Monthly Archives: October 2024

Indonesian Community-based Surveillance Group Wins Prestigious National Fisheries Award

Group of people with award

The Head of Pokmaswas Jaya Bahari Abadi (right) receives the award from the Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (center, light blue shirt), alongside the Head of the Lampung Marine and Fisheries Agency (left).

By: Meutia Isty Wulandari

The “Jaya Bahari Abadi” Community Surveillance Group (Kelompok Masyarakat Pengawas/Pokmaswas) has won third place in the 2024 Adibakti Mina Bahari Award. This prestigious award is given by the Indonesian’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries to stakeholders who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the marine and fisheries sector. The award was presented on Friday, September 26 by the Minister to the head of Pokmaswas Jaya Bahari Abadi in front of 10,000 attendees.

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The Global Biodiversity Framework in practice: Aligning Marine Protected Area and Fisheries Management in Indonesia

Beach in Indonesia

Way Kambas Fisheries Reserve in the east coast of Lampung Province, Indonesia. Credit: Meutia I. Wulandari/EDF

By: Abdul Halim1, Amehr Hakim2, Gemma Carroll3, and Annie Mark4 

In just a few weeks, on October 21st, 2024, delegations from 196 countries party to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will come together for its 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, to review progress, set priorities and commit to new workplans to tackle biodiversity loss and safeguard nature and the well-being of people around the world.   Read More »

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