Coral Triangle Marine Protected Area System (CTMPAS) Framework and Action Plan

Abstract

Marine resources and the ecosystem services they provide are critically important in the world's most biodiverse marine area known as the Coral Triangle, but these resources and ecosystems are under serious threat. To protect the area and its vital resources, the six countries of the Coral Triangle (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste) established in 2007 the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), which is pursuing "marine protected areas (MPAs) established and effectively managed" as a major goal.