50 MPA managers from Indonesia and Timor Leste trained on Integrated Coastal Resource Management Curriculum.

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Leste on MPA Design; 8 MPA Managers on vertical integration and MPA governance, 20 staffs from Timor Leste’s Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries as well as from Ministry for Environment trained on the Principles of MPA.

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Local capacity built in a targeted and holistic way to effectively manage at least 20% of the marine environment set aside for MPAs in the Coral Triangle.

CONTEXTGovernments across the Coral Triangle region through the Coral Triangle Initiative for Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) have set targets for establishing and safeguarding marine protected area (MPAs), but a lack of local capacity – in the form of conservation leaders and informed resources management practitioners – is a major constraint to ensuring that these conservation goals are met.

PURPOSETraining and Learning (T&L) program develops and delivers training for tropical marine resource management stakeholders in the Coral Triangle. Its efforts include training at the Center in Bali and in the field. The success of the program is measured by the quality of its training programs (in terms of content and delivery), the number of people trained and how the training is used in the planning and management of MPAs throughout the region.

The CTC training and learning strategy has5componentsincluding:site-based trainings, training for MPA managers and training of trainers (TOT), on-line training, post-training and institutional support.

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CTC also conducted International Training on MPA Governance attended by 125 participants from Indonesia, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea. We also build our MPA Learning Network members to 161 stakeholders throughout the Coral Triangle region and developed a regional curriculum with NOAA.

“As the largest archipelago in the world, Indonesia has demonstrated commitment and progress in the development of the MPAs particularly by supporting the District Marine Conservation Areas or KKLDs established by the local government coupled with an increasing capacity within MMAF to deliver targeted training enhancing effective management of coastal and marine resources”,

James hardcastle, IUCn Program Development Manager - Global Protected Areas Program.

Participants of this training brought home the needed skills and knowledge in achieving the level of effectiveness of the MPA they are managing. The result of this training, including the messages, recommendations and communiqué were presented and shared to participants of the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) in Sydney, Australia, in November 2014, on a side event hosted by IUCN.

DEVELOPMENT OF 3 CURRICULA TO BE ADOPTED BY MMAFDeveloping Indonesia’s capacity requires a standardized training that is adaptive to local specifics. This year, in partnership with BPSDMKP, CTC completed the development of 3curriculaonSustainableTourism,Scientific Diving – Biophysical Data Collection, and Sustainable Financing. Atthismoment,The3curriculahavecompleted trial training and currently undergoing final evaluation towards adoption by MMAF.

The trial training for the above subject was conducted in Karimun Jawa National Park in October 2014, in partnership with BPSDMKP, Fish Species and Area Conservation (Ditjen KKJI), and Diponegoro University. Attended by 14 participants - trainers from KKJI, practitioner from Nusa Penida MPA, academicians, lecturers and students, the trial training combined classroom and field exercise and resulted in the recommendation to revise the subject and to improve the curriculum. After finalization and adoption, the particular training, together with the two other trainings, will be used as the standard curriculum on the particular subjects throughout Indonesia.

CHALLENGESDeveloping local capacity in tropical marine resource management is considered as one of the highest priorities to achieve the goals determined by the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI). At the same time there is a systematic lack of marine conservation education and training curricula. The challenge is how to put theoretical training into practice and address the needs of the participants and in addition, to provide long-term post-training support to the training alumni.

HIGHLIGHTSIn 2014, Training and Learning successfully conducted 27 trainings participated by 594 participants from throughout the coral triangle region. In our cooperation with MMAF, wedeveloped3curriculumstobeadopted by MMAF as their regular curriculum, conducted 4 trainings for P2MKP,3trainingsforSK3(SpecialWork Competencies Standard), a series of mentoring and field learning activities for Nusa Penida, Banda, Kei, Sumba, Wakatobi, and Gili Matra), and produced an online platform training for BPSDMKP.

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON MPA GOVERNANCEProviding the best available knowledge and skills for stakeholders throughout the Coral Triangle Region lies as one of the utmost important priority for CTC. In the third quarter of 2014, CTC with partners hosted an international training on MPA governance, providing technical trainings to achieve good governance in MPA management. Held in Bali on 16-19 September, the training was attended by more than 120 MPA managers and marine conservation practitioners from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor Leste.

The training was hosted by the Agency for Human Resources Development of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (AHRD – MMAF), and co-hosted by CTC and International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN – Blue Solutions Program, supported by GIZ, GRID-Arendal, UNEP, IUCN, and UNDP.

The international training workshop resulted in an enhanced knowledge, skills, networking and solution-focused learning experience for MPA managers and associated partners, and empowering them to address the challenges in managing MPAs.

