Jakarta, Indonesia
At the same time as the six-member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) confirmed the entry into force of the agreement on the establishment of its regional secretariat, the Committee of Senior Officials recommended to Council of Ministers the appointment of Prof. Dr. Widi Agoes Pratikto as the first ever Executive Director (ED) of its permanent Regional Secretariat.
Jakarta, Indonesia
After Indonesia, as the depository country, accepted the ratification instruments of the Agreement on the Establishment of the Regional Secretariat of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) submitted by four member countries—Malaysia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste—the date for the agreement’s entry into force was confirmed as November 30, 2014. The six member countries of CTI-CFF officially recognized the entry into force of the agreement establishing its Regional Secretariat.
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Date: 14 November 2014
Place: Sydney, Australia
Date: 13 November 2014
Place: Sydney, Australia
The 5th CTI-CFF Regional Exchange on Marine Protected Areas (REX5), recently held in Cebu, Philippines, significantly advanced progress on the implementation of the Coral Triangle Marine Protected Area System (CTMPAS).
Forty representatives from CTI-CFF member countries and partner organizations developed roadmaps to improve the management of marine protected areas under CTMPAS during the workshop held on Mactan Island, Cebu, from 14–18 July 2014.
The First Regional Exchange on Seascapes aimed at fostering common and shared understanding of an integrated ecosystem-based management of oceans and coastal areas and progress towards a seascape approach in the six member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. This Regional Exchange was conducted at the Crown Plaza Manila Galleria, in Quezon City, Philippines on April 8-10, 2014.
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More and more, the six CTI-CFF Member States are taking ownership of The Coral Triangle Day, which has become a month-long celebration for some countries. As of this posting, partial reports indicate that this year’s celebrations started as early as May 30 and included at least 36 activities involving thousands of participants across the Coral Triangle region, including Fiji.
Reports from Indonesia say The CT Day was celebrated in at least Bali, Makassar, and Jakarta, with larger events involving some 1,000 people.
