The USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (USAID SEA) Project is a five-year project (2016-2021) that supports the Government of Indonesia to improve the governance of fisheries and marine resources and to conserve biological diversity. Implemented by Tetra Tech and a consortium of partners, the USAID SEA project is targeted at national, provincial, and local levels, with a focus on the Provinces of West Papua, Maluku, and North Maluku that lie within Indonesia’s Fishery Management Area (FMA) 715.
Stories from the field
Why Effective Marine Protected Areas MatterIndonesia is the largest archipelagic nation in the world with 17,504 islands, a coastline of 108,000 km, and 15.8% (27,255 km2) of the world’s coral reefs. Its economy and food security for the majority of its 270 million people are closely linked to marine and coastal resources. …more detail
Resources and Publications
Sustaining Indonesia’s Marine Environment: Lessons Learned from the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced ProjectIn October – November 2020, MMAF and USAID jointly held a virtual symposium series to share, discuss and learn from the valuable lessons generated during the implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (USAID SEA) Project ….more detail
Newsletter
TALKING SEA: USAID SEA Project Impacts and ExperiencesThis final issue of the Talking SEA Newsletter (No. 6) is packed with the tangible results of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (USAID SEA) Project that began in 2016 and ends March 2021. The Project has been supporting the sustainable use …more detail
SEA Monthly Update
SEA News Brief February 2021For the past two years, the SEA News Brief has been providing you with monthly updates on the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (USAID SEA) Project. We regret to inform you that this is our last edition of the News Brief – the USAID SEA Project is ending next month (March 2021), and so must the News Brief end its run. …more detail
Event News
Ocean week ’Spreading Good Words for Marine Conservation’’This year USAID SEA Project participates as one of the speakers in three online webinar to celebrate the World Ocean Day and Coral Triangle Day (Ocean Week). World Oceans Day is a global celebration that takes place every 8 June. …more detail
Event News
Reef Health Monitoring in Banda Islands reveals a healthy reef-fish ecosystemThe Banda Islands in Maluku Tengah District, located in a remote oceanic archipelago situated in the Banda Sea, Eastern Indonesia. The islands comprise of 11 small islands and one atoll, of which only seven islands are inhabited. The Government of Maluku Province issued …more detail