On June 10-11, 2013, more than 100 representatives from government, community, and non-government organizations attended a two-day conference organized by the Malaysian Government to highlight the progress made in conserving and sustaining the country’s marine and coastal resources under the Coral Triangle Initiative’s regional and national plans of action. Among the highlights was Malaysia’s ratification of the agreement to establish a permanent CTI Regional Secretariat, the first of the six Coral Triangle countries to do so.

The US CTI Support Program's Coral Triangle Support Partnership is ending in September 2013 and will hold a series of handover activities between June - August 2013 in all Coral Triangle countries. For more details about this activity, contact Stacey Tighe at stacey.tighe@gmail.com.

The ADB CTI Southeast Asia Project will conduct a one-day MPA Manager's Training in Quezon City Philippines.

The US CTI Support Program's Coral Triangle Support Partnership is ending in September 2013 and will hold a series of handover activities between June - August 2013 in all Coral Triangle countries. For more details about this activity, contact Stacey Tighe at stacey.tighe@gmail.com.

The US CTI Support Program will conduct an EAFM for Leaders, Executives, and Decision-Makers Training in Wewak, Papua New Guinea. For more information about this event, contact Maurice Knight at maurice.knight@wwfus.org

Jakarta, Indonesia – More than 60 events across nearly 100 locations in six countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste – will mark Coral Triangle Day on June 9, 2013, to raise public awareness of marine resource conservation issues.

Coral Triangle Day: Fostering a Sense of Community and Camaraderie in Sustaining the World’s Epicenter of Marine Biodiversity
By: Sudirman Saad, Chairman, CTI-CFF Interim Regional Secretariat

On June 9, 2013, an estimated 10,000 people from all walks of life gathered in more than 50 locations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste to celebrate Coral Triangle Day.