by Liyana | Jul 24, 2024 | Julian's Thoughts
Community-based ConservationNumerous reports and publications highlight the importance of involving local stakeholders in conservation of natural resources. There is plenty of evidence to indicate that conservation outcomes are improved if the people who rely on the...
by Liyana | Jul 4, 2024 | Press Release
MERSING, 4 JULY 2024 – Reef Check Malaysia’s Cintai Mersing team has embarked on an inspiring journey to train future conservation leaders among the islanders of the Mersing group of islands.This program aims to enhance the local community’s capacity and...
by Liyana | Jun 26, 2024 | Press Release
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 JUNE 2024: Malaysia’s coral reefs are turning white due to a phenomenon called coral bleaching, a result of their being exposed to warm water for a prolonged period. Reef Check Malaysia, a non-governmental organisation committed to healthy...
by Liyana | Jun 12, 2024 | Julian's Thoughts
Our Corals Are BleachingI recently wrote about the coral bleaching that is happening right now around Malaysia. Since that post just a few days ago, monitoring data has shown that in some areas up to 80% of corals are bleaching.What are we doing now?Managing Coral...
by Liyana | Jun 11, 2024 | Julian's Thoughts
It’s One OceanThe ocean? The oceans? We can’t even find the right words to describe our lungs, supermarket and waste disposal system. Because that’s what the ocean is.In fact, we don’t even have a consistent answer for how many there are – when I was a kid it was...
