by Cynthia | Feb 17, 2023 | Julian's Thoughts
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...
by Cynthia | Feb 3, 2023 | Julian's Thoughts
So that just happened, back before the holidays. After all the waiting, months – in fact, years – of delays, numerous rounds of meetings, political wrangling (and probably a bit of Machiavellian intrigue and plotting, thrown in for good measure too!!)…at the 11th...
by Cynthia | Jan 19, 2023 | Guest Blogs
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),...
by Cynthia | Jan 19, 2023 | Guest Blogs
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...
by Cynthia | Jan 19, 2023 | Guest Blogs
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...