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The 4-day Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM)
Implementation Planning Meeting was the first multi-national meeting in the Coral Triangle (CT)
region aimed at developing operational plans to implement transboundary EAFM. The meeting
was supported by the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security
(CTI-CFF) and the U.S. Agency for International Development, Regional Development Mission
for Asia (USAID RMDA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and GIZ, and was facilitated
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The agreement will be the start of collaboration on a regional community-based turtle conservation project, helping to expand a SPREP project currently underway in Fiji, Kiribati, and Solomon Islands, funded by the Government of New Zealand.
Bandar Seri Begawan – On April 30, 2015, the Executive Director of the Regional Secretariat CTI-CFF, Prof. Widi Pratikto, paid a courtesy call to Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources of Brunei Darussalam. The meeting, held at the Bio Conservation Corridor in Bandar Seri Begawan, marked Brunei Sultanate’s commitment to joining the regional Coral Triangle Initiative collaborative effort.
Nusa Dua, Bali - The Regional Secretariat of CTI-CFF recognized that mutual benefit could be gained through enhanced cooperation with partners. CTI-CFF endorsed Coral Triangle Center as a development partner at the 5th CTI-CFF Ministerial Meeting in Manado in May 2014 and now formalizes several relevant collaborative efforts in fostering capacity building and enhancing key stakeholders’ participation in achieving CTI-CFF goals through an MoU. This MoU will be valid for 5 years, covering cooperation on the following aspects:
Astrid Sri Haryati
Though it has fresh coastal air, it is a bit daunting to walk through the conference halls in Nusa Dua, Bali, let alone share the stage with thoughtful leaders at the Coral Triangle Initiative conference on sustainable marine tourism this week.
What lies between the lines is that we have not done enough for the reefs, the fisheries and the security of our food.
Jakarta: Over 300 leaders from the business, government, and non-government sectors representing 17 countries are set to converge in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on August 27-29, 2015 to map out policies, strategies, and share innovative means to promote sustainable marine tourism in the Coral Triangle – the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity.
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The Seascapes Technical Working Group will be holding a Seascapes Pacific Mini Regional Exchange on September 29 to October 1, 2015 at the Goddard Building, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. The event is hosted by the Government of Australia. A total of 10 participants from the three (3) Pacific countries (Papua New Guinea (4), Solomon Islands (4) and Timor Leste (2) will be joining the event. This is a 3-day workshop organized by the Conservation International with funding from the Australian Government through its Coral Triangle Initiative Support Program.
