RS CTI-CFF & ACIAR Meeting

In an effort to build a possible strategic alliance with a development partner in PNG, CTI-CFF is exploring cooperation with ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research), which manages several projects in PNG.

Emily Flowers, Country Director of ACIAR, shared knowledge and experiences with Widi A. Pratikto, Ph.D., Executive Director of CTI-CFF.

The meeting was also a follow-up to a previous discussion on a long-term cooperation plan between CTI-CFF and James Cook University Australia in Indonesia.

The Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Eco-region (SSME) or Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape is located in the western Indo-Pacific region at the apex of the Coral Triangle covering 1 million km² of marine and terrestrial areas in Indonesia (North Sulawesi and East and North Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah) and the Philippines. The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) recognizes the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape as one of its priority seascapes.

The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reef, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI–CFF) Regional Secretariat has recently hosted the “Selection Process of Deputy Executive Director for Program and Corporate Services” from 27-28 June 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Regional Secretariat of CTI-CFF paid a visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG) in preparation for the 12th Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) and the 6th Ministerial Meeting (MM) of CTI-CFF. The events are scheduled to be held in Port Moresby on 31 October – 3 November 2016.

Some positive meeting outcomes with senior officials of PNG:

Following the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) in Honolulu, Hawaii (18–24 June 2016), several important activities were planned and scheduled for the Regional Secretariat (RS) CTI-CFF to conduct and participate in:

Happy Coral Triangle Day 2016: Save the Coral Triangle – Stop Plastic Pollution!

Let's keep plastic out of the Coral Triangle

Plastic is perhaps one of the most useful inventions. We use plastic in almost every aspect of our lives: plastic bottles to hold our drinking water, plastic bags for our food, even plastic particles—called microbeads—in our toothpaste. Yuck, how does plastic enter our food chain? And what can we do about it?

- The Regional Secretariat of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF), together with National Coordinating Committees (NCC) from its six member countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste), development partners, and neighbouring countries, celebrated the 5th Coral Triangle Day on June 9.