USAID Oceans acknowledges strategic partnership with CTI-CFF

Jakarta, Indonesia, February 2020 – In the concluded USAID Oceans-Indonesia Learning Site Closeout Event in Jakarta, USAID Oceans acknowledged the continued engagement and support of the CTI-CFF.

Ms. Cristina Velez Srinivasan, Ecosystems Management & Trade Team Lead of USAID/Regional Development for Asia gave a plaque of appreciation to Dr. Mohd Kushairi Mohd Rajuddin, CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat for CTI-CFF’s invaluable support through out the USAID’s project life cycle.

CTI-CFF and USAID Oceans have worked together in promoting the sustainable management and conservation of marine biodiversity and coastal resources of the Coral Triangle region. 

CTI-CFF has partnered with USAID Oceans in strengthening regional cooperation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by promoting electronic catch documentation and traceability (eCDT) technologies and training via pilot projects to attain the objectives of the Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) Goal 2, which is to fully apply an Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM).

Further, CTI-CFF partnered with USAID Oceans in advancing gender equity, responsiveness and inclusion in governance and resource mobilisation.

At present, CTI-CFF and USAID Oceans are progressing with the finalization of the sub-regional EAFM plan for the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, and the draft eCDT technical guideline customized for
CTI-CFF.

Dr. Kushairi expressed his gratitude for USAID Oceans’ technical and other support with successful deliverables and outcomes in conjunction with the fishing communities including fisherwomen’s empowerment and sustainable livelihoods, as part of the Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) implementation. 

“We value the significant contributions of USAID Oceans through its various projects in the Coral Triangle region and we hope to continue working with USAID Oceans as one of our strategic partners in the next phase of the CTI Regional Plan of Action,” Dr. Kushairi said.

USAID Oceans has completed its activities in the Bitung Learning Site last December 2019 and conducted the closeout event to also signify the transition of the project objectives to various partners to be carried forward.