Bali, Indonesia, 19 June 2019 – At the Meeting of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) Technical Working Group on Marine Litter, and at the COBSEA Intergovernmental Meeting in Bali, Indonesia, CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat participated and emphasized the renewed relevance of the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action (RPOA 2.0), which focuses on the resilience of the ocean and coastal communities.

Dili, Timor Leste, 25 June 2019 – Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a threat to fish stocks, marine ecosystems, and overall fisheries sustainability in the Coral Triangle (CT) Region. Insufficient fisheries management and a lack of transparency in the fisheries supply chain exacerbate this threat.