The 30×30 Target – The Forgotten Bit

In my previous post, I talked about the recent signing of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, and tried to describe the treaty in its entirety. Now it’s time to look at some of the details – and how we implement the treaty. That’s where the devil lies.The...

Cintai Tioman: October – December 2022

Removing a ghost net From January to December 2022, Reef Check Malaysia received many reports about ghost nets getting stuck in coral reefs. A total of 3,170kg of ghost nets were removed from Tioman waters with the help of the Tioman Marine Conservation Group (TMCG),...

Cintai Kepulauan Mersing: October – December 2022

Divers removing ghost nets tangled on reefs Underwater clean-ups were conducted at Pulau Besar and Pulau Pemanggil with a team of divers from the Johor’s Department of Fisheries, Tengah Island Conservation and the Pulau Besar community. The team collected a...

Updates from Sabah: October – December 2022

Our team recently collaborated with the Green Semporna, WWF Malaysia, Ministry of Tourism, Culture, & Environment Sabah, JH Scuba, and Borneo Komrad to organise a Community Environmental Leadership Camp. This camp was a capacity-building and development program...