MPA Development in IndonesiaIn 2014, 89 areas have been established under MMAF and Local Governments (District and Provincial). MPAs managed by Local Governments to date cover an area of 5.5 million hectares and growing. In total approximately 16 million hectares have been designated as MPAs overall.

Indonesia is pursuing to accomplish 20 million hectares of MPAs by 2020. Currently standing with 16 million hectares of MPAs, Indonesia is at 80% towards accomplishing its goal. To achieve this, Indonesia needs at least 2.400 MPA managers meeting the standard of special working competency at MMAF professional standard.

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Impact: Outreach to thousands of members to maximize sharing and learning among managers, community leaders, teachers, scientists, and policy-makers across the Coral Triangle countries.

Given the huge growth in demand and need to build in-region capacity at much larger national and regional level scales, the MPA Learning Network is being formed to facilitate and accelerate learning by providing a mechanism for CT6 MPA stakeholders to coordinate with each other, share experiences and enhance each other’s efforts in managing their individual MPAs, and MPAs within and between countries that will be scaled up and linked into a Coral Triangle MPA System (CTMPAS).

HIGHLIGHTSCTC with support from partners and CTI-CFF Regional Interim Secretariat successfully launched CTI-CFF Women Leader’s Forum, Recognition of Grassroots Women Leaders in the Coral Triangle, and conducting Peer Exchange Visit to Washington, D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia.

With support from partners CTC also established the CTI-CFF Local Government Network that consists of policy makers and highest government officials at district level from countries throughout the coral triangle region.

CTI-CFF WOMEN LEADERS FORUMLaunch of Women Leaders ForumCoral Triangle Center with CTI-CFF, supported by USAID under the U.S. DOI-CTC Partnership, in May 2014 launched the CTI-CFF Women Leaders Forum during CTI-CFF Ministerial Meeting in Manado, Indonesia, and cemented CTI-CFF firm commitment in developing women leaders capacity throughout the Coral Triangle region.

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women in marine resource management. The forum is also a peer learning network for women to sustain the marine resources of the Coral Triangle region, recognize the achievement of grassroots women leaders as marine conservation champions, and serve as a platform to build the capacity of women to take leadership roles in preserving and sustaining the region’s marine and coastal resources. It encouraged all its bodies and its six member countries to clearly demonstrate their engagement with and reflect upon the role of women as stakeholders in CTI activities, and to document these actions to provide testament to and serve as a model for gender integration.

Recognition and Honor for CTI-CFF Women LeadersDuring the launch in Manado, May 2014, six women leaders from the Coral Triangle countries were given honor and a small grant to continue and expand their activities. The small grant award program provided to six distinguished grassroots women leaders to carry out marine conservation and sustainability project in their communities. These women leaders includes Marta Lotang from Indonesia, Francesca Ngo Winfield from Malaysia, Piwen Langarap from Papua New Guinea, Alma Bool from the Philippines, Moira Dasipio from the Solomon Islands and Robela Mendes from Timor-Leste.

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1. Convened for the first time a core group of CTICFF individuals and organizations with interest and capacity to design and implement the CTI-CFF WLF over time;

2. Increased awareness and buy-in regarding benefit of integrating gender principles in the CTI-CFF activities;

3. Built support that will encourage partners and stakeholders to become involved in activities going forward;

4. Integrated gender principles in CTI-CFF activities;

5. Activities and recommendations from the CTI-CFF Women Leaders’ Forum became a regular part of the CTI-CFF Senior Officials Meeting.

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Field Learning Exchange to United StatesPrior to launch, 12 women leaders were selected to join a field learning exchange trip to United States, conducting peer-exchange meeting with conservation high officials in Washington DC and conducting field visit to St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, and West Virginia. The trip involvied state-of-the-art leadership training, professional development opportunities, field-based learning, and collaboration with other women leaders. The women leaders were 2 from Indonesia, 2 from Malaysia, 1 from Papua New Guinea, 1 from the Philippines, 2 from the Solomon Islands, 2 from Timor-Leste and 2 from CTC.

Training for CTI-CFF Women Leaders in Timor LesteCustomized basic training provided to sixteen women leaders on the Principles of MPA Management in Timor Leste, and the development of a national network in Timor Leste to help coordinate activities and raise the profile of women leaders involved in marine conservation and management.

