Executive Director of the Regional Secretariat CTI-CFF, Widi Pratikto, Ph.D. (right), accompanies the Secretary General of the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Sjarief Widjaja, Ph.D., FRINA (center right), during the final wrap-up meeting for the Host Country Agreement (HCA) between the Government of Indonesia and the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat on Privileges and Immunities, held with the Director General for Legal Affairs and Treaties of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOF), Ferry Adamhar, in Jakarta.

The Regional Environment Office of USAID RIDMA conducted a two-day visit to the Regional Secretariat (RS) of CTI-CFF in Jakarta. Alfred Nakatsuma, Director (center), and Rene Acosta, Program Manager (left), briefed the RS CTI-CFF staff, accompanied by Widi Pratikto, Ph.D., Executive Director of RS CTI-CFF.

The Regional Environment Office of USAID RIDMA paid a two-day visit to the Regional Secretariat (RS) of CTI-CFF to establish a cooperation platform between the two institutions.

Alfred Nakatsuma, Director (center), accompanied by Rene Costa, Program Manager (left), delivered a brief presentation on the cooperation plan, witnessed by Widi Pratikto, Ph.D., Executive Director of the RS CTI-CFF.

22 September, 2015, Apia, Samoa, 26SM - The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme in Apia today. 

The agreement will be the start of collaboration on a regional community-based turtle conservation project, helping to expand a SPREP project currently underway in Fiji, Kiribati, and Solomon Islands, funded by the Government of New Zealand.

Bandar Seri Begawan – On April 30, 2015, the Executive Director of the Regional Secretariat CTI-CFF, Prof. Widi Pratikto, paid a courtesy call to Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources of Brunei Darussalam. The meeting, held at the Bio Conservation Corridor in Bandar Seri Begawan, marked Brunei Sultanate’s commitment to joining the regional Coral Triangle Initiative collaborative effort.

Nusa Dua, Bali - The Regional Secretariat of CTI-CFF recognized that mutual benefit could be gained through enhanced cooperation with partners. CTI-CFF endorsed Coral Triangle Center as a development partner at the 5th CTI-CFF Ministerial Meeting in Manado in May 2014 and now formalizes several relevant collaborative efforts in fostering capacity building and enhancing key stakeholders’ participation in achieving CTI-CFF goals through an MoU. This MoU will be valid for 5 years, covering cooperation on the following aspects:

Astrid Sri Haryati

Though it has fresh coastal air, it is a bit daunting to walk through the conference halls in Nusa Dua, Bali, let alone share the stage with thoughtful leaders at the Coral Triangle Initiative conference on sustainable marine tourism this week.

What lies between the lines is that we have not done enough for the reefs, the fisheries and the security of our food.