Forgotten Islands

Communities Protecting Coral Reefs in the Forgotten Islands

By Rili Djohani, Executive Director Coral Triangle Center (CTC). When we sailed away from Maumere towards Wetar and beyond, I was looking forward to learn more about how the island communities engage in the protection of their beautiful coastal resources. Anthropologists call these islands: “Forgotten Islands“, because they historically had little contact with the rest

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Seven Seas Solitude

By Mark Heighes Dear Shipmates, 2020 has been a year most of us would like to forget. After Covid paralyzed the world in March the crew took the Seven Seas on a six day non-stop crossing of the Banda Sea from Papua back to our home port of Labuan Bajo on the island of Flores.

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