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The selected participants were women leaders in seniorandstrategicpositionswhohavetheabilityto:• Influence government policies and CTI-CFF

regional and national plans of actions on gender principles

• Communicateandtrainedgovernmentofficials,communities, students and teachers on marine conservation and gender issues

• Be a role model for other CTI-CFF women in the region and locally

• Demonstrate engagement and track record with CTI-CFF programs learning networks

• Develop a regional CTI-CFF Women Leaders’ Forum action plan and catalyze a women leaders’ peer learning network.

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Impact: An exceptional center for training and outreach efforts focused on tropical marine conservation. Linked to learning sites and learning networks, it serves as a hub for events and partnerships in support of the conservation and management of coastal and marine resources throughout the CT region.

We are building our organization as well as our physical center in Bali, to serve as an inspirational regional hub and knowledge center of excellence for training programs and outreach activities on the marine resources of the Coral Triangle.

CONTEXTTo support all CTC accomplishments, the design and development of the planned Regional Hub has been taking place in recent years. Until end of 2014, numerous steps were undertaken to evolve the concept and design of the hub, including architectural plans, exhibit area designs and facility plans. Business planning and financial projection modeling was also undertaken to ensure development would enable not only financial self-sustainability, but also revenue generation to support CTCs wider activities in its core departments. Throughout this process numerous partners and associated conservation agencies were consulted for their input into design and development. In 2014 land was acquired in Sanur Bali (covering 4,500 sqm) for Hub construction.

HIGHLIGHTThe purpose-built learning center of excellence in tropical marine resource management— the CTC Regional Hub (“the Hub”)— will provide a platform to elevate CTC core strategies (of training and learning, field learning sites, and learning networks & forum development), to the next level, and to mainstream marine and coastal conservation within the region.

The Hub facilities will be built on 4,500-sqm lands in Sanur, Bali (2014), and projected to open its gate in 2018 to be fully operational by 2022. Development of theHubwillinvolvefivekeyphases:• Phase1:PlanningandDesign(current)• Phase2:OfficeandPublicSpaceDevelopment/Construction• Phase3:ExhibitionDevelopment• Phase4:TrainingCenterDevelopment• Phase5:AllFacilitiesFullyOperational

Establishing CTC Regional Hub FacilitiesCTC, with the generous support from PT. Memimpin Dengan Nurani, acquired the land to build the Regional Learning Hub facility, which is projected to open its gate for public in 2018 and be fully operational by 2022. The Hub is anticipated to cater to an audience of ~70,000 visitors annually, and will be a state-of-the-art interactive exhibit and learning center manned by ~25 staff and supported by ~100 volunteers.

Conceptual And Content Development Of The CTC Regional Learning HubDuringthecourseof2014,CTChosted3workshopsinpreparationofdevelopingthe future CTC Regional Learning Hub that will be located in Sanur, Bali. The series of workshop was held in March, May, and July 2014, focused on developing and finalizing the concept and business plan of the CTC regional learning hub.

During the series of workshops, international experts were invited to review and discuss the concept developed by the CTC team, amongst other were exhibition architect Kossman.deJong, CTC business advisor from the Houben Partners, Kālewa S.A. Correa from US NOAA, the Manager of the Papahānaumokuākea Mokupāpapa Discovery Center in Hilo, Hawai`i, and other resource persons from the field of marine conservation, business, as well as a group of Bali-based

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architects; Mr. Ketut Arthana, Mr. Joost van Grieken, Mr. Charlie Hearns, and Mr. Miles Humphrey. We also invited experts and scientist from NOAA, amongst other were NOAA education specialists, Laura Francis, and Lisa Uttal, NOAA senior training associate Dr. Anne Nelson, anthropology expert Jet Bakels, marine biologist Eleanor Carter, and senior fisheries expert Dr. Abdul Ghofar.

Inline with the Hub concept, the workshops hosted sharing lessons learned of developing and managing visitor centers, developing a framework for education and interpretation plan, discussed human resources development and volunteer program, and reviewed fundraising and membership programs for the CTC Regional Hub.

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The CTC Hub will reach a wide range of target groups, from professionals and practitioners to school children, local residents and tourists. To maintain its relevance the CTC Regional Hub will strive consistently to be a global thought leader in marine natural resources management and conservation.Thiswillbeachievedthroughathreefoldobjective:1. Serve as a learning center of excellence in tropical marine resource management fostering

innovative and state of the art marine conservation practices; the Hub will facilitate infrastructure and collaborations while serving as a meeting place and innovative platform for representatives of governments, NGOs, private sector, academicians, traditional and communal resource owners and managers as well as the larger public.

2. Turningvisiontoactionsontheground:throughauniqueandinteractiveexhibitionconcept,the center aims to turn marine conservation into a tangible and understandable topic as well as a desirable result. The center lays the ground for a change of paradigms and mainstreaming marine conservation activities that are critical to maintain our coral reefs not only within the Coral Triangle, but globally.

