During the last decades, most sea turtle populations world wide have been documented to be decreasing and Indonesia is no exception. Although all six in Indonesia occurring sea turtle species are protected by national law (PP 7/ 1999), low public awareness and weak law enforcement allowed the ongoing unsustainable collection of millions of sea turtle eggs on Indonesia's beaches and the ongoing consumption of 15000 to 20000 green turtles per year on the small island of Bali.

The existing threats and the difficulties to manage sea turtle populations sustainably led to several international agreements on sea turtle conservation. Accordingly, an increasing number of Indonesian governmental and non-governmental institutions and programs underlined the importance of sea turtle conservation during the last 15 years in Indonesia.

Recent cases regarding the development of community based marine protected areas, successful cooperation of different interest groups in stakeholder councils, more rigorous law enforcement regarding the illegal trade in turtle meat and the promising results of a recent workshop by WWF Indonesia to develop a national action plan for sea turtle conservation are showing a positive trend.

TERANGI intends to support these initiatives by raising awareness, fostering communication among stakeholders, providing access to existing data and scientific literature, offering assistance in the development of monitoring protocols and participatory co-management plans as well as highlighting successful case studies to allow their replication in different regions of Indonesia.