Jakarta, Indonesia

After Indonesia, as the depository country, accepted the ratification instruments of the Agreement on the Establishment of the Regional Secretariat of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) submitted by four member countries—Malaysia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste—the date for the agreement’s entry into force was confirmed as November 30, 2014. The six member countries of CTI-CFF officially recognized the entry into force of the agreement establishing its Regional Secretariat.

Date: 14 November 2014

Place: Sydney, Australia

Date: 13 November 2014

Place: Sydney, Australia

The 5th CTI-CFF Regional Exchange on Marine Protected Areas (REX5), recently held in Cebu, Philippines, significantly advanced progress on the implementation of the Coral Triangle Marine Protected Area System (CTMPAS).

Forty representatives from CTI-CFF member countries and partner organizations developed roadmaps to improve the management of marine protected areas under CTMPAS during the workshop held on Mactan Island, Cebu, from 14–18 July 2014.

More and more, the six CTI-CFF Member States are taking ownership of The Coral Triangle Day, which has become a month-long celebration for some countries. As of this posting, partial reports indicate that this year’s celebrations started as early as May 30 and included at least 36 activities involving thousands of participants across the Coral Triangle region, including Fiji.

Reports from Indonesia say The CT Day was celebrated in at least Bali, Makassar, and Jakarta, with larger events involving some 1,000 people.

Interact with the world's first 360° infographic produced by the Catlin Seaview Survey to help celebrate "The Coral Triangle Day" in 2014.