About CTI-CFF

About Us

Welcome to the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF). We are a multilateral partnership of six countries working together to sustain extraordinary marine and coastal resources by addressing crucial issues such as food security, climate change, and marine biodiversity. The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), is a multilateral partnership of six countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. These countries work together to sustain extraordinary marine and coastal resources by addressing crucial issues such as food security, climate change and marine biodiversity. The Coral Triangle is sometimes referred to as the “Amazon of the seas”, is the epicenter of marine life abundance and diversity on the planet with over 75% of all known coral species, 53% of the world’s coral reefs, over 3,000 fish species the greatest extent of mangrove forests of any region in the world and spawning and juvenile growth areas for what is the largest tuna fishery in the world.