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In Malaysia, the US CTI Support Program supports co-managed marine protected area (MPA) networks that incorporate climate change adaptation and ecosystem approach to fisheries management, to inform the development of a national MPA strategy.

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Kudat - Banggi Priority Conservation Site (Proposed Tun Mustapha Marine Park), Malaysia
Location: The site comprises Kudat, Pitas and Marudu Districts in Sabah, Malaysia
Area: 1.02 million hectares
Population: 80,000 coastal inhabitants
Biodiversity features: It has complex, linked habitats including primary rainforest, coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds. with 252 species of hard corals and 350 species of fish. It is also home to endangered green sea turtles and dugongs.
US CTI supports the establishment of a multiple use zoning plan for the proposed Tun Mustapha Park that addresses fisheries, threatened species, coastal development and climate change. The program also assists in the establishment of a multi-stakeholder body that will guide live reef fish trade in the area.

In Timor-Leste, the US CTI Support Program supports the government to implement its CTI National Plan of Action by promoting community-based marine protected area (MPA) management by focusing on developing MPA management capacity and integrating ecosystem approach in fisheries management to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities.

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The US CTI Support Program assists the government of Indonesia to strengthen marine protected area (MPA) management capacity and implement a National Plan of Action that prioritizes MPA networks for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management

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The US CTI Support Program supports the government of Papua New Guinea to integrate ecosystem approach to fisheries management with its CTI National Plan of Action to enhance the management of ecologically and economically important ecosystems within the Coral Triangle region.

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The US CTI Support Program supports the government of the Solomon Islands in implementing its CTI National Plan of Action through the establishment of a national community-based natural resource management strategy to enhance food security and climate change adaption.

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Tawi-Tawi Province, Philippines
Location: Sibutu-Sitangkai and Languyan Municipalities Area: Sitangkai - 12,750 hectares ; Sibutu – 102,100 hectares has.
Population: Sitangkai - 40,641 people; Sibutu - 35,377 people
Biodiversity Features: One of the major producers of seaweeds in the country; other marine resources like seagrass, mangrove, turtles, coral reefs
US CTI supports the establishment of province-wide climate changed adaptation measures and policies based on sound science and integrating the principles of ecosystem approach to fisheries management in with community fisheries management

Verde Island Passage (VIP), Philippines
Location: The VIP is bounded in the north by the province of Batangas, in the south by Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, in the west by the Lubang Islands and the Luzon Sea and in the east by Tayabas Bay.
Area: Approximately 1.14 million hectares of land and sea area
Population: 1.76 million people
Biodiversity Features: The VIP has the highest concentration of marine species of any region in the world’s oceans, including rare species such as whale sharks, giant clams and the iconic Banggai cardinal fish.
US CTI supports the establishment of a management plan that will improve the management of 1,000 hectares of MPAs and 5,000 hectares of managed fisheries within the VIP and the adoption of a provincial climate change adaptation plan for coastal communities within the area.

Wakatobi National Marine Park, Indonesia
Location: Composed of the islands of Wangi-Wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko, located in southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia
Area: 1.39 million hectares
Population: 103,000 people
Biodiversity Features: Wakatobi hosts 750 species of corals and 942 species of fish. It is also surrounded by major sea straits that function as migratory corridors for large marine species such as sea turtles and whales, many of which are listed as endangered.
US CTI improves local capacity to enforce fisheries laws in the marine park and strengthen the capacity of the Wakatobi local government to incorporate coastal resource management as a basic service.

Savu Sea National Marine Park, Indonesia
Location: Located at the intersection of the Pacific and Indian Oceans in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Area: 3.5 million hectares of land and sea area
Population: 450,000 people
Biodiversity Features: The park is home to 500 coral species and 300 recognized fish species and serves as a highway for migrating turtles and endangered cetaceans such as the blue whale. Act as nurseries and feeding grounds for dolphins and tuna.
US CTI supports the establishment of a multi-stakeholder management body that will improve the management of the marine park using the principles of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management.

Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
Location: The province is composed of Wuvulu Island and Admiralty Islands – a group of 18 islands in the Northern Bismarck Sea
Area: 2,100 km² total area of which 220,000 km² is at sea
Population: 43,387 people
Biodiversity Features: As part of the Northern Bismarck Sea, Manus hosts 425 species of high hard coral as and serves as spawning ground for various reef fishes including large rare species such as the humphead wrasse.
US CTI supports the design of a fisheries management plan for the province, build local capacity to implement climate change adaptation activities and support the legislation of policies that improve the status of coastal habitats providing a model for national approaches

Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Location: The province is composed of 600 islands at the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea, of which only 160 are inhabited.
Area: The province covers 16,202 km² of land and 252,990 km² of sea Population: 250,000 people
Biodiversity Features: The province is home to 430 species of corals, 950 species of mollusks and over 1100 species of fish including rare marine species such as the hawksbill turtle and the napoleon wrasse.
US CTI supports the application of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management and the adoption of sustainability principles that inform live reef fish trade. The program also develops local capacity to implement local early action plans for climate change adaptation.

