Hot Weather Causing Stress to Our Coral Reefs

Hot Weather Causing Stress to Our Coral Reefs

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 MAY 2023 – Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) is concerned that current unseasonal weather conditions might lead to widespread coral bleaching over the next few weeks. RCM together with scientists from University Malaya (UM) and University Malaysia Terengganu...
Are Our Coral Reefs Okay?

Are Our Coral Reefs Okay?

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 APRIL 2023 – Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22 April. It is a day to raise awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. One of these natural resources is our coral reefs. Coral reefs provide habitat...

Time to Focus on Resilience

Resilience based management is about adapting management actions to sustain ecosystems and social well-being. Resilience is a topic that we have covered before, but it’s worth revisiting because it is increasingly being used in coral reef conservation circles in the...

East Malaysia Happenings: January – March 2023

Cintai Mantanani The waste management programme on the island has been making great progress. By mid-March, we had sent out two batches of waste, weighing a total of approximately 1,450kg, to mainland Kota Belud. The waste, consisting of all types of waste except food...

Cintai Kepulauan Mersing: January – March 2023

Eight mooring buoys were installed at multiple sites around Pulau Hujung, Pulau Besar and Pulau Sibu in collaboration with the Johor’s Department of Fisheries (DoF), Mersing Tourism Association, Mersing boat operators and Mersing islands communities. The mooring buoys...