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Cintai Mersing Updates: January – March 2026
Cintai Mersing Updates: January - March 2026 Building Local CapacityIn Mersing, recent efforts have focused on building skills across both experienced guides and new community members. 21 participants took part in the Eco-Friendly Scuba Guide (EFSG) renewal programme,...
Cintai Redang Updates: January – March 2026
Cintai Redang Updates: January - March 2026 Cleaning Up Redang: Above and Below the SurfaceIn January, members of the Redang Marine Conservation Group (RMCG) carried out a series of clean-up efforts across Redang, both on land and underwater, successfully removing a...
Cintai Redang: October – December 2025
Cintai Redang Updates: October - December 2025Reef Rehabilitation EffortsOur team recently partnered with TNB once again as part of their CSR programme to restore some of the damaged reef areas in Redang. This 2 day-initiative in Tanjung Ara 50 involved TNB staff and ...
South of Johor Updates: October – December 2025
South of Johor Updates: October - December 2025Stakeholder Consultation and EngagementOur RCM colleagues continued engaging key partners to strengthen marine conservation efforts in southern Johor. Discussions with Majlis Perbandaran Pengerang (MPP), led by YDP Mr....
Semporna Updates: October – December 2025
Semporna Updates: October - December 2025Reef Rehabilitation EffortsOur local CMCGs in Semporna have been actively managing and maintaining nine coral rehabilitation sites in four islands. Each team conducts a monthly maintenance and has noted down good progress and...
Kota Kinabalu & Mantanani Island: October – December 2025
Kota Kinabalu & Mantanani Island: October - December 2025Annual Reef Check SurveysHere is a quick recap of the surveys we conducted in the last quarter around Sabah: October: Completion of the annual Reef Check survey at Turtle Island Park by RCM, Sabah Parks and...
Julian’s Thoughts
Walking Away from COP 16: What Changed, What Didn’t, and What’s Next
So that happened. What an interesting experience! Apparently, over 16,000 people gathered in Cali, Colombia, for COP 16, a figure that so exceeded the Colombian government’s expectations that emergency accommodation had to be found…including, apparently, a few nights...
Reflections on my trip to Hawaii
EcoDiver Training in Hawaii I’ve been in Hawaii for two weeks now, helping a fledgling Reef Check Hawaii to get established. I haven’t actually done much training recently – or diving, come to that! But it’s been reassuring that it comes back quickly! Diving here is...
Reef Check Malaysia will be attending COP 16
Representing Biodiversity at COP 16 So this is exciting news: I will be representing Reef Check Malaysia at COP 16 in Cali, Colombia from 21st October to 1st November! I will join our partners, Pacific Environment and the other ASEAN team members from Thailand,...
Rivers of Waste: It’s Time We Take Responsibility
We can put a man on the moon, but… We can’t keep our rivers clean? Today I had an opportunity to visit the interceptors near the river mouth of the Klang River. What an eye-opening experience. Thanks to the team at The Ocean Cleanup for showing us around, and to our...
Making Community-based Conservation Real: CMCGs
Community-based Conservation Numerous 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...
Our Corals Are Bleaching – How We Can Save Them
Our Corals Are Bleaching I 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...
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