The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) is a multilateral partnership of six countries formed in 2009 to address the urgent threats facing the coastal and marine resources of one of the most biologically diverse and ecologically rich regions on earth. CTI-CFF is managed through a Secretariat based in Jakarta, Indonesia.The CTI-CFF was again formally endorsed in November by Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and ASEAN. Prime Minister Somare of Papua New Guinea expressed his support for the CTI-CFF in his keynote address to the South Pacific Regional Environment Program’s (SPREP) regional meeting in October.