine protected areas (MPAs), fisheries management, and sustainable conservation financing mechanisms.

The meeting also featured a message from Dr. Christine Heimburger, Director for East Asia and the Pacific at KfW Development Bank, who emphasized that CTI-CFF, as a partner of WCS, can play a key role in facilitating regional exchanges, bringing experts together, and sharing knowledge across member countries.

Meanwhile, H.E. Vincent Piket, EU Ambassador to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, underscored the importance of CTI-CFF’s support to WCS initiatives, highlighting the potential to expand project coverage and strengthen implementation on the ground.