Time & Place: May 14-15, 2014, Grand Kawanua Novotel International Convention Center, Manado Indonesia

A new report in the journal Coastal Management (external link) identifies five themes that characterize successful marine protected area (MPA) networks in the Coral Triangle.

Based on six case studies, one from each Coral Triangle country, the report notes that these themes “provide important insights to guide future efforts to expand the CTMPAS (Coral Triangle Marine Protected Area System),” and also have value for MPA practitioners in other regions.

The “Essential EAFM” training course, developed for CTI-CFF, is gaining strong support among fisheries and conservation practitioners, agencies, and institutions across the region.

The WWF Coral Triangle Programme will focus on two key themes over the next three years, centered on sustainable fisheries, food security, and livelihoods.

Efforts are ongoing to advance plans for the establishment of the permanent CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat by May 2014.

Following a roadmap endorsed by the 9th Senior Officials Meeting in November 2013, the newly appointed Interim Regional Secretariat (IRS) Chair, Prof. Dr. Ir. Sjarief Widjaja, Ph.D. FRINA, has taken the lead in facilitating the entry into force of the CTI-CFF Agreement to establish the Regional Secretariat. The roadmap targets the Secretariat's establishment by the 5th CTI-CFF Ministerial Meeting in May.

The Solomon Islands Locally Managed Marine Areas Network (SILMMA) has recently been registered as a charitable trust.

SILMMA is a partnership of marine resource organizations, both government and non-government (NGOs and community groups), working together to ensure effective management of marine resources in the Solomon Islands. It serves as a key mechanism for marine protection and is the main resource for the Solomon Islands CTI-CFF National Coordinating Committee (NCC) in nominating sites to the Coral Triangle Marine Protected Area System (CTMPAS).

After nearly 33 years of government service, Ms. Lynette Laroya, a mainstay of CTI-CFF, is bidding farewell to her post at the Philippines’ Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Timor-Leste should prioritize fisheries management areas in six sites along its North Coast to ensure efficient investments in the protection and management of the Lesser Sunda Ecoregion.

This is the key finding from an analysis by Conservation International (CI), published recently with the support of the Australian Government.

(MEDIA RELEASE) The rehabilitation of Indonesia’s coral reefs will receive over US$62 million in additional funding through the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program–Coral Triangle Initiative (COREMAP-CTI) project.

(Updated March 5, 2014)

The search is underway for the first Executive Director of the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat.

The Executive Director will serve as the chief administrative officer of the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat, responsible for carrying out all functions and responsibilities of the Secretariat in accordance with the directives of the Senior Officials Meeting and the Ministerial Meeting. The role also involves providing strategic leadership and management of the Secretariat.