Palawan Province, Philippines
Location: Araceli and Taytay Municipalities, Palawan, Philippines
Land Area: Araceli – 17,680 hectares; Taytay - 139,000 hectares Population: Araceli -13,233; Taytay 61,991, people.
Biodiversity Features: Taytay has abundant coral reefs, mangroves and dolphins, including the rare Irrawaddy dolphin. It also serves as major source of live reef fish including the high-priced red groupers. Araceli has coral reefs, turtles, live reef fish, source of live reef fish.
US CTI supports the establishment of a management plan for the Taytay marine protected area network, and guide the establishment of collaborative approaches that enhance the sustainability of the live reef fish trade and reduce illegal and destructive fishing practices

Western Province, Solomon Islands
Location: Western Province is the largest province in the Solomon Islands composed of 36 islands. It is home to the several of the country’s marine biodiversity hotspots.
Area: 5,475 km² Population: 63, 000 people
Biodiversity Features: Western Province is rich in marine biodiversity and is home to Njari Island, location of the world’s second highest fish diversity with 279 species surveyed. It also has Tetepare Island, a popular nesting ground for the critically endangered leatherback turtle.
US CTI improves the management effectiveness of three marine conservation areas in the province and install a monitoring and management protocol. The progrom also builds local capacity to implement an early action plan for climate change adaptation for near-shore and marine coastal environments.

US CTI Support Programs assists the government of the Philippines to implement its CTI National Plan of Action to improve marine protected area management effectiveness, climate change adaptation, curb illegal and unsustainable fishing practices and contribute to the protection of ecologically and economically important ecosystems such as the Verde Island Passage.

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Malaita Province, Solomon Islands
Location: Lau Lagoon, Ontong Java and Sikaiana Atolls
Area: Lau Lagoon comprises 60 man-made islands within a 35km stretch of land. Ontong Java comprises 122 small coral islands with a land area of 1,400 km2. Sikaiana comprises four reef islands 14 km in length with 2km2 of coral reefs.
Biodiversity Features: Lau Lagoon is known for its dolphins Ontong Java is famous for producing trochus shells and beche de mer from sea cucumbers Sikaiana is a rich fishing ground.
US CTI supported Malaita Province from Year 1-Year 3 of the program providing technical support and capacity building programs in sustainable fisheries, marine protected area management and climate change adaptation.

Bird’s Head Seascape, Indonesia
Location: Bird’s Head Seascape comprises 180, 000 km2 of 2,500 islands and submerged reefs in northwest Papua
Population: 31,000 people
Biodiversity Features: It has 1,500 species of reef fishes and 600 hard coral reef species, which accounts for 75% of the world’s known species. It contains critical habitats for threatened marine species, including the largest Pacific leatherback turtle nesting site in the world. It is also home to green and hawksbill turtle rookeries and is migratory highway for Bryde’s whales, orcas and numerous dolphin species. It has healthy populations of dugongs, estuarine crocodiles, giant clams, and manta rays.
US CTI worked to strengthen the ability of local communities to effectively manage their unique marine resources and reduce threats such as destructive fishing practices.

Nusa Penida National Marine Park, Indonesia
Location: The park comprises the islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan
Population: 45,000 people
Biodiversity Features: Nusa Penida 1,419 hectares of coral reefs, 230 hectares of mangroves and 108 hectares of sea grass. It is frequently visited by charismatic fish like the ocean sunfish popularly known as Mola-mola. It is is also home to the mantas, green turtles. Hawksbill turtles and several shark species including the whale shark, the blacktip and white tip reef sharks, among others.
US CTI collaborated with local communities and Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries to establish the area as a national marine park in November 2010. The program continues its work to support effective marine protected area management in the site.

Nino Konis Santana National Park, Timor-Leste
Location: Com, Mehara, Tutuala, Bauro, Maupitine and Lore 1 Villages (Suco),
Area: 68,000 hectares of land and 55,600 hectares of sea
Population: Approximately 12,700 people
Biodiversity Features: Extensive coral reefs and one of the largest remaining intact tropical lowland and monsoon forest in the region. The park and Timor-Leste as a whole provide an important corridor for economically important pelagic fish, 21 species of cetaceans including blue and sperm whales and six threatened turtle species
US CTI supports the establishment of a zoning system for NKS using co-management approaches and building local capacity to enable community-based monitoring of a marine protected area.