The Center for Sustainable Ocean Policy (CSOP) was established in 2014 as a research cluster focused on sustainable ocean and marine environment management. It recognizes the need for strategic and balanced policies to manage the complex interests in ocean use and emphasizes the wise utilization of exhaustible marine resources to ensure sustainability for current and future generations.
Since it was established in 2014, the Center for Sustainable Ocean Policy has reviewed the Implementation of Indonesia’s Obligation on Straits Used for International Shipping and Indonesia’s Small Scale Fisheries Policy. In conducting this study, researchers engaged in numerous field research and desk study. The research results have been disseminated in Focus Group Discussion (FGD) which presented stakeholders and resource persons from relevant ministries, including but not limited to the Indonesian Navy, the Ministry of Marine Affairs And Fisheries, and judicial stakeholders. CSOP has also conducted legal training on the law of the sea and international law for the Indonesian Navy and Indonesia Maritime Security Board. This center, therefore, has undertaken its duty in providing advocacy and consultancy to the government and stakeholders on various aspects pertaining to the sustainable uses of the sea.
CSOP conducts multidisciplinary research on international law, environmental policy, fisheries policy, maritime safety, labor rights, biodiversity, and various cross-cutting issues related to sustainable ocean governance.
We engage with stakeholders from government ministries, military, and maritime security to deliver research, advocacy, and consultancy.