by Liyana | Apr 22, 2024 | Julian's Thoughts
The Growth of Reef Check Malaysia One of the most fascinating things to me about my work at RCM has been the way that the organisation has evolved over the years – both in size and in the work that it does. A young me, with a mission and vision to save Malaysia’s...
by Liyana | Apr 2, 2024 | Julian's Thoughts
So pretty much everyone agrees: we need to conserve biodiversity Everybody is talking about biodiversity and the need to conserve it. But who is going to pay???The Sustainable Development Goals talk about it; the Malaysian National Policy on Biological Diversity is...
by Liyana | Mar 21, 2024 | Julian's Thoughts
Resilience? Again?Yes, those of you who have read my posts before will notice that I have talked about resilience before (here and here). So why am I speaking about it again?Because I believe that ensuring our reefs – and other marine ecosystems – are resilient is...
by Cynthia | Feb 16, 2024 | Julian's Thoughts
Happy Global Tourism Resilience Day! Tourism is in the news again. It’s Global Tourism Resilience Day on Saturday (more below), which is a nice juxtaposition to recent local happenings. Just a few days ago (11th February), the Malay Mail carried an article with the...
by Cynthia | Jan 31, 2024 | Julian's Thoughts
Our vision remains the same: sustainably managed coral reefs in Malaysia. If 2023 ended with a flurry of activity, 2024 has started with a bang! Some years come to a quiet end as programmes are put on hold during the monsoon season. Not so 2023! All our teams, in...
by Cynthia | Dec 28, 2023 | Julian's Thoughts
Reflections on COP 28COP 28 did reach an agreement – which seemed unlikely just 2-3 days ago! Is it strong enough to push the urgent changes needed to restrict global heating to the 1.5oC scientists tell us is necessary? That remains to be seen. But at least a...