Local fishers, seafood company representatives, researchers, and other stakeholders are set to gather in Suva, Fiji from June 18–22, 2012, for the second Coral Triangle Fishers Forum. The event is expected to bring together approximately 100 participants to identify strategies and models for effective partnerships on seafood traceability, reducing illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing, and achieving long-term sustainability and security in the seafood sector.
CTI-CFF Regional Priorities and Funding Needs presented at the first CTI-CFF High Level Financial Roundtable held on May 3, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
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The Philippine CTI National Coordinating Committee will present its accomplishments on the implementation of the CTI National Plan of Action, launch of the Philippine CTI website and the Marine Protected Area Awards.
The Government of Indonesia, in collaboration with development partners, will host a high-level side event during the Leader’s Summit at Rio+20 to highlight the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security’s (CTI-CFF) achievements to date and lay out the vision and call to action for its future. The event will be held on June 21 from 19:00–20:30 at Room P3-B in Rio Centro.
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USAID’s Coral Triangle Support Partnership completed a scoping study on March 15, 2012 that identified major scientific gaps that need to be addressed to establish and manage an effective marine protected area (MPA) system in the Coral Triangle that integrates fisheries, biodiversity and climate change objectives.
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The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), together with its partners, is supporting the launch of the Coral Triangle Day on 9 June 2012, in conjunction with World Oceans Day.
On World Oceans Day people around the planet celebrate and honor the body of water which links us all, for what it provides humans and what it represents. Be a part of this growing global celebration!
Follow this link to be a part of the global event.
