by Cynthia | Jul 19, 2023 | Julian's Thoughts
It’s not often that epistemology, empiricism and the use and descriptions of words, and how they are used, creeps into my pieces. But today it did. A little.I was reading this piece in the Guardian while sipping my morning tea:The headline for the article reads: As...
by Cynthia | Jun 26, 2023 | Press Release
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 JUNE 2023 – Reef Check Malaysia is deeply concerned about the long term damage to biodiversity that will result from construction of the proposed new airport on Tioman Island. “At a time when the international community is starting to realise the...
by Cynthia | Jun 19, 2023 | Julian's Thoughts
Some people believe that “bad news” messages turn an audience off. No one wants to hear depressing stuff. But sometimes, I think, we need to do just that – put the facts out there because things are so serious that we can’t bury our heads in the sand anymore.That was...
by Cynthia | May 31, 2023 | Julian's Thoughts
World Reef Day is celebrated on the 1st of June every year The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It supports humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on Earth. The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen; it is home to most of Earth’s...
by Cynthia | May 17, 2023 | Julian's Thoughts
In my last post, I talked about “building resilience” – in fact, that was one of the recommendations in our 2022 Annual Coral Survey Report for Malaysia. But how do we actually go about doing that?Resilience factorsAccording to colleagues who know more about coral...
