CTI Summit
The leaders of Coral Triangle Six Countries signed The Coral Triangle
Initiative Leaders Declaration on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food
Security in Manado, concluding a five days World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit from the 11 to 15 May 2009. The aim of the leaders of Indonesia, the Philippines, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Malaysia is to ensure a brighter future for the peoples of the Coral Triangle that is a moral obligation to care for the greatest wealth of marine life on the planet, to nurture these animals, plants and ecosystems.
A bold commitment to be proud of in the ongoing cooperation among the six countries as guardians of the coral reefs that make up such an unique resource and heritage, to balance our immediate needs with the needs and rights of future generations.
WOC is a forum for the world community to discuss current issues in the marine field which are related to climate change and how the world can wisely utilise the ocean to weather crisis. The WOC is also organized parallel with symposium, global ocean policy day, exhibition and back-to-back Coral Triangle Initiative Summit; a dedicated agenda towards the preservation of the world's most pristine pand valuable breeding and spawning grounds for all most of the living creatures in the ocean in Manado, North Sulawesi, till May 15.
