The CTI-CFF will hold a Regional Priorities Workshop in August 2013. For more information about this activity, please get in touch with Dr. Hendra Siry,  Secretary for Coordination and External Affairs, CTI-CFF Interim Regional Secretariat. Phone  +62 (21) 3522040 (direct) +62 (21) 3519070 ext 6906  Email: hendrasiry@gmail.com

The CTI-CFF Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Working Group will be convening a workshop on April 10-12 in Manila, Philippines. This will be hosted by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines through its National CTI Coordinating Committee in coordination with the Interim Regional Secretariat and with support from the US CTI Support Program.

The CTI-CFF Financial Resources Working Group (FRWG) and Coordination Mechanisms Working Group (CMWG) will conduct meetings in Bali, Indonesia on 21 – 22 March 2013. These Meetings will be back to back with the 3rd CTI-CFF Regional Business Forum (3rd RBF) on 25-26 March 2013.

This 2-day regional event is convened with the following objectives:

FRWG Meeting
 

The Coordinating Minister for Welfare Affairs and the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries in Indonesia wil inaugurate the CTI-CFF Center in Manado on February 11, 2013 in conjunction with the Indonesia National Press Day. For more information, contact the CTI-CFF Interim Regional Secretariat Secretary for Coordination and External Affairs Dr. Hendra Siry at  hendrasiry@gmail.com.  

Representatives from various development and non-governmental organizations supporting the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) will gather in Bali, Indonesia, on January 16–17, 2013, to enhance coordination of activities that ensure the initiative’s sustainability.

One year after its rollout, mapping experts from Charles Darwin University, together with colleagues from the Timor-Leste government, have made significant progress in mapping the marine and coastal habitats of Timor-Leste.

Local Communities in Raja Ampat Embrace MPA Zoning Plan
By: Sangeeta Manghubai, TNC

Fifty-two government and private sector representatives from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam attended an inter-governmental forum in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 31–February 1, 2013. They developed a concrete roadmap to address the negative impacts of the live reef fish trade in the Coral Triangle region. The forum was organized by USAID’s US Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Support Program in collaboration with the CTI Interim Regional Secretariat and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC).