CTI-CFF to Hold 8th Senior Officials Meeting and 4th Ministerial Meeting in Malaysia
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Putrajaya, Malaysia
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The CTI-CFF will hold its 8th Senior Officials Meeting and 4th Ministerial Meeting from November 22-26, 2012 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The high level events will focus on the following key issues: progress on the process of the establishment of the permanent Regional Secretariat; review and endorsement of the CTI-CFF Regional Financial Architecture; review of the roles, functions and coordination mechanisms of the Regional Secretariat; review of the criteria and process of admission for new CTI-CFF partners; development of operational systems for the Regional Secretariat; and the endorsement of a communication strategy and work plan for 2013. The CTI-CFF Council of Ministers (CTICOM) is the highest decision making body of the CTI-CFF and is composed of six government ministers from each of the Coral Triangle countries. The CTICOM meets every year at the Ministerial Meeting and its current chair is the Government of Malaysia.
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Coral Triangle Initiative Monitoring and Evaluation System Readied for Launch
Representatives from the six countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative
(CTI) completed a Monitoring and Evaluation framework, including indicators and an action plan, in a workshop on October 22-24, 2012 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Monitoring and Evaluation system will be submitted formal endorsement at the 8th CTI Senior Officials Meeting, enabling Coral Triangle countries to track progress for each goal in the CTI Regional Plan of Action against baselines. Workshop participants also agreed on new indicators to monitor progress toward higher level goals including maintenance of coral reefs systems and services, building sustainable fisheries and enhancing food security and human well-being. The workshop achievements represent a substantial milestone towards the establishment and implementation of cohesive CTI region-wide systems and include the finalization of inputs to the Regional State of the Coral Triangle Report. The event was hosted by the government of Indonesia with support from USAID's US CTI Support Program and the Asian Development Bank.
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Representatives from the six Coral Triangle countries and partner organizations draft the monitoring and evaluation framework Credit: US CTI
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ADB's CTI Southeast Asia Program Holds Regional Inception Workshop
The Asian Development Bank and the Global Environment Facility held a regional inception workshop for its Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle - Southeast Asia (CTI Southeast Asia) Project in Bandung, Indonesia on October 18-19, 2012. CTI-CFF Executive Chair Dr. Suseno Sukoyono noted that the project needs to strengthen collaboration and partnerships in order to implement projects at the ground level. He encouraged everyone to learn from existing projects in the region, cooperate, and share information.
The project's team leader Mr. Guillermo L. Morales led the discussions during the workshop which confirmed regional priorities set during the design stage and identified national and regional activities for funding. He also discussed potential collaboration with other institutions and organizations in the target sites where the regional projects will be implemented. These regional activities include vulnerability assessment of coastal marine resources and climate change adaptation in coastal communities; addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing of coral reef fishes, specifically groupers and wrasses; and the establishment of a network of marine protected areas.
National CTI coordinating committee members from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines attended the two-day workshop including the project management consultants and development partners and potential collaborators from the USAID's US CTI Support Program, WorldFish Center, and GIZ.
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Communications Campaign Discourages Chinese Consumers from Buying Marine Turtle Products
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TRAFFIC, an international non-government organization, is urging Chinese consumers not to buy marine turtle products through local radio broadcasts in Hainan Province in an effort to stem the demand and illegal trade in threatened turtles. The radio campaign aims to raise awareness among local fishermen, souvenir shop owners and tourists about the ongoing poaching, illegal processing and trade in marine turtles. Three key messages are being broadcasted at least nine times per day until March 2013.
The campaign is based survey results that were released in a new report "Market Forces - An Examination of Marine Turtle Trade in China and Japan." The report finds significant growth of the marine turtle trade in China and persistent demand from the bekko industry in Japan as factors influencing source country turtle populations in the Coral Triangle region, particularly Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. MORE
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Video Series: Tuna Fishing in the Coral Triangle
 WWF has released a series of videos on the plight of tuna fishing in the Coral Triangle. The latest video, released on October 24, 2012 highlights handline tuna fishers and the challenges faced by the fishers in feeding their family amidst dwindling fish stocks and the onslaught of big players in the fishing industry today. It focuses on well-managed fisheries resource as crucial to food security in the region. Follow this link to see more videos about tuna in the Coral Triangle. |
Alternative Livelihood Project Boosts Marine Resource Management in Malaysia
The Maliangin Island Community Association, located within the proposed one-million hectare Tun Mustapha Park area in Sabah, Malaysia, has signed a contract to sell 1,200 pieces of woven handicrafts to Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru
Resort and Spa strengthening the sustainability of its community-based livelihood and marine resource management activities. The handicraft project, which is managed by women and youth, is expected to boost the community's income, reduce its dependence on marine resources, and partially pay for coral reef monitoring in the marine park. MORE
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Behind the Scenes at the CTI-CFF Interim Regional Secretariat
Interim Regional Secretariat Coordinator Dr. Darmawan speaks to WWF and gives a rare sneak peek on what goes on behind the scenes of the six-country multilateral initiative.
to read the interview.
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