[ ] 50 A Better World CTI-CFF — Toward the SDGs in the Coral Triangle Mohd Kushairi Bin Mohd Rajuddin; Christovel R.S. Rotinsulu; Md Anjum Islam; Dewi Satriani The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) is a partnership between six countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific that aims to promote the conservation and sustainable management of coral reefs and associated ecosystems of the coral triangle. The CTI-CFF recognizes the importance of these ecosystems in supporting the livelihood of millions of people and toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to Gender Equality, Climate Action, Life Below Water, and Partnerships for Sustainable Development. With the launch of the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action 2.0 (RPOA 2.0), the initiative has laid out its plan for 2020–2030. This article provides an overview of the key initiatives within the plan, portraying the CTI-CFF’s programmes related to SDGs 5, 13, 14, and 17. It will also highlight some inspiring work by the CTI-CFF on marine protected areas (MPAs), seascapes, conservation of threatened species and the Women Leaders’ Forum. Additionally, we discuss the establishment of the Coral Triangle Conservation Fund in supporting the implementation of RPOA 2.0 and the challenges faced by member countries in implementing the plan at both national and regional levels. The inspiring work of CTI-CFF CTI-CFF is working to promote the establishment of new MPAs and the effective management of existing ones. In the first decade of CTI-CFF’s existence, it developed the Coral Triangle MPA System (CTMPAS) for the assessment of the management effectiveness of MPAs. The measures placed MPAs in categories from 1 to 4, with 4 the most effective. To date, CTI-CFF has achieved the placement of a total area of 2.8 million ha of MPAs in category 4. In Indonesia, the Wakatobi National Park and Raja Ampat District Protected Area represent a total of 2.4 million ha. Malaysia has Pulau Tioman and Turtle Islands State Park covering an area of 26,855 ha. In the Philippines, the Tubbataha Reef National Park, Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary, and Apo Reef Marine Reserve, cover 367,466 ha. The seascapes strategy is used to achieve at least two objectives: establishing connectivity between protected areas to strengthen its effective management as CTI-CFF contribution Small scale fisherman at Atauro Island, a marine protected area, Timor-Leste Image: CTI-CFF, M. Kushairi
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