The CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat recently attended the South-East Asia and Pacific Regional Fisheries Summit organized by The Economist in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 27th to 28th July 2016. It was represented by the Regional Secretariat’s Executive Director, Dr. Widi A. Pratikto.

The summit successfully gathered stakeholders from various sectors, including business leaders, politicians, policy-makers, and academics involved in the fisheries industry across South-East Asia and the adjacent Western Pacific region.

CTI-CFF Women Leaders Forum Roundtable 2016. Photo: Gabriel Kulwaum/TNC

Process and Output Documentation

Jakarta, 28–29 January 2016

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Executive Director of CTI-CFF, Widi A. Pratikto, Ph.D., delivered a presentation during the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 19–24, 2016.

Executive Director of CTI-CFF delivered a presentation during the 13th ICRS

“BRIDGING SCIENCE TO POLICY”

The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reef, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI–CFF) Regional Secretariat recently hosted the “Selection Process of Deputy Executive Director for Program and Corporate Services” from 27–28 June 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. 

The CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat recently visited Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea with a mission to strengthen the working relationship between the National CTI-CFF Coordinating Committee of Papua New Guinea and the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat. The Regional Secretariat’s team was represented by its Executive Director, Dr. Widi A. Pratikto, and Mr. Cepy Syahda, CTI-CFF Head of Finance and Administration, from 18th to 20th July 2016.

Innovation in Protecting Marine Ecosystems and Managing Fisheries and Tourism in the Coral Triangle – Collaborative Approaches #WCC_969

The IUCN World Conservation Congress is happening on September 1–10, 2016, at the Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Maritime LGN 1st General Assembly

The 1st General Assembly meeting was held in Patuno Resort, Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, on June 2–4, 2016 and was attended by delegates from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and a number of regencies from Indonesia. Malaysia was unable to join the meeting due to official commitments and unforeseen circumstances, as well as the Philippines and Timor-Leste. The event was supported by the local Government of Wakatobi, USAID/USDOI, CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat, and partners (CTC, TNC, WWF, RARE, and UCLG-ASPAC).

The CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat (RS), accompanied by the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) of Papua New Guinea and NCC CTI-CFF PNG, paid a courtesy visit to the Indonesian Embassy in Port Moresby.

H.E. Ambassador Ronald Manik of Indonesia to PNG warmly welcomed the distinguished guests.

During the visit, the Executive Director of CTI-CFF highlighted the following points: