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About the Coral Triangle Initiative

The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security(CTI-CFF) was launched in 2007 as a six-country program (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste) of regional cooperation to protect the outstanding coastal and marine resources of the Coral Triangle (CT) region.

Ministers of the CT6 countries in a show of unity during the 3rd Ministerial Meeting on the Coral Triangle Initiative in Jakarta in October 2011. (from L-R) John Moffat Fugui, Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology, Solomon Islands; Thompson Harokaq’veh, Minister for Environment & Conservation, Papua New Guinea; H.E. Sharif C. Sutardjo, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia, B Datuk Seri Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Malaysia; Ramon J.P. Paje, Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines, and Marriano ASSANAMI Sabino, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Timor-Leste (Credit: MMAF, Indonesia)

 

The CTI aims to secure the social and economic benefits that the CT provides to more than 120 million coastal people dependent on fishing, nature tourism, and other coastal and marine resources. It is centered around high-level political commitments and proactive implementation by governments of the Coral Triangle area.

With the support of international agencies, civil society (NGO) partners, and the private sector, the CTI could provide a major contribution toward safeguarding the region’s marine and coastal biological resources for the sustainable growth and prosperity of current and future generations.

Implementation Area of the Coral Triangle Initiative on
Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF)

History of the CTI-CFF

  • In early 2006, Palau President Remengesau wrote to President Yudhoyono on Indonesia encouraging him to consider the need for greater collaborative marine conservation efforts in the Coral Triangle, citing the Micronesia Challenge as an example.
  • President Yudhoyono sent a public message delivered at the COP-8 meeting in March 2006 under the Biodiversity Convention, in which he committed to accelerate the development of MPAs and to formalize collaboration with neighboring countries to conserve the Coral Triangle’s rich marine resources.
  • In response to alarming trends, President Yudhoyono of Indonesia proposed to other CT leaders in August 2007 a new multilateral partnership to safeguard the region’s marine and coastal biological resources. It was called the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF).
  • This initial proposal set in motion a series of events that advanced this effort quickly and decisively, culminating in the CTI Summit on May 15, 2009.

Click here to watch BBC's coverage of the signing of the agreement during the 2009 CTI Summit in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

 

Formal endorsement of the CTI-CFF

 

Funding and Partnerships

  • With ADB as the Implementing Agency, the GEF Council approved a $63 million, five-year CTI Support Program, with over $300 million in co-financing (loan and grant projects) from various other sources in April 2008.
  • In October 2008, the US government committed $40 million over five years to support the CTI, with funding being channeled through a consortium of NGOs.
  • During 2008 and 2009, members of the CTI Partnership (e.g., TNC, CI, WWF, Asian Development Bank, Global Environment Facility, US and Australian governments) met three times to discuss ways to coordinate and synergize financial and technical support.

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    Related Links

    Regional Secretariat and Outcomes of the Senior Officials Meeting and Ministerial Meetings

    Videos on the CTI-CFF