by admin | Oct 30, 2025 | Julian's Thoughts
To Close, or Not to Close…That Is The Question… Ok, paraphrasing Shakespeare is a cheap shot, but it just seemed appropriate. So, What’s The Problem? I’m referring, of course, to the recent closure of a number of islands off the East coast of Johor, near the town of...
by admin | Sep 30, 2025 | Julian's Thoughts
Is It Just Me? Is it just me, or is the world going bonkers? Without looking at your computer screen…what is today’s date? ….. I can wait… ….. 30th September? You’re kidding, right? I mean – what happened to the year??? It was June just yesterday…now I’m talking about...
by admin | Aug 28, 2025 | Julian's Thoughts
Islanders Squeezed Out by Mainland Boatmen We were invited by Macaranga to share our views on overtourism on Redang Island, which was first published in Macaranga here: https://www.macaranga.org/islanders-squeezed-out-by-mainland-boatmen/#more-36839...
by admin | Jul 9, 2025 | Julian's Thoughts
Reef Check Malaysia held a UN Ocean Conference Side Event I recently posted some thoughts about the UN Oceans Conference, which was held earlier this month in Nice, France. Not many people will know (until now!) that Reef Check Malaysia hosted a “side-event” webinar...
by Liyana | Jun 13, 2025 | Julian's Thoughts
The UN Ocean Conference 2025As “the world” gathers in Nice this week for the UN Ocean Conference 2025, it is perhaps a good time to pause and reflect on just why there is such a thing as an ocean conference.Last week I was privileged to be invited by the Sunway Centre...
by Liyana | Apr 11, 2025 | Julian's Thoughts
Effective Management of Marine ParksI think pretty much everyone reading this would agree that managing protected areas effectively is as important as establishing them in the first place. Otherwise, you end up with what are called “paper parks”.The concept of...
