CoP Indonesia — Livelihoods Lab

About the COP network

The Communities of Practice (CoP) Network was founded in May 2024 during a series of workshops in Kepulauan Riau Province, Indonesia. These were organised as part of the Maritime 2.0 project Enhancing the Role of Civil Society Organisations in Southeast Asia in Marine Resource Management, Maritime Security and Policy Implementation. The impetus for the CoP Network came from the local grass-roots Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) engaged in the project, and the workshops culminated in a voluntary commitment from the participants to form a CoPs at each of the four workshop locations.

Communities of Practice provide a shared knowledge platform and communication forum, where CSOs can explore mutual challenges, increase their skills and capacity, collaborate with external organisations, and act as a unified voice on their shared marine and maritime issues. The CoP Network has 2 CoPs comprised of 41 grassroots marine-focused CSOs from Kepulauan Riau Province, Indonesia.

Communities of Practice

Peduli Maritim Natuna (Maritime Care Natuna) was founded on May 16th 2024 by the 33 attendees of the Workshop on Organisational Development for Grassroots Civil Society Organisations in Natuna.

They have a strong vision for their community and the care of their natural maritime and marine resources, which will be strengthened by their CoP network. Their core team will include one representative from each of the 18 CSOs, and they are intending to expand their network in the future to include more organisations in their community. They will be supported in this by the team from Raja Ali Haji Maritime University (UMRAH).

Members

Kelompok Nelayan Sukadamai

Kelompok Nelayan Seri Maritim

Pokdarwis Aurora Sedanau

Pokmaswan Desa Kelanga

PKBM Bumi Bertuah Natuna

Natuna Kreatif

Jelajah Bahari Natuna

Kelompok Nelayan Merah Putih

Kelompok Nelayan Mutiara Pantai

Kelompok Nelayan Putra Pesisir

Kelompok Nelayan Tuna Selatan

Perbanusa Natun

Mantau Kekah

Kehati dan Lingkungan

Pesona Sedanau Natuna

Pokdarwis Teluk Selahang

Plan B

Pokdarwis Desa Tanjung Kumbik

Contact coming soon

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Jaringan peduli laut Bintan (Bintan Marine Care Network), or Jala Bintan for short, was founded on May 20th 2024 with 23 initial CSO members and the commitment “We civil society organizations present here agree to build a Sustainable Maritime Community”. Five initial core activists were selected from the CSOs - Lamun Warrior, Bintan Black Coral, Pokdarwis Pengudang, Mega Bahari, and Kelompok Nelayan Temenggung - representing the different sectors of the member organisations.

Jala Bintan membership will be open to both grassroots organisations and to individuals in the maritime sphere. Raja Ali Haji Maritime University team will provide support and mentorship to the network to help them achieve their goals.