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CTI-CFF Marks First Ever Coral Triangle Day
 The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) joins its partners celebrating the launch of the world's first ever Coral Triangle Day on 9 June 2012, in conjunction with World Oceans Day today.
The Coral Triangle Day is an open-source event that will be held simultaneously on different locations around the Coral Triangle through exhibitions, beach clean-ups, sustainable seafood activities, among others.
"This year's World Oceans Day and Coral Triangle Day celebrations give us an opportunity to reflect not only on benefits that our shared marine heritage provide, but also of the risks that threaten its sustainability and how we can work together to sustain it," Dr. Suseno Sukoyono, Executive Chairman, CTI-CFF Interim Regional Secretariat said in a statement.
Dr. Suseno added that for those living in the Coral Triangle, the impact of its marine and coastal resources' decline is an everyday reality. However, he noted that CTI-CFF has demonstrated that by working at the regional, national and community level, we can make headways in protecting our marine resources.Read the full statement here
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Government of Indonesia to Host CTI-CFF Side Event at Rio+20
The Government of Indonesia, in collaboration with development partners, will host a high-level side event during the Leader's Summit at Rio+20, to highlight Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security's (CTI-CFF) achievements to date and lay out the vision and call to action for its future. The event will be held on June 21 from 19:00-20:30 at Room P3-B in Rio Centro.
A panel discussion during the event will shed light on how the CTI-CFF, with its focus on people-centered biodiversity conservation, is an excellent example of how progress towards achieving a Blue Economy can be made. It will also showcase the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action and the National Plans of Action as an effective platform for regional collaboration and national priority delivery of critical marine commitments made through various multilateral environmental agreements including the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. MORE |
Coral Triangle Countries Adopt Common Framework to Address Transboundary Fisheries.
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CTI-CFF officers and participants at the ecosystem approach to fisheries management workshop in Putrajaya in May 2012
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The six Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) member states have adopted a policy framework that will address transboundary fisheries issues such as illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, live reef fish trade, overfishing, and by-catch of protected and endangered species. The common policy framework, which was developed through a series of regional exchanges supported by USAID's US CTI Support Program, was finalized at a workshop on May 22-25, 2012 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The framework will be discussed in-country and presented at the next CTI Senior Officials Meeting in late 2012. MORE |
New Report Highlights CTI-CFF As an Example of Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Asia Pacific Region
 The gap between the demand for natural resources in the Asia Pacific region and the environment's ability to replenish those resources is widening, according to recent findings by the Ecological Footprint and Investment in Natural Capital in Asia and the Pacific report.
The WWF and ADB report released on June 5, 2012 revealed that while biodiversity is in decline in all types of ecosystems in the region and the rate of species loss about twice the global average, cooperative action to safeguard ecosystem services and natural resources is making a difference in the following eco-regions: the Heart of Borneo, the Coral Triangle, the Greater Mekong Sub-region and the Eastern Himalayas.
The report noted that in these sub-regions changing consumption patterns and ever-growing demand for resources are putting these ecosystems under extreme pressure. Increasingly however, governments, businesses and communities are working together in these areas to protect biodiversity and ecosystems, allowing countries to maintain and increase the economic and social benefits derived from their natural capital. In doing so, various approaches are emerging and show great promise in helping to maintain natural capital, while at the same time encouraging green growth and poverty alleviation. MORE |
New Phase of ADB's CTI-CFF Project Focuses on the Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced the details of the new phase of its four-year project supporting the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF). ADB is providing technical assistance to five Pacific countries through the project "Strengthening Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific (Phase II)" with the aim of improving the resilience of their coastal and marine ecosystems and climate change.
The project aims to strengthen the capabilities of national and local institutions in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Fiji, and Vanuatu in sustainable coastal and marine resources management and in the application of ecosystem-based fishery management and climate change adaptation among coastal communities. The project, which costs US$18.5 million and is being funded by the Asian Development Bank with co-financing from the Global Environment Facility, Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund, and Australian Institute of Marine Science, as well as cash and in-kind contributions from the governments of the five countries. MORE |
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Multi-media Focus: Sustainable Fisheries in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste. the youngest member of the CTI-CFF, lies right at the heart of The Coral Triangle. Although small compared to other countries in the Coral Triangle, Timor-Leste boasts rich and relatively pristine marine areas as well as huge unfulfilled economic potential in marine and coastal eco-tourism.
Rapid development, destructive fishing and climate change all threaten the valuable marine ecosystems surrounding Timor-Leste, posing serious challenges to the ongoing food security for this small nation but with the implementation of its CTI National Plan of Action, the future looks brighter.
Watch the slideshow here to see how local fishermen, through the help of USAID and the Coral Triangle Support Partnership, are gaining headways in managing their marine resource. |
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Philippine CTI NCC Launches Website, Holds Coral Triangle Forum
The Philippine CTI National Coordinating Committee launched its website last June 5, 2012 during the CTI Forum held in Manila. The event also marked World Environment Day and capped month-long activities held in line with the Month of the Ocean, which is celebrated annually every May.
Leading Australian marine scientist Dr. Terry Hughes from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies gave a presentation together with representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and other partner organizations.
The event was supported by the Australian Embassy in Manila. Click here to see photos of the event.
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Upcoming Events
Worldwide
June 8, 2012
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, PNG, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste
June 9, 2012Suva, Fiji
June 18-20, 2012
Rio+20 Leaders Forum
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 21, 2012
Cairns, Australia
July, 7, 2012
Cairns, Australia
July 9-13, 2012
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For more information on the CTI-CFF, contact: Dr. Darmawan Coordinator, CTI-CFF Interim Regional Secretariat
Email: darmawan@indo.net.idPh: +62-21-351 9070 ext 1723, 62-21-3521780
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