3. Beafinancialsustainablesocialandenvironmentalenterprise:ItisimportantforCTCtobeasustainable organization by the development of a core pool of succession talent and continuous financial sustainability to cover its operating costs. The Hub will provide the opportunity for CTC to remain a viable organization as income gained through the Hub will be re-invested into conservation by covering core operational and programmatic costs of the CTC foundation. Our vision and mission in marine natural resource management and conservation will last and flourish in the years to come.

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OUTREACH EVENTSChildren, Students, and Local Stakeholders During the course of 2014, CTC conducted 5 outreach activities, involving more than 200 children, students, and local stakeholders in Bali.

In early 2014, CTC in partnership with the Body Shop Indonesia conducted two outreach events for kids titled “The Amazing Ocean Race”, participated by 100 children. In June, we conducted the Coral Triangle Day celebration at CTC office. This celebration brought together school children, parents, and local youth from Sanur to participate in learning classes and games on marine conservation and sustainable fishing.

GUEST LECTURES Dr. Reimar Schefold, Anthropologistand Dr. Rod Salm, Marine BiologistManaging nature is about managing people. To have a successful conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity, our understanding about communities, its history, culture, customs, and tradition are paramount. Back in August 2014, CTC received the honor of hosting a lecture by Professor Reimar Schefold, a noted anthropologist, who shared his insights and experiences in learning and understanding a traditional culture of the Sakuddei peoplein Mentawai, West Sumatera. Professor Schefold started his lecture by showing his extra-ordinary documentary film and shared what he has learned when he lived with them for 2 years in 1967-1969.

In the same month, we also received the honor of hosting a lecture by Dr. Rod Salm, Senior Adviser Marine Program, Indo-Pacific Division of the Nature Conservancy. Dr. Salm started his lecture by presenting on Coral Reefs, MPAs and Climate Change, and

followed by a discussion on organizing MPA around survivors (resilience), investing in winners (reconsider) and removing losers (rezone) as well as designing MPAs for maximum potential of survival. Dr. Salm is based in Hawaii, he leads the Conservancy’s Asia Pacific marine science and strategies team that anticipates and builds practical responses to emerging threats and opportunities facing coral reefs and associated habitats, including warming seas, sea level rise, ocean acidification, and Blue Carbon. Dr. Salm has 41 years in international marine conservation and ecotourism, working in the Indian Ocean, Arabia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Arctic and Antarctic. He is the author of Marine andCoastalProtectedAreas:AGuidefor Planners and Managers. Published by IUCN in its third edition in 2000

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Staff and Board Retreat 2014 – Tabanan, BaliCTC hosted our second board and staff retreat in Tabanan, Bali, with the entire staff, together with Ibu Susantin Sunarno and Bapak Widodo Ramono from the CTC board of trustees, where both joined the trip, including trekking in Jatiluwih paddy field, trip to traditional stone quarry, and stop over at an original and traditional Balinese village. We consolidated our will and our strength to embrace challenges coming our way next year.

Development Of Outreach Posters For Banda Naira And Bunaken,CTC have completed the development of educational panel poster and roll up banners for Banda Islands. The panels are aimed to support outreach effort for general public, particularly

tourists and researchers visiting Banda Islands. The six panels tells the wealth of Banda islands, in its history, geology, people, culture, tradition, and especially the marine biodiversity. The panels are also produced in a portable roll up banner version, enabling the materials to be used for outreach activities.

We also launched an internal recycling program and initiated the development of Art from Plastic Waste by developing a model of Sperm Whale from plastic waste.

CTC Organizational Growth2014 marked a tremendous year of growth for CTC with 6 new staff. In total we are now supported by 25 full time staff, including staff from CT countries, and several international consultants.

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Over the next year, we will maintain our momentum in assuming an enhanced regional role in the coral triangle and positioning the organization internationally as a center of excellence in sustainable marine resource management and conservation.

We will enter our 2nd five-year strategic plan (2015-2019) building on the outcomes of the last five years. We have engaged an external consultant to help facilitate our strategic planning process and development of monitoring and evaluation tools with our team.

The focus of the plan is the sustainability of CTC as an organization. The plan outlines CTC’s strategic goals, targets and key performance indicators for the coming five years. We have further used the institutional balance scorecard that will enable us to measure how the organization is progressing towards the achievements of its strategic goals.

