9 June 2017, Manado, Indonesia – The urgency to address marine plastic pollution reverberates across the six Coral Triangle (CT6) member countries as part of the Coral Triangle Day Celebration 2017. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and Solomon Islands are taking a stand against single-use plastics to combat ocean plastic pollution. This strong call for action is crucial, as a staggering 8 million metric tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean each year, and this figure could double in just 10 years if our behavior doesn’t change.

Turning the Tide in Marine Conservation – The Women Leaders Forum of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security*

*An article by CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat and Rili Djohani, Executive Director of Coral Triangle Center/CTC in supporting the conduct of CTI-CFF Side Event at UN Ocean Conference on SDG14, 6 June 2017, UNHQ, New York “The Coral Triangle – Partnerships to Achieve SDG14 (and more!!!) in the World’s Epicentre of Marine Biodiversity”

Venue: CTI-CFF Secretariat Building, Manado, Indonesia

Date   : 12-14 June 2017

Objectives:

1. Design a network of MPAs to protect the migratory sea turtles in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine

     Ecosystem (SSME) Priority Seascape;

2. Design a framework for sea turtle management with Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance

    (MCS) System

Media Release

Coral Triangle Instagram Contest Frames Plastic-Free Lifestyle Challenge for a Cleaner Ocean

18 May 2017, Manado, Indonesia – In conjunction with the Coral Triangle Day Celebration held every 9 June, WWF, the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), and development partners launched an Instagram photo contest today called ‘Say No To Plastic’.

Pre-Event Media Release

This move will benefit over two million people who depend upon this area known as the global epicenter of marine shorefish biodiversity.

The Regional Secretariat of Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) is looking for an independent auditor from CT6 Member States to conduct a financial audit for the financial year of 2016 (January 1 - December 31, 2016) of the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat.

The audit process will be conducted during the months of June to August 2017 at the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat Headquarters in Manado, Indonesia, for 7 (seven) working days.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Executive Director of the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat, Widi A. Pratikto, Ph.D., and President and CEO of Pacific Rim Innovation and Management Exponents, Inc. (Primex), Elvira C. Ablaza, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the Financial Resources Working Group (FRWG) in Manila today.

The main objective of this MoU is to provide a framework for cooperation between the Parties in implementing the planned actions:

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