by Cynthia | Oct 6, 2022 | Julian's Thoughts, Tioman
I just spent a few days on Tioman island, one of the islands off Malaysia’s East coast (yeah, I know how lucky I am). With me were a couple of old friends who used to dive with me back in the day when I ran a dive centre on the island (yeah, I really do know how lucky...
by Cynthia | Sep 15, 2022 | Julian's Thoughts
Let’s talk about management…of marine resources, that is. The original idea for this article was to discuss how we are managing Marine Parks in Malaysia. But the scope quickly broadened out to include the question: which marine resources should we be managing? Are we...
by Cynthia | Aug 3, 2022 | Julian's Thoughts
Today, 3rd August, marks the 15th anniversary of Reef Check Malaysia. Who would have thought that an organisation that started off with one full time staff would grow into an organisation with national programmes and field staff in four locations (and counting!!). Our...
by Cynthia | Jul 15, 2022 | Julian's Thoughts
Those of you following the news on biodiversity will already be aware of the snail’s pace progress of negotiations for a new Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Meetings in Geneva, Switzerland in March achieved little except to make the situation more...
by Cynthia | Jun 27, 2022 | Julian's Thoughts
On Saturday 11th June, I participated in a beach clean-up organised by one of our long-time sponsors, Sime Darby Foundation. They have been supporting our work on Tioman island for eight years and we are now working to get the island up to speed for accreditation to...
by admin | Aug 17, 2021 | Julian's Thoughts
In two recent articles, I have discussed Reef Check Malaysia’s marine resource conservation programmes with local communities in three locations around Malaysia. I have covered the importance of resilience in long term reef conservation, and the role that...