For our plan we are developing a balancescorecardthatisfocusedon:• Learning & Growth• Internal Processes • Customer/Target Audiences • Financial sustainability

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The next phase in our CTC hub design willfocusonthefollowing:

• Modular approach spreading out the costs and minimizing risks

• Less digital and more interactive.• More outdoor activities for children

and adults • Integration of hub activities and

CTC program activities • Participation of local craftsmen

and artists • Investment in saving water and

energy

We have projected all functions in the current property and in the process of designing exhibits that will appeal to our target groups and motivate people to visit CTC, take action and stay engaged. The estimated costs for the development of the CTC hub is now USD 9 million including the purchase of the property.

In training and learning, we plan to continue pursuing highest quality training by developing and delivering training curriculum, syllabus, unit plan and teacher’s note in effort to meet the highest standard for our stakeholders. Also, at the end of this year, we plan to complete a syllabus of 24 training

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marine practitioners have the necessary professional competencies to effectively manage marine protected areas.

As part of our effort to expand the capacity of executives and conservation managers within the Coral Triangle region, we plan to conduct a series of training and mentoring in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and Malaysia.

Our intent to expand our scope regionally will involve expanding our field learning sites at MPAs in the Coral Triangle. This year we will continue our work in completing guidelines for developing new field learning sites and continue our efforts in establishing and developing a new learning site in Atauro Islands - Timor Leste, in collaboration with the Timor Leste Government, including providing trainings for Atauro Island MPA committee and stakeholders.

Expanding regionally also involves strengthening our commitments in Indonesia as examples of what can be achieved. For Nusa Penida MPA, within the context of achieving the effectiveness level in MPA management required in order to continue providing best practice field learning sites for MPA managers and practitioners throughout the Coral Triangle Region, we are continuing our support for Nusa Penida’s management unit, start implementing zoning system as regulated by Klungkung district, and with partners, will continue seeking implementation of a sustainable financing mechanism.

In Banda Islands, we will continue expanding our capacity building and institutional building efforts for the collaborative management unit as well as the zoning and management plans. This year, with partners and stakeholders, we plan to complete the Banda Islands MPA Network spatial

design and will help local communities integrate Community Based MPAs or LMMAs into larger scale spatial planning and regulations.

One of the key aspects of our regional approach is the modification, integration, and expansion of both the CTI learning network and CTC training alumni network. We will continue our work to align and integrate the CTC’s alumni network into the broader regional MPA learning network, aiming to be adopted as the CTI MPA Learning Network. We also will continue to co-facilitate and support Regional Exchange (REX) events and disseminate the results and recommendations of the MPA REX to wider audience.

With the new status as CTI-CFF Development partners achieved last year, we plan to build on the momentum by contributing regionally and internationally, amongst others with partners such as USAID, USDOI, and NOAA in facilitating the activities of CTI-CFF Women Leaders Forum and CTI-CFF Local Government Network, this year in Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste.

This year, as part of our work to bridge private and public sector in countries within the Coral Triangle, we will co-facilitate and support the Regional Business Forum on Sustainable Marine Tourism that will bring together governments and private sectors in the region to work together in building tourism business that generates jobs, revenue, and income for wider local communities that at the same time generates profit for businesses, revenue for governments, and ensure marine and coastal biodiversity from its practices.

These topics, and these focused challenges are built upon business best practice experiences. They have been tailored to meet both the mission driven goals of CTC, and the revenue generating targets to support future financial self-sustainability.

Biggest challenge for us is to generate sufficient unrestricted funds for our core and programmatic operations. With the development of the CTC regional hub we aim to both expand our programmatic reach and address our core needs. By 2019, we expect a net income from visitor fees, rental office, special events, and purchase of goods (merchandise, restaurant). In combination with income generated from membership programs, payment for services including training, learning exchanges, field visits and partnerships.

Fundraising for the capital required for the CTC Hub establishment will be supported by a dedicated team that will launch a targeted ‘Capital Campaign’ utilizing innovative and wide ranging funding techniques.

modules in both Indonesian and English in CTC standard formatting. In addition, we will continue developing more online trainings to engage more people and provide an effective and efficient access for conservation managers and practitioners in the region.

Expanding the reach of our training programs to a much wider audience is also a priority this year, with an emphasis on applying knowledge and theory in the field. We will continue to further develop national framework for capacity development in Indonesia, amongst them to make CTC fully functioning as an institution authorised to issue professional certification in marine and fisheries/Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi Kelautan (LSPK), conducting professional competency test for professionals.

We will also continue our assistance to MMAF Training Center in conducting conservation training, continue pursuing curriculum adoption on Sustainable Tourism, Scientific Diving – Biophysical Data Collection, and Sustainable Financing, to ensure all Indonesian

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